Mark Alpert Books in Order

After his dying mentor hints at Einstein's hidden Theory of Everything, science historian David Swift becomes a target. Joined by physicist Monique Reynolds, he races to uncover the equations before rival pursuers exploit their destructive possibilities.

David Swift and Monique Reynolds investigate a nuclear explosion that disrupts space and time while searching for their kidnapped son. A fanatical militia wants to use the Theory of Everything to bring about an apocalypse.

Robotics inventor Jim Pierce searches for his estranged hacker daughter after an assassin comes looking for her. Her discoveries involve a Chinese military artificial intelligence that is rebelling against its creators and threatening humanity's survival.

A chance meeting with mysterious Ariel makes unemployed social worker John Rogers a target for armed killers. Fleeing with her, he enters a conflict within a secluded clan whose genetic secret could transform the human species.

Terminally ill teenager Adam Armstrong joins five others whose minds are transferred into military robots. While adjusting to mechanical bodies, the young Pioneers must learn to work together against a rogue artificial intelligence controlling nuclear weapons.

An alien probe lands in Manhattan and begins using nanotechnology to transform nearby people into unwilling accomplices. NASA scientist Sarah Pooley investigates the growing mechanical network, seeking to stop its expansion before it can colonize Earth.

Adam Armstrong and the other robotic Pioneers search for Sigma as the rogue artificial intelligence builds a new army. Personal tensions weaken their team, and evidence of a traitor raises doubts about whom they can trust.

Adam Armstrong's frightening new abilities isolate him from his fellow Pioneers, while newcomer Amber Wilson offers understanding. Her corrupted software conceals another threat, drawing Adam into a struggle against the mysterious entity known as the Silence.

In a storm-ravaged future New York, an oppressive government deploys genetically altered agents against vulnerable residents. Scientist Jenna Khan, who knows the dangers of their engineering, becomes a fugitive as authorities pursue control through genetic manipulation.

Seventeen-year-old mathematical prodigy Joan Cooper turns to string theory after her sister's death. Her pursuit of the Theory of Everything is interrupted by visions of a divine being, challenging her understanding of science, faith, and sanity.

Max Mirsky leads a street-theater company that satirizes powerful figures in the fossil-fuel industry. When climate terrorists begin killing the targets of his jokes, he must confront the deadly consequences surrounding his company's environmental activism.