Books by D. M. Bachmann

Stories of discovery, survival and the truths we inherit.

From hidden messages inside the code of life to one brother’s search for the sister the world forgot, these are stories about the mysteries we uncover, the choices we make and the silence we finally choose to break.

Science Fiction

The Archive Series

Humanity’s discovery of a hidden sequence inside Earth’s DNA reveals that life was engineered—and that the beings responsible have returned to judge what humanity has become.

Book One

The Inheritance War

A discovery in Earth’s DNA reveals that life was engineered. Then the beings responsible return. What begins as a scientific breakthrough becomes a confrontation with the hidden history of life on Earth.

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Book Two

The Stewardship War

Earth chose a third path. Now the galaxy has learned about it—and not everyone agrees. Humanity must face the consequences of its choice and the civilizations determined to challenge it.

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True Stories

Additional Books

Personal stories about family, survival, accountability and the search for answers that refuse to remain buried.

True Crime Memoir

Silence Has a Name

In 1984, sixteen-year-old Marci Bachmann disappeared. Decades later, her brother’s promise to find her would lead through thousands of unidentified-person cases, restore her identity and expose the terrible cost of silence.

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