Nexus

A high-concept, high-stakes thriller that will leave you questioning the nature of reality, and what it really means to be awake, perfect for fans of Dan Brown and James Rollins.

Three impossible objects with the mass of neutron stars are hurtling toward Earth. Will they shatter reality as we know it? Or crush humanity to dust?

Multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert deliver a mind-bending near-future thriller that fuses cutting-edge physics with the deepest secrets of ancient Egypt. When physicist Lukas Heuer discovers three anomalous pyramid-shaped objects in deep space, hurtling toward Earth, he knows humanity’s days are numbered. Because the objects are so massive, if he and a small group of scientists can’t unravel their purpose and origin, their gravitational pull will tear Earth to rubble—before they even get close. Half a world away, archaeologist Mira Najafi discovers a hidden passage in the Great Pyramid containing an ancient drawing of three black pyramids against a blue sky—a clue her vanished father left for her fifteen years ago, the last trace of the man she never stopped searching for. Two seemingly unrelated discoveries. One impossible convergence. As Lukas and Mira race toward the same cosmic nexus, they uncover a presence that has been watching humanity for millennia—a presence now awakening in our solar system. Because these physics-defying objects aren’t just arriving. They’re returning. What follows is a desperate mission to the edge of human understanding: a journey that will force a handful of scientists and explorers to confront the limits of physics, consciousness, and reality itself. Because the pyramids aren’t just objects. They’re keys—and the door they open may change humanity forever . . . or erase it entirely.

© 2026 Simon Maverick (Audiobook): 9781668194348

Release date

Audiobook: 23 June 2026