THE DARK RIFT is the first book in THE LAST ARTIFACT trilogy. The darkest imaginings of the human mind are coming to pass. Meet the scruffy Dr. Gabriel Parker, archaeologist and treasure hunter, and the euro-sexy artifact historian, Natasha Rossi as they locate an ancient prehistoric artifact and begin to unravel its strange mysteries. Enter the twisted world of the disturbed heir to a secret shadow government, Christian Antov, and the evil demonic cult that operates behind his organization’s corporate façade. Begin a race against a cosmic clock that ticks away the last hours of life as we know it.