A catastrophic series of earthquakes strikes the Pacific Rim-and the source is not natural.
When an enormous, mirror-smooth alien structure is discovered beneath a dormant volcano, Alex Cave is pulled back into a world he's been forced to leave behind.
Stripped of his spacecraft and betrayed by the government, Alex joins a private research team investigating a deadly seismic pattern. What they discover two miles beneath the ocean floor defies science: a 65-million-year-old alien laboratory awakening from dormancy. Inside waits Seti, a sentient artificial intelligence with access to technology capable of reshaping the planet-or destroying it.
Alex is accidentally thrust into an alternate Earth where climate catastrophe reshaped civilization, strict population laws govern society, and secretly, nearly the entire population has been replaced by android duplicates. As Alex uncovers a conspiracy orchestrated by Nora-a rogue android born from humanity's own experiments-he joins forces with the last surviving "fleshies" while searching for a way home.
With the world literally draining his life force, Alex and the new awakened alien android Seti attempt a dangerous multiverse jump, only to land in a new, even darker reality-forcing them on a relentless journey through parallel worlds in search of safety, allies, and a universe where humanity still survives In Parallel, the seventh explosive installment in The Alex Cave Series, bestselling author James M. Corkill delivers a bold, mind-bending sci-fi thriller that ventures deeper into cosmic mystery, human identity, and the fragile fabric of dimensional reality. When an inexplicable event sends shockwaves through the scientific community-and through Alex Cave's own life-he is thrust into a crisis that transcends anything he has faced before.
A routine moment becomes a nightmare when Alex witnesses a flash of impossible light in the night sky, a cataclysmic anomaly that vanishes without explanation. What begins as a curious astronomical event soon reveals its true nature: a tear between two parallel Earths-one eerily familiar, the other terrifyingly altered. As Alex confronts manifestations of people he once loved, including shocking encounters with alternate versions of individuals long dead, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous collision of worlds where one reality may overwrite the other.
Corkill weaves a masterfully paced narrative of emotional depth and scientific imagination, propelling readers across both versions of Earth as Alex races to understand the nature of the dimensional rift. Joined by his loyal team-and shadowed by ruthless forces seeking to exploit the breach-Alex must navigate a landscape where every ally could have a double, every truth has a counterpart, and every decision threatens cascading consequences.
With cinematic action, gripping emotional stakes, and a storyline that blends theoretical physics with Corkill's signature human-centered adventure, Parallel explores fate, loss, and the profound question of what makes us who we are. As the rift widens and timelines begin to destabilize, Alex faces the ultimate dilemma: save his world, or rescue someone he once lost in another.
Bold, suspenseful, and richly imaginative, Parallel is Corkill at his finest-a riveting fusion of science fiction, mystery, and emotional drama that expands the Alex Cave universe into uncharted territory. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, James Rollins, Niven, and The Expanse, PARALLEL delivers high-octane action, deep-ocean mystery, alien technology, and a countdown the world cannot survive.
If you love fast-paced science fiction thrillers with global stakes, and heroic adventure-this is your next obsession, so grab your copy now!
Feature movie script available from the author.
