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Melinda grew up in the confines of a secretive and oppressive cult where the outside world was nothing but a forbidden myth. Her father’s community was strict, patriarchal, and isolated. Her explorations tumble her into an underground where she discovers a mysterious disc-like artifact. Exiled for her curiousity, Melinda is thrust into a modern world she never imagined existed, struggling to understand the technology, people, and secrets that have been hidden from her her entire life as she comes to live with Tristan, a woman who grew up in a similar situation and offers sanctuary to those displaced by the cult. Meanwhile, Tristan’s partner Kerry plies the spaceways as the captain of the freighter John Coltrane. As previously unknown aliens with mysterious motives appear in the galaxy and attack human colonies, Kerry becomes witness and this Melinda’s new family must deal with the consequences.

The Artifact is a powerful story of self-discovery, diplomacy, and the unexpected ways people, and species, can find common ground in a universe teetering on the edge of change.