D. M. Bachmann • Science Fiction Author

What if everything humanity believes about itself is wrong?

Stories about first contact, hidden histories, artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the choices that define what humanity becomes next.

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The Inheritance War

In 2043, geneticist Dr. Darla Reign discovers a mathematical sequence hidden inside the DNA of every living thing on Earth. It could not have evolved. Humanity did not put it there. Then 318 unidentified objects enter the solar system.

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Questions Worth Following

Are we alone?

First contact changes more than what humanity knows about the universe. It changes what we believe about ourselves.

What came before us?

Earth is old enough to hide histories far deeper than the human story.

What makes us human?

Intelligence, consciousness, responsibility and survival are not always the same thing.

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