Fiction — the Tuning In series

What if you triggered mass telepathy?

Away from the day work, I wrote the Tuning In novels — sci-fi thrillers that are both mind-bendingly strange and intimately human, about our relationship with our thoughts, each other, and reality itself.

Winner · Science Fiction — American Fiction Awards, 2018 Finalist · Thriller & Suspense — Foreword Reviews National Indie Excellence Awards
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Tuning In — book one of the Tuning In series, by Richard H. Roberts
Tuning In cover

Tuning In

Jon Gunnarson never meant to transform humanity — he just wants a life where he doesn't absorb everyone else's emotions. Then a scam telepathy app, a neuroscientist named Ella, and an unhinged boss make the unthinkable happen. How do you escape someone who can read your mind?

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The Sea of Suns cover

The Sea of Suns

Millions are now telepathic, and Jon finds himself the reluctant leader of a global movement. All he wants is his new life with Ella — but a drug that blocks telepathy threatens the world, and stopping it means standing up to people who will kill to win.

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Reviews

"Roberts delivers a commendable series launch."

— Kirkus Reviews

"A very enjoyable, thought-provoking read... a good chunk of suspense."

— Readers' Favorite

"Truly embodies the excellence this award was created to celebrate."

— National Indie Excellence Awards

The author

A psychology education and a 25-year marketing career — both, really, about understanding how people think.

I brought that instinct to the Tuning In series, published by Highcrest Books. It's the same thing that drives my work in AI search: the conviction that the ideas worth paying attention to are the genuinely new ones. An award-winning author, longtime meditator, and Marin County resident.

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