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Artifact

Gregory Benford

First published June 1985
Type Novel

Archaeologists have discovered in Greece an object of alien origin buried 3500 years ago. A small black rock cube was unearthed in a Mycenaean tomb. However, archaeologists do not know that it was buried precisely because it would have had catastrophic effects on civilization if it remained on the surface.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1986 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1985 Cover Artifact Tor Novel 3
November 1986 Cover Artifact Bantam Books (UK) Novel
December 1986 Cover Artifact Tor Novel 3
1987 Cover Artefakt Heyne Novel 9
January 1987 Cover Artefakt Heyne Novel 9
December 1988 Cover Artifact Tor Novel 1
March 1989 Cover Il manufatto Editrice Nord Novel
March 1996 Cover Il manufatto Editrice Nord Novel
July 1998 Cover Artifact Avon Books Novel
July 2001 Cover Artifact Orbit Novel
2002 Cover Artifact Orbit Novel
2002 Cover Artifact Editura Pygmalion Novel
October 2009 Cover Artifact HarperCollins e-books Novel
2014 Cover Artefakt Heyne Novel
May 2014 Cover Artifact / Cosm / Eater Gollancz / Orion Omnibus 1
May 2014 Cover Artifact / Cosm / Eater Gateway / Orion Omnibus |1
November 2014 Cover Artifact Gateway / Orion Novel