Jim Nuffield

Writer — Engineer — Dreamer

A Universe of Possibilities

Prometheus Red

A Near-Future International Thriller

Exoplanet Search

The world learns that Planet Earth will be destroyed in 700 years. One woman fights a vicious battle for her life to reveal a terrible secret to the world, forcing the US President, desperate to claim her place in history, to choose between two enormous evils.

It is 2030, four years after the thrilling events of Prometheus Blue, where we learned that a sun-sized star fragment will destroy the Earth in 700 years. US President Amanda Lexington believes she can rally the world to build enough nuclear explosive power to destroy it.

Former con artist Maddy Stone lives a life of luxury in rural New Zealand. Her husband David Destine, founder of the anti-nuclear Destiny Movement, influences Lexington to secretly test the globe’s nuclear arsenal on Mars. Success would set Lexington’s place in history as humanity’s savior. Failure would condemn Earth to poverty, environmental wreckage and global conflict.

But Lexington’s plan comes with a tragic complication: space entrepreneur Jeffrey Knowles has a manned base on Mars, temporarily hidden from the Lexington and the world.

When Maddy is betrayed by David, he only man she has ever trusted, she must fight a desperate battle for her life to reveal his secret to the world. When Lexington learns of the base, she realizes even success has a terrible price, forcing her to choose between two enormous evils in a heart-pounding conclusion.

Here’s a sample from Prometheus Red.

My Books

Making Diamonds

A troubled young woman joins an all-female gang of Park Avenue grifters who specialize in conning ruthless men of their ill-gotten wealth. When her brutal past threatens to cast them all into every woman’s worst nightmare, she must pull off one last big con, or die trying.

Prometheus Blue

In 2025, the world learns that a wandering star is certain to destroy the Earth in 700 years. Three opposing forces driven by politics, science and religion, clash in a desperate struggle to shape humanity’s destiny.

Prometheus Red

The world learns that Planet Earth will be destroyed in 700 years. One woman fights a vicious battle for her life to reveal a terrible secret to the world, forcing the US President, desperate to claim her place in history, to choose between two enormous evils.

My Blog

Finding a Twin Earth

Finding a Twin Earth

Finding a Twin Earth Part One In this blog and the next, I’m going to discuss the process of finding a twin Earth. What are the chances of finding a twin Earth? How are humans going to power the ships that escape to other planets? How fast will they go? How long will...

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The Query Letter

The Query Letter

Submitting My Query Letter My first book Prometheus Blue now complete and ready for submission, with book two Prometheus Red in final draft form. Now it’s time to embark on the journey to getting published. Just remember, I’m not an expert on this. As I described in...

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Writing My First Book

Writing My First Book

Writing My First Book My first book Prometheus Blue now complete and ready for submission, with book two Prometheus Red in final draft form. Now it’s time to embark on the journey to getting published. Just remember, I’m not an expert on this. As I described in an...

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Seeking Agent Representation

Late Summer / Early Fall 2023, I will be embarking on my quest for agent representation for Making Diamonds -- My debut psychological crime thriller, set in present-day Manhattan. Soon after will I will release my debut near future thriller -- Prometheus Blue, the beginning of an 800-year series about the end of the world. Prometheus Red will emerge hot on Blue's heels.