What might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens, and what they’ve left behind. Alien Artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? What might they reveal about the universe? In this anthology, nineteen of today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors explore how discovering long lost relics of alien civilizations might change humanity. Come along as they discover the stars and the secrets they may hold, both dark and deadly and awe-inspiring. Contents: **Introduction** by Patricia Bray **Radio Silence** by Walter H. Hunt **The Nightside** by Julie Novakova **The Familiar** by David Farland **Me and Alice** by Angela Penrose **The Other Side** by S. C. Butler **The Hunt** Gail Z. Martin, Larry N. Martin **The Sphere** by Juliet E. McKenna **Shame the Devil** by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller **The Captain’s Throne** by Andrija Popovic **Weird Is the New Normal** by Jacey Bedford **And We Have No Words to Tell You** by Sofie Bird **Titan Descanso** by James Van Pelt **Alien Epilogue** by Gini Koch **The Haint (sic) of Sweetwater River** by Anthony Lowe **Music of the Stars** by Jennifer Dunne **The Night You Were a Comet** by Coral Moore **The God Emperor of Lassie Point** by Daniel J. Davis **Pandora** by C. S. Friedman **Round and Round We Ride the Carousel of Time** by Seanan McGuire