Sam and Una are a match made in hell. Their lifestyle combination of minor alcoholism and sexual deviancy forces them to live on the fringes of polite society and in relative social obscurity. This all only intensifies when they one day discover that Una’s statue of the Aboriginal goddess, Julunggul, somehow allows them to travel to the alternate realities she holds dominion over. As a goddess of sex, this means they can now manifest all of their perverse sexual fantasies into reality. As Sam and Una are basking in their own depravity, they suddenly find their lives changed for the worse. Sam soon learns how to wield an arsenal of religious objects crafted throughout all of human history to journey into the strange realities of fear, dream, and even into the primordial void. And as he travels deeper and deeper down this spiraling well of alternate realities, Sam begins to realize that the multiverse might be manipulating him in ways that he could never imagine.
A super fast paced read, not a book to be read in increments - nestle into your favorite reading chair and take the ride. I'd have preferred a bit more blood in the murders but that's the 80's Slasher Kid in me speaking.
This is the multiverse as I have never seen it. There are no superheroes here, just a small group of tragically flawed, yet extraordinary humans. Pay close attention while reading this one; EVERYTHING will be important… eventually.
-Amazing world building -Great storytelling -Unforgettable characters -Excellent reading
Artefactum is a time travel fiction novel that features the tale of Sam, who is a bartender with a sense of humor and accidentally stumbles into alternate realities. The story features a selection of humor that I could certainly appreciate while reading, but also a sense of character growth as Sam is forced to face his dealings and learn his true destiny. The story takes readers on a full adventure, with loss and a search for strength at the tip of the turn. I would highly recommend this read to anyone who has taste for time travel fiction, but also any reader with a sense of humor. The author is clever and witty and it is represented well in his writing.
Profanity, quantum physics, sex, anthropology, the multiverse, and some seriously dark humor make for one of the most original stories I've read in years.