Black Swan 1: A Natural Disaster Thriller

Black Swan Event

By: Bobby Akart

Narrated by: Andrew Wehrlen

A comet from another solar system.

A conspiracy at the highest levels.

A family caught between the truth...and the end of the world.

The Black Swan Event is a natural disaster thriller series from international bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, who has delivered up-all-night thrillers to over two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide.

When NASA’s SWAN space telescope detects a faint ultraviolet anomaly beyond the orbit of Jupiter, astronomers assume it’s a comet—an interstellar visitor drifting harmlessly through space. But as more data pours in from observatories around the world, the excitement turns to confusion then to fear.4I/SWAN isn’t just unusual. It’s breaking all the rules.

Trajectory models are beyond explanation. Composition suggests the comet is manufactured.

Outgassing profiles don’t match known celestial bodies.

Radio telescopes detect harmonic pulses no one can explain.

Scientists whisper the unthinkable: What if this isn’t natural?

Professor Johan Xavier, widely known as Professor X, a brilliant but controversial planetary scientist, has built a career following the mantra, I champion hard science over comfortable assumptions. As 4I/SWAN’s anomalies grow harder to dismiss, Professor X becomes a outspoken, prominent public voice in the debate over what’s really soaring through our solar system.

Emily Pickett, a brilliant Caltech researcher for Professor X, is among the first to notice that 4I/SWAN isn’t behaving like a natural object. Daniel Pickett, Emily’s younger brother, is a rising NASA astrobiologist working inside a CIA-created classified program. He discovers anomalies in 4I/SWAN that raise more questions than answers. If the comet is a messenger, the fate of humanity may be the message.

If it’s something else, humanity may be the target.

Black Swan reveals a conspiracy that threatens the world but will leave you asking, “Are we alone?”

©2025 Bobby Akart Inc. (P)2026 Bobby Akart Inc.

Edge of the seat

Bobby, you did it again.You left us on the edge of the seat.Hurry up with the second book, a long time fan.

comets

this is again a wonderful and addictive book
I am so excited for the next book in this series
can't wait just a wonderful author

It was great!

Now, details matter as I completely missed “book 1” thinking it was a stand alone novel, that’s my only complaint but that’s on me :) As I’m going there’s only a few chapters left - wait there’s now way this wraps up… nope, but I also missed that when the Dune movie was released two hours into it lol. So only leads me to wonder and wait for book 2! I also found this one personally to be a better one on Mr. Akart’s books/series as gets away from geo/solar/emp type books that flood the Sci-Fi genre. It also helps I live in Texas and his books are ridiculously accurate to geography, culture, and real world events. Keep crushing it and push out book 2!

Slow start

Once we got to the story I was interested in the characters. I will be looking for the next book. It definitely different.

Great story + Great narrator = Success.

Most of Akart books seem to be about emp or some natural disaster. This story is pretty good, and refreshing take on different angle. I won't spoil it. Would recommend this series, narrator is good and does not bore like some others i've listened to.