YA sci-fi · The Zeta Trilogy · The Sapiens⁶ Universe
If you read for fun, you’re in the right place. Three books, one saga — start at the beginning and get Book One free.
A young-adult sci-fi saga set in the Sapiens⁶ Universe. Read them in order — Zeta’s journey runs from the first page of Neoprim to the finale of Specter.
Book One · 2021
The Genesis Faction has colonized a new world of primitive humans — dubbed neoprims — to hide from the intelligence-hunting aliens lurking between the stars. Enter Zeta of the Scorpion Tail Tribe, who must replay her past to piece together her fractured memory. When she faces the unthinkable truths of that past, she must choose between a fantasy of her own making and her true purpose in this new reality. Rob’s debut novel.
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Book Two · 2022
Zeta Telson has found her purpose: defeating the Specters — the absolute-black, amoeboid aliens with an appetite for abduction. When things go wrong at the Guardian Embassy, she needs another path. Enter Interra, a medieval-fantasy gameworld built to crack the Specter problem. But how far will Zeta go for vengeance — and will she forego the promise of love to get there?
Book Three
The Surya system rejoices as the Specters retreat into the icy depths of Varuna — but victory comes at great sacrifice. In the climactic finale, Alasie and the Telsons return to Genesis for one last round of heart-wrenching turmoil and wondrous discoveries. When the Wraith Queen hints at hidden armies, Alasie calls out to the Specters — the spark that ignites a wildfire of war.
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Also by Rob · Short fiction
A peculiarly personal short story about sleep, time, and perception
Rob’s first published short story — and a departure from his YA sci-fi novels. It appears in Body Shots, a contemporary journal of short fiction from Subtle Body Press (October 2024). Brace yourself, loyal readers: this one’s far from the Zeta Trilogy.
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Also by Rob · A DebtLink series
Where Rob’s day job meets his sci-fi streak — a pseudo-professional, pseudo-fiction series imagining where the receivables industry is headed. Serialized on DebtLink.
Rob Grafrath is a part-time sci-fi author. He earns his pay as a technology guru for the receivables management industry. Rob grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City. These days, he calls Fort Worth, Texas, his home. He drives a Toyota Corolla, loves peanut butter M&M’s, and works too much.
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