The Chara Talisman

A thrilling expansion to the short story "Stone Age," which appeared in the June, 2011 issue of Analog Science Fiction & Fact magazine. This mix of fast action, hard science, and light comedy pits archeologist Hannibal Carson and his brilliant and beautiful starship pilot, Jaqueline "Jackie" Roberts against tomb raiders, religious UFO cultists, and more as Carson attempts to track down dangerous alien technology.