M. A. Rothman

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M. A. Rothman
BornMichael A. Rothman
Occupation
  • Engineer
  • Writer
Period2006–present
Genres
Subjects
Notable works
  • Darwin's Cipher (2020)
  • The Inside Man (2019)
  • Primordial Threat (2018)
Website
michaelarothman.com

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.

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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.

Biography

Rothman has Jewish heritage and was the first in his family to be born in the United States. [1] [2] 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). [3] [4] As of September 2022, he has 286 utility patents registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, [5] and 737 additional patents registered outside the United States. [6]

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. [7] [8] [9] A prequel, Princess Interrupted, was published in October 2013. [10] The series was reissued in 2020 through Primordial Press, with the prequel being renamed Agent of Prophecy. [7] [8] [9] [11]

The post-apocalyptic Dispocalypse was released in June 2016 through M & S under the name Michael A. Rothman. [12] 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. [13] [14] 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. [15] [16]

The first book featuring Mafia fixer Levi Yoder, Perimeter, was released in October 2018. [17] Two sequels, The Inside Man and Never Again, were released in September 2020. [18] [19] The Inside Man debuted at #122 on the USA Today list on July 18, 2019. [20] 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. [21] [22] A sequel to Primordial Threat, Freedom's Last Gasp, was released in April 2020. [23]

Non-fiction bibliography

Published as "Michael A. Rothman" or "Michael Rothman" unless otherwise noted.

Books

Papers and articles

Fiction bibliography

Published as "M. A. Rothman" unless otherwise noted.

Connor Sloane

A suspense spy thriller series about Connor Sloane, a CIA operations officer.

The Exodus

A hard science fiction series set in the late 2060s.

Levi Yoder

A technothriller series set in the near future. It follows the adventures of Levi Yoder, a Mafia fixer.

New beginnings

A new adult urban fantasy series.

  1. Running From Destiny (October 2020, Primordial Press, ISBN   9798551641919)
  2. The Code Breaker (October 2020, Primordial Press, ISBN   9798553584375)
  3. Dispocalypse (June 2016, M & S Publishing, ISBN   9780989089494)

The Plainswalker

A military fantasy series.

  1. The Plainswalker (March 2021, Primordial Press, ISBN   979-872770439-4)
  2. The Sage's Tower (December 2021, Primordial Press, ISBN   979-8784184153)

The Prophecies

An epic young adult fantasy series. Originally published as Michael A. Rothman through M & S Publishing.

  1. Heirs of Prophecy (April 2012, ISBN   9780985169701)
  2. Tools of Prophecy (July 2012, ISBN   9780985169756)
  3. Lords of Prophecy (April 2013, ISBN   9780989089401)

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":

  1. Agent of Prophecy (June 2020, ISBN   9798656903752)
  2. Heirs of Prophecy (July 2020, ISBN   9798668349104)
  3. Tools of Prophecy (August 2020, ISBN   9798679636019)
  4. Lords of Prophecy (September 2020, ISBN   9798691359293)

Other novels

Short fiction

Critical reception

Kirkus Reviews stated that—in Perimeter—Rothman created "a first-rate introduction to energetic characters" in his Levi Yoder series. [32] His writing in Darwin's Cipher was called a "smart, engrossing tale that entertainingly uses science." [33] 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". [30]

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References

  1. ↑ Rothman, M. A. (June 19, 2017). "I've not made a secret of my Jewish heritage". Facebook . Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ Rothman, M. A. (30 November 2016). "About Mike Rothman". Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rothman, Michael (May 16, 2007). "UEFI Overview" (PDF). UEFI Configuration Sub-team at UEFI. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ Doran, Mark; Zimmer, Vincent J.; Rothman, Michael A. (October 2011). Douglas, Stuart (ed.). "Beyond BIOS: Exploring the Many Dimensions of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (PDF). Intel Technology Journal. Hillsboro, Oregon: Intel Press. 15 (1). ISBN   978-1-934053-43-0. ISSN   1535-864X. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database: Results of Search in US Patent Collection db for:((APT/1 AND IN/Rothman-Michael-A$) OR (IN/Rothman-Michael$ AND AN/Intel)): 284 patents". United States Patent and Trademark Office . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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  7. 1 2 "Title: Heirs of Prophecy". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Title: Tools of Prophecy". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Title: Lords of Prophecy". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Title: Princess Interrupted". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Title: Agent of Prophecy". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Title: Dispocalypse". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Title: Running from Destiny". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Title: The Code Breaker". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  15. ↑ "USA Today Best-Seller List for October 25, 2018, showing Fantasy/Scifi". USA Today . October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Title: Primordial Threat". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Title: Perimeter". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Title: The Inside Man". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Title: Never Again". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "USA Today Best-Seller List for July 18, 2019, page 13". USA Today . July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  21. ↑ "USA Today Best-Seller List for September 10, 2020, page 9". USA Today . September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Title: Darwin's Cipher". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Title: Freedom's Last Gasp". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  24. ↑ Zimmer, Vincent; Rothman, Michael; Hale, Robert (May 10, 2007). "EFI Architecture". Dr. Dobb's Journal . Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  25. ↑ Zimmer, Vincent; Rothman, Michael; Doran, Mark; Wei, Dong (2009). "A Tale of Two Standards" (PDF). UEFI.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  26. ↑ Zimmer, Vincent; Rothman, Michael; Hale, Robert (January 30, 2009). "UEFI: From Reset Vector to Operating System". In Ecker, Wolfgang; Müller, Wolfgang; Dömer, Rainer (eds.). Hardware-dependent Software: Principles and Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 47–67. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9436-1. ISBN   978-1-4020-9435-4. S2CID   57912185 . Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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  29. ↑ Rothman, Michael A.; Zimmer, Vincent (2014). "Configuration from bare metal to the cloud -leveraging modern systems to enhance manageability" (PDF). Intel. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Time Trials". Kirkus Reviews . June 13, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  31. ↑ Christopher Ruocchio; Sean C. W. Korsgaard, eds. (December 2022). Worlds Long Lost. Riverdale, NY: Baen Books. ISBN   9781982192303.
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  33. ↑ "Darwin's Cipher". Kirkus Reviews . March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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