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Benford is a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings but about human desires and fears (New York TIMES BOOK REVIEW )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm just about to finish reading this novel - and to be frank, I can't wait. I'm afraid I found the whole story tedious and I'm looking forward to it ending. The love element had no real passion. I didn't care for any of the characters. The hard science was great - but didn't really flow within the story...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to say this was one of the most annoying books that I ever read. The Love match was awful. There was no story. The Greek people would be insulted by this book.To tell u the truth I cant even remember how it finished and that was only a week ago.Also there was no action what so ever or any type of suspence. All you could hope for was that GB would kill of all the main characters and start afresh. I have a feeling that GB started to write this book twenty years ago and stopped and for some unknown reason finished in the year 2000+(He sould have left it in his Attic) DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While I basically have difficulties with "hard science-fiction", I enjoy reading it in order to expand my mind and seek a better understanding of theoretical science. Gregory Benford is good for this, and he is capable, as in "Timescape", of writing a good story embodying the science.
For me, "Artifact" just does not fill the bill. I honestly had the impression that he was trying his darndest to write something that could possibly be turned into a movie.
For me, "Artifact" just does not fill the bill. I honestly had the impression that he was trying his darndest to write something that could possibly be turned into a movie.
The heroine is a typical educated woman trying to prove herself professionally, faced with a military type adversary who wants to bed her. She enlists a conveniently weaker though intellectually capable guy to help her smuggle a mysterious object out of Greece into the U. S. Naturally, the object turns out to be a scientific oddity with sinister capabilities.
I'm not one to say that you won't enjoy this quite long novel. All I can tell you is that I believe I'm a very literate and also a very tolerant and diversified reader who likes much of what he reads....and I found this to be a chore to read.
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Horrifically dismal, but only if you are being generous.
After having read Benford's 'Eater' and 'Timeline', I did not have very high expectations regarding this book. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by G. Masouras
I thought it was good...
Yep, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and mine is that it was a good read and very entertaining.
Published on 10 Sep 2007 by Andrew
Mills & Boon for boys
Genius hunk theoretical physicist John Bishop rescues voluptuous feminist archeologist Claire Anderson from evil wop Alexandros Kontos. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2002
Remember this book is nearly 20 years old...
This seems to be an attempt by Benford's publishers to squeeze a few extra dollars out of one of Benford's oldest and weakest works. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2002
Major let down
After reading lavish reviews of this book, I was looking forward to it...was I let down! Good idea for a plot, but appaling characterisation, very poor dialogue, and an awful pace... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2002 by R. Boulter
Poor. Never really reached a climax and just petered away...
I thought I was in for a classic when I bought this one, but I was sorely disappointed. It reads as if the author read up on some physics and decided to turn it into a story... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2001
Great science, woeful story
As with many books in this area of SF, characterisation is not the strongest point of Artefact. In fact, most of the characters are little more than cartoons, and I found myself... Read more
Published on 26 July 2001 by Ian Betteridge
This book has it all and because of that could be better
you want political intrigue youv'e got it, you want romance youv'e got it, you want action adventure youv'e got it, you want hard science youv'e got it all in one book. Read more
Published on 15 July 2001 by calc.bates@btinternet.com
Entertaining, thought provoking, plausable
I was completely enthralled and captivated by Benford's scientific knowledge and writing skills. He has the unique ability to blend insightful scientific speculation with... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 1999
Coulnd't put it down
I picked up a copy of Artifact because I didn't want to spend $28.00 on Benford's new novel (the paperback will be out soon, right?). I made a good choice. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 1998
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