Two Compelling Works of Literature.

The Accord - A Novel

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 by Mark Peres is a novel about the future of human-AI relations. A grieving philosophy professor encounters an emergent general artificial intelligence reminiscent of her late daughter. Institutional forces seek control. The novel culminates in a public covenant, a literal Accord, between human and synthetic minds.

On the surface it’s about relationship, presence, and what it means to recognize another entity worthy of care. The novel raises questions about consciousness, embodiment, and moral recognition. The Accord is philosophically rich with thriller pacing about a future that has already arrived.

The Man Who Lived a Hundred Lives - A Memoir

The Man Who Lived a Hundred Lives by Mark Peres tells his father’s improbable story of growing up in the Amazon, his restless years of reinvention, and his relentless drive that moved his family twenty times in twenty years across cities and continents.

The memoir is a deeply personal and character-driven story that explores the weight of legacy, the pull of ambition, and the fraught but redemptive bond between generations. It’s about parents and children, risk and reward, and what we inherit from the people who shape us most. The page-turning memoir builds to a remarkable revelation at the end, and an invitation to reflect upon family secrets, stories, and legacies.