Artifact

by Jeremy Robinson

In an isolated Alaskan town, the local sheriff uncovers a secret lab where generative A.I. and bioprinting have unleashed grotesque, living anomalies—and now, something monstrous is loose.

Sheriff Colton Graves prefers the quiet life in Raven’s Rest, Alaska, a remote town accessible only by tunnel and home to a hardy mix of locals and secrets buried in the ice. But when a camel wanders down Main Street—its head grotesquely sprouting a dozen eyes—Colton knows his quiet days are over. The bizarre incident leads him to NovaGen, a nearby research facility constructed inside a Cold War bunker, buried in the mountains above town. There, a trail of blood and eerie silence hints at something far more sinister than an escaped animal experiment.

With his deputies—the sharp-witted Tali and rookie Ethan—Colton recruits a few trusted locals, including the unshakable Marit, Tali’s sister, the intimidating ‘Grizz’ Norval, and Edgar ‘Old Red’ Rydell, an aging man plagued by demons from when he worked at the bunker during its covert cold war days.

Together, they investigate the abandoned lab. What begins as a search for missing scientists soon reveals chilling pools of blood without bodies, cryptic warnings left behind, a bloody six-fingered handprint, and the revelation of a new a generative A.I. capable of printing living organisms. As they descend deeper into the lab, it becomes clear that the answers they seek may come at a terrifying cost—and that what was made in the dark may not be content to stay there.

New York Times and #1 Audible bestselling author, Jeremy Robinson, reclaims his title as one of the best Michael Crichton successors, with this harrowing blend of suspense, science, and survival. ARTIFACT takes readers into a frozen abyss where innovation and nightmare collide.

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Thriller, Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia

370 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2025

About the author

Jeremy Robinson is the New York Times bestselling author of seventy novels and novellas, including Apocalypse Machine, Island 731, and SecondWorld, as well as the Jack Sigler thriller series and Project Nemesis, the highest selling, original (non-licensed) kaiju novel of all time. He’s known for mixing elements of science, history and mythology, which has earned him the #1 spot in Science Fiction and Action-Adventure, and secured him as the top creature feature author. Many of his novels have been adapted into comic books, optioned for film and TV, and translated into thirteen languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children. Visit him at www.bewareofmonsters.com.

Reviews

[JJtheBookNerd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in the isolated town of Raven's Rest, Alaska, we follow Sheriff Colton, who lives alone, having lost his wife Anya to cancer. He keeps order in the town with the help of his deputies Tali and Ethan. Up in the mountains there is a lab known as the Novagen facility, which the locals tend to avoid due to its secretive nature.

One night Colton sees a mutated camel inexplicably walking down the road. Unable to believe what he is seeing, he traces it back to the lab. Colton and his deputies go up to Novagen to investigate. When they get there, the place is deserted of staff, but they do find something else.

This wasn't a bad read, but there were some aspects that didn't quite work for me. The romance between Colton and Tali's sister Marit started to become really annoying because it kept popping up in the narrative at the most inopportune moments, and to be honest, the plotline just wasn't that interesting or conducive to the story; it felt a little on the puerile side and like it was being forced in for the sake of it.

In addition, I applaud the Author for including a neurodivergent rep, but Colton's constant inner monologue with regard to 'feelings' got incredibly repetitive to the point it broke up the momentum of scenes, especially ones where action was taking place. 'Less is more' can have a bigger impact whilst still getting the message across and not being a detriment to the flow of the story.

I did like the atmospheric setting and some of the subject matter regarding the use of AI and bioprinting. This concept was quite scary in a way because the bioengineering of creatures for use in war is something you could actually see happening in real life. It had a Michael Crichton-esque style to it and felt like a mashup of elements from Resident Evil and The Terminator.

Picked this up for the science fiction-based horror theme, and I love a snowy Alaskan backdrop, but I did find it was a little cliché and repetitious; it had a plot hole or two, and the pacing was inconsistent. I also thought it could have been edited down slightly, as it did feel a tad too long.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is just something about J. Robinson putting emotions on paper: awkward and profoundly strange. And of course, the whole "monstrous hybrid experiments that spiraled out of control and killed people"-Great touch!

[John (JC) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding book by Jeremy Robinson. This all begins with what appears to be a mutant camel walking through town. If that is not strange enough, the town is located in Alaska in mid winter. This story is centered around NovaGen and their usage of “bio printing” with AI. Their greed creates the next level of Hell. The Sheriff, Colton Graves, has the blessing/curse of being able to feel the emotions of others. This makes him a great sheriff but at the same time he suffers from sensory overload due to this gift. After seeing the results of NovaGen visit his town he enlists a group of special people to investigate and rescue if necessary.
There is never a dry moment in the literature. To say the emotions were like a rollercoaster would be understating their intensity. There is gore, aberrations, deceit, compassion, terror, distrust and a plethora of action. This is definitely a read that is hard to put down and has one incredible ending.

[Stitching Ghost]

I didn’t hate my time with this book. I appreciated the autism representation even though I thought it was harped on way too much, I get it sensory overload is a bitch, I’ve been living with the crippling migraines it induces, trust me I KNOW, but it got so repetitious. The whole AI is a double edged sword type of deal was also I reflection I could understand.

There were a few moments in the book that felt like they were a little forced and only there to make the characters relatable to younger people and they wouldn’t have made me question what I had read if the author hadn’t included a spiel about AI at the end of the book. A spiel in which he states that he tries to stay out of the AI debate and that he uses AI (specifically Chat GPT and Midjourney) supposedly only for covers, social media posting and organization, as the younglings say; press x to doubt.

[Tracy P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Robinson's keeping it way to real in this mind bending Sci-Fi tale of horror. AI on steroids. RTC.

[Rachel · Rating 1 out of 5]

alternative title: forget spiderman, this is TICKMAN

you guys liked this lmao??? genuinely, again, a book that was so irritating that during a 30 hour cross country move it sent me into a diatribe that set the cats off from slumber to yowling. the autism depiction was about as accurate and flattering as dr. faketism in the good doctor, as usual an unnecessary shoehorned and extremely cringey romance subplot, humor and metaphors that felt like they were written by middle school fedora soy edgelords, the depictions of laboratory scientists as soulless evil demons proving that the author has never interacted with real scientists before. ugh!!!

oh and reading in the author's note that homeboy uses generative AI for cover art, audio, and music for his books and marketing sometimes? YUCK!
BOOOOOO 🍅🍅🍅

[Voltan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book was entertaining and relevant up to a point. Didn't really like any of the characters but no deal breakers.
But everyting was kinda ruined afterwards by the authors note. Turns out the author of this book is quite AI positive and made the cover using AI. Also uses AI to lot of other things too. Well, at least he was honest about it. Not gonna read any more of his stuff though.

[Dead Inside · Rating 5 out of 5]

“It’s like facing down a tidal wave of dead baby hippos,It’d be a horrible thing to see, but you still wouldn’t take your eyes off it.”

Jeremy Robinson writes some mind bending science fiction, I don’t know if this tops Infinite, but it was pretty fucking good.

[Lyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Temu Crichton.

I wanted to like this a lot more but I must award it the disappointment shroud. (Anybody remember John Houseman in the Paper Chase?).

Yes, I’m old.

Anyway.

Great idea and even though Robinson made this clearly an homage to the Tall Guy, I also thought of Peter Watts, The Thing, and maybe even a hint of Frederick Pohl.

Sheriff Graves (my cousin) is a hard nosed LEO in a far north town in Alaska. Except he has LOTS of emotional baggage, so much so that it became a distraction. There’s a R&D hide away out at the edge of town where lots of secret stuff goes on and lots of money is being thrown around. Lots of gratuitous violence, some cool horror scenes, and some decent plot twists.

But the characterization was very weak except for Old Red who stole the show, hokey dialogue and just a lot of plot holes and loose ends. Chekov was rolling in his grave.

Truth be told I am not a fan of Robinson and the question arises (and I fear it may come up a lot these days) how much did he rely on AI?

The pages did turn easy and it was overall entertaining, besides the glaring problems.

[niamh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5, a fun concept but im rly not convinced autism works like that, he's like a fucking X-Men character

[Julie Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

You know when you start a book and you find a camel walking down the road in Alaska, that it is going to be a fun, interesting adventure. You also know that when that camel has twelve eyes, you are embarking on a wild ride like only Jeremy Robinson can provide. This story is so good! There is such a great cast of characters that are well portrayed and draw you into each of their lives. The action is intense and non-stop, and it makes you just want to keep reading so you can find out what happens.
So step up, hold on and enjoy the ride!

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

An entertaining enough novel, but in light of the author's note I don't trust that the book is written by the author. He says he's committed to supporting human artists, but admitted to using AI to generate book covers and other material, hired a person later, and when that person was turning in AI images he just went back to using generative AI rather than, you know, hiring an actual, not-scammy artist that he claims to be committed to suporting. Ergo: I don't trust that this is actually the author's creative output and will not read any of his other books.

[Dee Haddrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are a fan of Michael Crichton, Artifact is a book that you will love! I actually think it’s better than anything Crichton wrote. Yes, I said what I said.

Artifact has all you expect from a Jeremy Robinson novel - fast paced action, brilliant insightful story, real characters with heaps of humour, and lots of gruesome moments. It also has deep introspective emotions that leave you thinking long after the moment has gone. I think this book would rate as one of his best!

In my humble opinion, of course 💙

[Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

Title: Artifact
Author: Jeremy Robinson
Trigger warning: uses AI for covers, promotion/social media, and technical research

“Artifact” by Jeremy Robinson tells the story of Colton Graves, a sheriff in Alaska, who sees a camel walking down the street with a dozen eyes. He goes to NovaGen, a nearby research facility where he is met with a bloody trail and silence. He returns with a few trusted locals, they investigate the abandoned lab, find pools of blood, and realize they aren’t alone.

I normally try to remain at least neutral(ish) when I finish a book I don’t like but, I have to put this one on blast. First, the use of AI in parts of the research, creation, and promotion of this book. I made a post a little while ago about this which has taken off. Please see that for more details. Why did I read this book if AI was involved in any way? Because the author discloses this only in the Author’s Note at the end.

Beyond the topic of AI, I feel like this was an experimental novel. The author, Jeremy Robinson, was recently diagnosed with autism shortly before writing this book and “decided to incorporate everything I was learning about myself into Graves as a way to help me process the diagnosis.” Please note that I am only looking at the story and the quality of the writing. I am not besmirching or putting down nor do I look poorly at individuals that have this diagnosis. A lot of the book, rather than being plot-driven, felt like an informational seminar on the condition. Just when the story would gain some traction, the author would describe how the main character was feeling or present a fact about autism and the momentum of the story would hit the brakes.

Beyond this, the story is just absurd. If you are a law enforcement officer in a remote town and you come across a deserted building with puddles of blood, what is your first response? Mine would be to call a superior or other authorities that have the manpower and resources to help. The decision of the main character: go back to town, gather together a ragtag band of a few people, cock some guns, and play hero. Finally, the main character and his love interest being in extreme peril together didn’t add to the story, or the tension, because the characters were just not that interesting.

Overall, I would suggest people stay away from this book, both because of the use of AI (🤬) and also for a flat plot.

[DJ Jeffries · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the worst thing I’ve ever read, but definitely not above average. The opening spends an absurd amount of time doing almost nothing, and that dead space could have been used to deepen the characters, make the town feel alive, or give the eventual chaos some emotional weight. Instead, when the bodies start dropping, they feel oddly hollow. Too many deaths that should have mattered just… didn’t.

Most of the characters are painfully one-dimensional, which makes it hard to care about their fates, and by the end the metaphors spiral into the absurd. At a certain point it feels less like symbolism and more like overindulgence, as if every idea had to be pushed past its breaking point for emphasis.

There’s a solid concept here, and I really love the idea. Plus there are flashes where the story hints at something more effective, but it never quite gets there.

[Axel Adams · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was a good story until the super AI positive authors note. I appreciate his honesty but I won't continue to support any media made or assisted by AI.

[Wayne Fielding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent…. I didn’t want this book to finish, I enjoyed every minute wish it had been a longer book.

[Cari · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was great, characters not so much. For example, EVERYONE has autism, oh and it gives you special powers, but only when paired with a tick bite, or something? I found the injected love story unnecessary. Also, the part where he actually had to KILL HIS WIFE'S CLONE was totally glossed over. Just my humble opinion, of course. I still enjoyed most of it and learned to ignore the silly characters (oh, everyone is also a soldier).

[Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story would appear to be a warning about the possible ramifications of generative AI as well as the moral implications of its widespread use. In spite of that, the author openly admits in the credits to using generative AI extensively in his work, for his writing as well as for his cover art and illustrations. The lack of self-awareness might be funny if it weren't so depressing. Do better, Mr. Robinson.

[Books & Brews with Andrew · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. You ever had a flat tire and gone to Discount Tire (any tire shop), and the dude is like, "yee you got a nail on the sidewall; you gonna need a new tire." ಠಿ_ಠ And you tell the dude give me ya cheapest, worst, most terrible tire just to get me rollin ' because I'm broke. Well, this is that tire. This is that experience. I wouldn't ask my worst enemy (Jered from college) to read this book. This book is gonna be an artifact because no one is going to read it.

[Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

You could save a lot of time and effort from reading this book by just watching any action movie from the past 20 years. You will literally get the same level of entertainment and enjoyment in way less time.

The initial premise is really interesting with the idea of generative AI being able to 3D print actual life forms, but the idea so quickly devolves into Jurassic Park’s theme of science going too far and creating human killing monsters (Ciphers/BioCons are just Raptors.). Then it jumps to being Terminator with its passable human duplicates (Ethan and Voss are just T-1000’s) with absolutely zero explanation of how NovaGen goes from beings with thousands of artifacts (extra toes and stuff) to flawless human replication.

The absolute only redeeming quality of this book is the story of Ethan and his relationship with the other characters especially the sheriff. All of the other characters are textbook tropes (tough lesbian, goofy pothead, nerdy Asian, irreverent old guy) and every scene is a cliche that I’ve seen in a thousand movies. Gathering the crew like Fast and Furious, people dying meaninglessly like Scream (even with the only POC character dying first!), avoiding the monster like Alien, evil corporation like RoboCop.

The entire book is far too campy for me to take it seriously, and it’s trying to pass itself off as serious like I’m not going to realize the tropes and cliches. Oh and I forgot the Inception style ending where it ends before you know whether Ethan is real or not. Ending the book with my final eye-roll of an otherwise eye-roll filled book.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a slog. While being a pretty obvious ripoff of Season 4 of True Detective and a million other research station-in-cold place-doing-bad-things cliches... it had potential. But, the author was so intent on ramming some kind of autistic-superhero/ forced love interest combo in our protagonist, that there was literally no actual character development (this is not a dig at autism, it's a dig that the author doesn't seem to know anything about it and so devalues it into a kind of Rainman aesthetic). The casual misogyny and extremely outdated references also didn't play well with creating any kind of atmosphere. Lastly, if you are the sheriff of a small town in Alaska and discover an obviously lab-created and likely dangerous creature, plus the lab which the animal came from is empty except for the evidence of bloody homicide... you... call... your... boss. You do not just round up a few stereotyped pals, cock a few guns, and not tell any townspeople they may be in danger. You don't ignore the fact that you should bring in outside help to find the missing scientists or examine the animal in a sterile setting as friggin' evidence... and on and on and on.
I can suspend disbelief in many, many cases. I looooove to suspend disbelief. But, not when it's just so... dumb.
I did not finish. I made it about 50% but a meteor could strike anytime or something, and I figure it's not worth it to force myself through.

[Grep · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the audiobook.

It's relatively cookie cutter, but a decent listen. Lots of Reddit cursing and reditisms - which I hate like "twat waffle" type humor. Childish and boring, makes me think of an obese nerd in a star wars shirt who knows everything about politics and is snarky for no reason.

THe sheriff basically has autism as his superpower, and it seems ridiculous, like he's some type of Star Trek Betazoid empath. Lo and behold, the author states he got diagnosed with autism at 40 or 50 - can't remember, I was laughing too hard. I wonder if someone in his life finally gaslit him enough to get the final verdict.

The women are all badasses and fine with their sexuality, of course, and one's even a LESBIAN keeping it a secret in a small town. WOW!!!

Glad it wasn't longer and even more glad it didn't have Will Wheaton in it.

[Tenko Nikolov · Rating 2 out of 5]

A twelve-eyed camel wanders down Main Street in Alaska and I thought: this is it, this is the one. Reader, it was not the one. The rest of the book exists, which is something. One star for the camel. One star for RC Bray, who could narrate my grocery list and I’d give it four stars. The camel and RC Bray deserved better. So did I. 2/5🌟

[Ali]

DNF a little over 50% in. it's just not keeping my interest.

[shawn murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whooo Dandy. What a fun read.
Artifact by Jeremy Robinson.
Mid Winter in a small Alaskan town.
Someone’s been using AI and they are making Monsters.
Rollicking Adventure Horror.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

(some very lame spoilers ahead, but not plot related in the slightest)

First, The Characters. Every single character is broken and wrong for the story, and every single one suffers from degrading character development. It’s the only story where the more I learn, the less believable it becomes. Why? The author mistakes representation for character development.

Colton (main character): Starts as a tough cop in rural Alaska. No room for sissies here, or is there? Turns out Colton is special and has autism so severe he can’t handle anything without taking a pill and waiting 15 minutes, while his girlfriend-in-waiting can calm him down (”it’s going to be okay…”) and he adjusts. He imagines he feel everyone’s emotions, but he's not psychic, it's just that deep inside, he's a weakling. So weak. He sounds like a they/them.

Tammie: Chubby cop lady who acts like everyone’s mom, even though she’s too young to pull it off. She’s just annoying… her big reveal… her sexuality. Wow man, really pushing boundaries here. This is what the author perceives to be interesting. Oh, and she’s quick on the draw (rolls eyes).

Grizz: Another chubby chick who swings both ways. She killed a grizzly with a karambit. Get it? That’s why they call her “Grizz”, cuz she killed a grizzly. It’s that good. The author must think grizzlies weigh in at about 150 pounds. The unrealism here is next level. I hated this character.

Meredith: Tammie’s bartender sister, who was coached by Colton’s ex-wife to be his next wife. She’s great. If she wasn’t there to hold Colton’s hand and creating that Safe Space for him to pull through while there’s a crazy murderous monster trying to pull out their guts… I just don’t know… I’m glad she was there. Totally pointless character.

Old Red: He lets you know he goes by “Old Red” right away. It’s sort of like Lebron James calling himself the GOAT. Look dude, that’s not how nicknames happen. He’s your archetypical redneck with lots of guns, which might have been rad if he had made fun of ALL of the other characters for being soft, but Robinson has other ideas. Instead, he shifts gears and becomes an emotionally consoling, understanding, and only slightly crusty grandpa figure. Just stupid. He was the only one I rooted for, but Robinson robbed me of that, too.

Ethan: Forgettable cop who has a secret backstory (don’t they all!). Hint: Autism and other stuff. Don’t worry, you won’t care.

Jimmy: Some pot-head that runs a deli and a butcher shop. No idea how this character came into being. He’s a lazy vehicle for comic relief, but forgettably so.

Then, The Plot (I won’t ruin it for those that continue).

So, this mentally unstable cop decides to go on this “gotta save everyone” adventure, not calling the FBI, government, or anything. Just grabs the only friends he can muster and goes to deal with dangerous creatures that he has no idea about. It’s the stupidest setup that I've ever read for what is essentially a mildly creative idea. It just makes you feel like nobody could be this stupid. It’s like scooby-doo level writing.

That’s about it. Bad things happen to horribly written characters. You will rejoice when any of our main characters got the business. It’s a 2-dimension book that pretends to be 3-dimensional by making characters bi, lesbian, fat, or autistic (two of them). As if that was what makes people interesting.

The author has disconnected himself from reality, and this is a poorly written story with some of the worst characters I’ve ever encountered.

Ask more from what you read. This is bad. 2-stars for every one of these characters being the exact opposite of what good characters are.

[Marco Landi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stelle
Un romanzo divertente e intrattenente da cui però mi aspettavo molto di più..

Una fantascienza molto leggera, praticamente il nostro mondo solo con una tecnologia segreta che permette di stampare esseri viventi.. Ora la tecnologia presentata è sì nteressante, ma è poco dettagliata, senza grandi spiegazioni e molto approssimativa.. a un certo punto permette di fare cose irrealistiche anche per il livello di tecnologia presentata..
Va sospeso totalmente il senso della credibilità.. cosa che in un libro di sci-fi come questo poteva essere gestito meglio..

Mi è piaciuta l ambientazione della gelida Alaska, e in personaggi.. Su tutti lo sceriffo Colt.. sceriffo molto peculiare, in quanto neurodivergente.. l'autore soffre di autismo, quindi tratta la cosa in modo profondo e con cognizione di causa.. in questo caso aggiunge un tocco davvero interessante estremizzando un po' la cosa, dandogli quasi il superpotere di percepire le emozioni altrui in modo esagerato.. Dando il via durante il romanzo a momenti davvero unici..

Il vero problema del romanzo è che leggendo la sinossi del libro sul retro, si sa già cosa succederà.. un laboratorio stampa esseri viventi mostruosi.. quindi nel momento iniziale in cui si avvistano esseri strani, uno sa già cosa sono e da dove provengono.. tutta la fase di mistero di perde in un attimo.. praticamente fino a metà il libro si basa tutto su quello e quindi la tensione del libro è inesistente.. Per il resto il libro assomiglia a un classico film anni 2000, tipo Resident Evil, un enorme caccia seek & destroy per i livelli sotterranei del laboratorio per uccidere ogni mostro in salsa piuttosto splatter..

Una trama alla fine piuttosto semplice, anche se ci sono alcuni colpi di scena e alcune idee piuttosto originali..
Se avesse mantenuto il mistero fin dall'inizio e avesse utilizzato al meglio la tecnologia creata dandogli un tocco più scientifico e meno approssimativo, sarebbe stato un romanzo davvero ottimo.. comunque è stato divertente e senza momenti morti, con alcune interessanti riflessioni su cosa significa essere vivi...

[Kristin Towers · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars ⭐️

“No offense.”
“Offense! Little prick.”

You can expect a good book if it begins on the toilet. And I laughed out loud several times in “Artifact”, mostly breaking tension.

I like Colton’s sarcastic narration, especially because it’s not overbearing — reminds me of my godfather constantly reassessing his manliness and finding he’s actually like most people but it still feels revelatory to him and him alone, not in an annoying way — it’s actually a good “everyman” perspective while the group traverses all of the weird and grotesque things they encounter.

I loved the handling of Colton’s autism diagnosis. I loved how I thought he was supernatural for the first half of the book, how it’s subtly juxtaposed against the “super” nature of the creatures, and especially that his voice doesn’t change after it’s revealed.

The weight of situations here is appropriate, and the characters handle it that way, they are unexpectedly empathetic; especially when hounded by the mystery of their discoveries, which keeps the plot moving. Action scenes don’t always unfold in a clear way, though somehow the duplicates of people never is, and I almost always forgot to feel that way because these characters are also funny. Funny in the way only isolated Boomers can be.

In short: horrifying, not scary.

Highly recommend listening rather than reading, and double-featuring with “Predator: Badlands” for similar vibes.

[Kelseykolors Rogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boyfriend and I have been back-and-forth in discussing this book, and how we would rate this book. Neither one of us felt like it was a five star read just because it didn’t linger in our thoughts.

It was good, slightly horror, suspense but more of just a “what’s going on?” Premise.

It had comical one liners, which made me chuckle. I did say out loud several times “oh shit.”

The quickest way to explain this book is it felt like resident evil but instead of zombies, we have bio printed creatures in a lab. It’s a lot of how far is too far with AI bio material printing, but in the beginning, it doesn’t start off like that. it feels more horror and then you slowly navigate down this path of them trying to escape a lab that printed a lot of creatures that are trying to kill them. Very resident evil.

But I finished it. I enjoyed it, but it was never the first book that I reached for to read.