| M. A. Rothman | |
| Birth Name: | Michael A. Rothman |
| Period: | 2006–present |
Michael A. Rothman is an American engineer and writer of science fiction, epic fantasy, and techno thriller novels. His fiction books are generally published under the name M. A. Rothman. He holds over 1000 patents worldwide, and is one of the primary architects of the UEFI standard. He has co-authored two books and six papers about the standard.
His debut novel, an epic fantasy young adult story titled Heirs of Prophecy, was published in 2012. Since then, he has written several novels in the hard science fiction, epic fantasy, techno thriller, and dystopia genres. Three of his novels have appeared on the USA Today bestseller list.
Rothman has Jewish heritage and was the first in his family to be born in the United States. He is a senior engineer at Intel and is one of the primary architects of the UEFI standard as the chair of the UEFI Configuration Sub-team (UCST)., he has 286 utility patents registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and 737 additional patents registered outside the United States.
His debut novel was the epic fantasy young adult Heirs of Prophecy, published in April 2012 through M & S Publishing, with sequels published in July that year and April 2013. A prequel, Princess Interrupted, was published in October 2013. The series was reissued in 2020 through Primordial Press, with the prequel being renamed Agent of Prophecy.
The post-apocalyptic Dispocalypse was released in June 2016 through M & S under the name Michael A. Rothman. It was later made the third in Rothman's New Beginnings series, with the prequels Running From Destiny and The Code Breaker released in October 2020 through Primordial Press. The near-future hard science fiction novel, Primordial Threat, was released in August 2018 and debuted at #128 on the USA Today best seller list on October 25, 2018.
The first book featuring Mafia fixer Levi Yoder, Perimeter, was released in October 2018. Two sequels, The Inside Man and Never Again, were released in September 2020. The Inside Man debuted at #122 on the USA Today list on July 18, 2019. Darwin's Cipher, a standalone medical thriller novel, was released in February 2019 and appeared at #88 on the USA Today best seller list on September 10, 2020. A sequel to Primordial Threat, Freedom's Last Gasp, was released in April 2020.
Published as "Michael A. Rothman" or "Michael Rothman" unless otherwise noted.
Published as "M. A. Rothman" unless otherwise noted.
A suspense spy thriller series about Connor Sloane, a CIA operations officer.
A hard science fiction series set in the late 2060s.
A technothriller series set in the near future. It follows the adventures of Levi Yoder, a Mafia fixer.
A new adult urban fantasy series.
A military fantasy series.
An epic young adult fantasy series. Originally published as Michael A. Rothman through M & S Publishing.
Other volumes in the series:
The series was reissued by Primordial Press in 2020, with Princess Interrupted renamed to Agent of Prophecy, the series renumbered, and the author changed to "M. A. Rothman":
Kirkus Reviews stated that—in Perimeter—Rothman created "a first-rate introduction to energetic characters" in his Levi Yoder series. His writing in Darwin's Cipher was called a "smart, engrossing tale that entertainingly uses science." The writing in Time Trials, co-authored with D. J. Butler, was described as "highly enjoyable" and "entertaining", having well-developed characters, and praised for "refreshingly [showing] respect for ancient civilizations and their accomplishments".