The Lazarus War: Artefact

Jamie Sawyer

Mar 2015 · Sold by Orbit

About this ebook

Artefact is book one of The Lazarus War, an explosive new space adventure series from one of the brightest new stars in science fiction -- perfect for fans of The Edge of Tomorrow, Alien and James S. A. Corey's Expanse series. Jack Campbell, author of the Lost Fleet novels calls it "a gripping read that moves at warp speed."

Mankind has spread to the stars, only to become locked in warfare with an insidious alien race. All that stands against the alien menace are the soldiers of the Simulant Operation Programme, an elite military team remotely operating avatars in the most dangerous theatres of war.

Captain Conrad Harris has died hundreds of times -- running suicide missions in simulant bodies. Known as Lazarus, he is a man addicted to death. So when a secret research station deep in alien territory suddenly goes dark, there is no other man who could possibly lead a rescue mission.

But Harris hasn't been trained for what he's about to find. And this time, he may not be coming back . . .

Artefact is an action-drenched tale of elite space marines, deep space exploration and galactic empires. Discover The Lazarus War -- the thrilling new space opera series from one of the most exciting new voices in science fiction.

Ratings and reviews

So far fetched, that it almost just wasn't even fun. This book's storyline is a mix between the movie aliens, gravity, and a few other cliche syfy books. I'm really sick and tired of love stories. Not everything has to be a love story. Honestly, I don't think that any of this plot line or storyline would've played out this way. There was way too much emotion behind a lot of the decisions being made. And I am so sick and tired of reading about 2 people having sex in space that I had to rip pages 192 to page 208 out of the book when I let my friend borrow it so that he would not have to deal with it. Hyperion was the same, Everything was fine until I had to sit through 20 pages of awkwud sex scenes every 2 chapter Stop making people fall in love, nobody wants to fall in love anymore. Every character in this book is highly unlikable. I didn't like a single one of the characters so I had to force myself to read this thing. Go to the Wiki page and just read the cliff notes.

Nothing original about this book. Seemed to copy terminology and ideas from Avatar and The Matrix and other space based movies/ books that we are familiar with.. no offense to those of you who liked it..

The author put a good book with plenty of thought behind the story line. If you enjoy good science fiction, you'll enjoy this book.

About the author

Jamie Sawyer was born in 1979 in Newbury, Berkshire. He studied Law at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, acquiring a Master's degree in human rights and surveillance law. Jamie is a full-time barrister, practicing in criminal law. When he isn't working in law or writing, Jamie enjoys spending time with his family in Essex. He is an enthusiastic reader of all types of SF, especially classic authors such as Heinlein and Haldeman.