Before the print rights were obtained by Numina Press, The God Patent spent over 15 weeks in the Scribd top ten – and is in the top 5 all time.

“When his first novel, The God Patent, was released, it marked a milestone not only for Ransom but for the book industry as well, as the first debut novel to emerge from the new paradigm of online publishing…What distinguishes this classic battle between faith and free will is its unusually deft infusion of legitimate but accessible science... An ambitious first novel that uses Stephens' experience as a particle physicist, director of patents, public speaker and single father in a narrative that sings of the heart and the scientific method as two parts of the same song.”

-The San Francisco Chronicle, read the feature article!

“This book is truly amazing. It combines philosophy, theology, science, humor, and great characters all in one outstanding story. This is that rare book that makes you seriously reconsider and reevaluate your idea of what the universe is all about. It is engrossing and fascinating, the kind of book that makes you sad when it's over and you want to read it all over again.”

-Miles Dylan, singer/songwriter, philosopher/sage

“The God Patent really drew me in, not just because of the hard-charging plot and the vivid characters but also because this story is wrapped around one of the central conflicts of our time:  faith in science versus faith in religion. Ransom, to his credit, avoids easy or didactic answers. Instead he pulls readers into a dense and nuanced argument that leaves us buzzing with questions.”

-Tamim Ansary, bestselling author of Destiny Disrupted

“Every time I finish a really good book, I get depressed because I'm loath to leave behind the characters that I've come to know and love, and the world in which I was immersed. I've had that feeling since reading The God Patent.  I feel altered, and I'm sad to leave that world. The book inspires one to seek excellence, to be a better person.  To choose life. What more can you ask for?”

-Ann Clark, Founder Sacred Wilderness

“When software engineers ruled the world…The heart of this tale is a science-versus-religion battle over a couple of patents that promise to unlock the secrets of the universe and turn the power of God into an ExxonMobil wet dream. On one side is Ryan and a new batch of quirky friends that includes a heartless lawyer (is that redundant?), a dedicated scientist who is sexy enough to lure Ryan back from the dark side and a teenage whiz kid…. The other side includes the usual suspects: the evil government in cahoots with an evil corporation in cahoots with an evil university run by a rightwing religious megalomaniac. Just your typical Houston suburb barbecue crowd. Ransom Stephens skillfully weaves together multiple plot lines and characters in a fast moving story that kept me hungry for the denouement and some baby back ribs. I loved hating the bad guys in The God Patent…. Ransom Stephens got it right. The Petaluma scene. The suspense software. The dark side in all of us that is battling our hardwired angels.”

 -Tim Nonn at Book Case, for the Petaluma Argus-Courier, read the review in its entirety.

“This story of life, physics and spirituality will blow your mind. You won't put it down until the last page, and when you look up, you will see the world in a totally different way.”

-Joe Quirk, bestselling author of Exult.

“…characters are well drawn and compelling and the story is tight and moves.”

-Susan Crandell

The God Patent tackles the biggest question in the universe in a brand new way. Who knew science could be this entertaining? Ransom Stephens takes on technology and existentialism, mixed with religious fervor, in a novel that will provoke the ultimate water cooler conversation.

-Kemble Scott, bestselling author of The Sower and SoMa

“Ransom Stephens is an exceptionally gifted writer who tells a engrossing story with skill and panache. You are with him at every step of the way. His characters are real, his insights profound. It's a mind provoking gem of a novel.”

-Barry S. Willdorf, author of Bring the War Home

“It's incredibly entertaining and also nourishing. As for the existence of the soul, that's proved all the way through, especially in the character of Ryan--so honest, so observant both of himself and others, so empathetic in learning to wish for their true welfare. And, as the book points out, so willing to take great risks for those principles.”

-Mary Stein, author of The Gift of Danger

“It is a brilliant first novel. The three smartest people I know, my wife, my son, and my daughter-in-law, were swept away by it.”

- Robert Park (who makes a cameo appearance in The God Patent and is a hero of the author)

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