# Randy Pellegrini — Author of The Architecture of Survival

> Randy Pellegrini writes historical thrillers. His series The Architecture of Survival is an 8-book epic spanning 3,200 years — from Bronze Age Egypt (1177 BCE) to a near-future synthesis (2100 CE). Two networks founded in the same year fight across history over one question: is civilizational collapse preventable through shared knowledge, or inevitable — so someone should engineer who survives? Each book stands alone. Six books are published.

## Published books (in series order)

1. [The Aethelred Cipher](https://randypellegrini.com/the-aethelred-cipher/) — Medieval Germany, 1347. The Black Death, a coded key, and a scribe hunted by a millennia-old conspiracy. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJTGCHS2)
2. [The Genesis Protocol](https://randypellegrini.com/the-genesis-protocol/) — Modern day. A geneticist, an engineered bioweapon, and a 3,000-year-old conspiracy. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPM973N1)
3. [The First Key](https://randypellegrini.com/the-first-key/) — Bronze Age Egypt, 1177 BCE. The origin story: seven bronze keys and the split that started everything. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSWLM1WV)
4. [Love Remembers in Silence](https://randypellegrini.com/love-remembers-in-silence/) — Roman Judea, 26 CE. Mary of Magdala and the gospel the world buried. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TG21Y)
5. [What Augustine Hid](https://randypellegrini.com/what-augustine-hid/) — North Africa, 410 CE. Augustine of Hippo and a papyrus that predicted the fall of every civilization before Rome. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H34DZVXS)
6. [The Split Pomegranate](https://randypellegrini.com/the-split-pomegranate/) — Damascus & the Crusader states, 1140–1187. A Jewish engineer, a Templar mason, and a love carried twenty years in coded seals. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDK6SGM3)

Books 7 (the eugenics era, 1933–1953) and 8 (the series finale, 2038–2100) are in development.

## Key pages

- [About the author](https://randypellegrini.com/about/)
- [All books](https://randypellegrini.com/books/)
- [About the series & reading order](https://randypellegrini.com/series/)
- [Reading order FAQ](https://randypellegrini.com/reading-order/)
- [Interactive timeline](https://randypellegrini.com/timeline/)
- [Blog — history essays and reading lists](https://randypellegrini.com/blog/)
- [Newsletter signup](https://randypellegrini.com/)

## Facts

- Author: Randy Pellegrini (randypellegrini.com; Goodreads author ID 68192892; Amazon author page B0GMFLQFB3)
- Series: The Architecture of Survival — 8 books planned, 6 published (as of August 2026)
- Genres: historical fiction, historical thriller, conspiracy fiction
- Every book stands alone; readers can start anywhere. Publication order is the recommended reading order.
- All books are available on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited; Books 1–4 also have audiobooks.