Scientific discovery, both past and present, figure prominently in the author’s novels. It is hoped this will inspire readers to appreciate just how truly valuable the knowledge we as a species have assembled about ourselves — and about the planet we live on — is.
In The Sum of Our Voices, American journalist Peter Reynolds uses his knowledge of quantum physics to help slow the spread of nuclear secrets between the Soviet dominated East and the free West.
In Turkana Girl, a very young, highly curious tribal girl crosses the cultural divide and embraces the mystery of the origins of our species. In her journey from adolescence to womanhood, she makes an important hominin fossil discovery that brings clarity to the age-old question of where we came from, and greater clarity to her own ancestral story.
In The Peddler, a young teenage boy’s chance encounter with a professor of geology combined with his extrinsic understanding of the natural world around him enables him to survive a long and arduous journey through the Blue Ridge mountains in search of his sister.
© 2025-present All rights reserved