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The six is mark alpert s first young adult novel, and after excellent books like extinction and the furies, im definitely excited for this one. Mark alpert, author of final theory, the omega theory, extinction, the furies, and the six, is a contributing editor at scientific american. After gaining enough success from his historical fiction writings, author alpert shifted his focus towards writing young adult novels. Apr 20, 2014 mark alperts the furies weaves cuttingedge science into an ingenious thriller, showing how a simple genetic twist could have inspired tales of witchcraft and sorcery, and how the paranormal could indeed be possible. Mark alpert s the furies weaves cuttingedge science into an ingenious thriller, showing how a simple genetic twist could have inspired tales of witchcraft and sorcery, and how the paranormal could indeed be. I love his final theory series and i wish there were a third book coming out at some point. He works as a contributing editor at scientific american. Mark alpert, author of the acclaimed science thrillers final theory, the omega theory, extinction, and the furies, is under contract to write two more thrillers for st.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the furies. Mark alpert s the furies weaves cuttingedge science into an ingenious thriller, showing how a simple genetic twist could have inspired tales of witchcraft and sorcery, and how the paranormal could indeed be possible. He lives in manhattan with his wife and their two children. They fled first to england and then to america, settling in the woods of northern michigan.
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