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Artifacts and Enigmas: Mysteries from Redemption
"The truth always comes into the light."
Aethelgard is a Knight Investigator in the Pyramid, the political center of the ancient, shattered city known as Redemption. As a master of observation and deduction, nothing gets by him. But, when confronted with mysteries involving deadly and mysterious artifacts of the Ancients, even he knows when to ask for help. That's where Actaeon, the renowned Prince Engineer of Raedelle, comes in. Both are experts in their own domains, and, with their combined minds on the case, no crime will remain unsolved.
Join Act and Aeth as they set out to investigate mysteries beyond imagining. These eleven strange tales straight out of science fiction will baffle and delight,
After an artifact hunter is killed in Capsule, a broken image projector left behind reveals secrets from the far past. In Memory’s Edge, a deadly killer uses an artifact spear to commit public executions of Readers that work in an archive of the Ancients. People are compelled to enter an artifact room that kills them in The Sapphire Crucible. A woman and her attacker disappear into thin air on the Avenue of Glass, which leads the investigators straight into Retribution’s Maw. As an engineering team works to repair an ancient transport machine in The Tubeway Murder, one of them dies in a suspicious manner. With their collective intellect, can this unlikely team keep the denizens of Pyramid safe? Or will they meet their match when they encounter Aethelgard's old nemesis?
Aethelgard is a Knight Investigator in the Pyramid, the political center of the ancient, shattered city known as Redemption. As a master of observation and deduction, nothing gets by him. But, when confronted with mysteries involving deadly and mysterious artifacts of the Ancients, even he knows when to ask for help. That's where Actaeon, the renowned Prince Engineer of Raedelle, comes in. Both are experts in their own domains, and, with their combined minds on the case, no crime will remain unsolved.
Join Act and Aeth as they set out to investigate mysteries beyond imagining. These eleven strange tales straight out of science fiction will baffle and delight,
After an artifact hunter is killed in Capsule, a broken image projector left behind reveals secrets from the far past. In Memory’s Edge, a deadly killer uses an artifact spear to commit public executions of Readers that work in an archive of the Ancients. People are compelled to enter an artifact room that kills them in The Sapphire Crucible. A woman and her attacker disappear into thin air on the Avenue of Glass, which leads the investigators straight into Retribution’s Maw. As an engineering team works to repair an ancient transport machine in The Tubeway Murder, one of them dies in a suspicious manner. With their collective intellect, can this unlikely team keep the denizens of Pyramid safe? Or will they meet their match when they encounter Aethelgard's old nemesis?
342 pages, Paperback
Published September 27, 2025
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About the author
Darran M. Handshaw
4 books84 followersDarran M. Handshaw is the author of The Engineer and The Dark Heart of Redemption. In addition to writing, Darran works as an R&D Engineer at a technology company. There he invents and designs new products. He holds more than 70 patents in data capture, vision systems, and emergency services. Darran also volunteers as a firefighter and EMT with his local fire department, where he serves as the Chief of Department. Darran hails from Long Island, NY, where he lives with his wife, Stefanie, and son, Corwin, who fill his life with love, wisdom, and endless adventures.
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November 23, 2025
Chose to review after receiving an early-access copy (eARC)
Artifacts and Enigmas is incredible fun for Sherlock Holmes fans who love sci-fi gizmos.
Set in the same universe as Darran's The Engineer novel, it's a set of independent interlinked stories where engineer hero, Actaeon, teams up with Aethelgard from the local equivalent of the police department to unlock the secrets behind crimes committed with the sci-fi gizmos left by a lost civilisation.
The setting is a post-apocalyptic society where humanity lives surrounded by the mystery technologies and species left by their ancestors. Whether it's cordyceps-inspired mind control or dodging lasers in the nick of time, it's entertaining and original throughout, as the pair work together to - eventually (spoilers) - fight the setting's equivalent of Moriarty.
Unlike Sherlock Holmes and Watson, Actaeon and Aethelgard have complementary abilities. Actaeon is the genius engineer and Aethelgard is brilliant at understanding people's motives and their cop-buddy relationship is part of the joy of the stories.
Just a really great read! Probably best to read The Engineer first, but it also works as a fun standalone to the series.
Artifacts and Enigmas is incredible fun for Sherlock Holmes fans who love sci-fi gizmos.
Set in the same universe as Darran's The Engineer novel, it's a set of independent interlinked stories where engineer hero, Actaeon, teams up with Aethelgard from the local equivalent of the police department to unlock the secrets behind crimes committed with the sci-fi gizmos left by a lost civilisation.
The setting is a post-apocalyptic society where humanity lives surrounded by the mystery technologies and species left by their ancestors. Whether it's cordyceps-inspired mind control or dodging lasers in the nick of time, it's entertaining and original throughout, as the pair work together to - eventually (spoilers) - fight the setting's equivalent of Moriarty.
Unlike Sherlock Holmes and Watson, Actaeon and Aethelgard have complementary abilities. Actaeon is the genius engineer and Aethelgard is brilliant at understanding people's motives and their cop-buddy relationship is part of the joy of the stories.
Just a really great read! Probably best to read The Engineer first, but it also works as a fun standalone to the series.
November 13, 2025
Whether you like it or not, the truth always comes into the light
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