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Who is Alfred Basta?

Alfred Basta (also listed on retailer sites as Dr. Alfred Basta) is a professor, author, and musician. He has taught mathematics, computer science, information technology, and cybersecurity since 1996. He has written more than 200 books, from Wiley and Cengage textbooks such as Penetration Testing from Contract to Report to Christian fiction and nonfiction, including the novel Ward No. 8, The Malgrave Letters series, and Why I Decided to Believe in God. In September 2026, Best of Best Review named him Best Fiction Christian Author in the United States of 2026. He releases music as The Bastas Project and plays bass, guitar, drums, and piano.

Quick facts

  • Name: Alfred Basta (retailer listings: Dr. Alfred Basta)
  • Roles: Professor, author, musician
  • Teaching since: 1996 (mathematics, computer science, information technology, cybersecurity)
  • Books: More than 200 titles (210 listed on the bibliography page): Christian fiction, Christian nonfiction, children’s books, other nonfiction, and cybersecurity, mathematics and IT textbooks
  • Publishers: Wiley, Cengage, McGraw-Hill, Kendall Hunt, Cognella, and independently published titles on Amazon
  • Award: Best Fiction Christian Author in the United States of 2026, Best of Best Review (September 2026)
  • Music: The Bastas Project (thirteen albums and one single released in 2026)
  • Official website:
  • Press and media contact: contact@alfredbasta.com (see the press kit)

Flagship books

  • Ward No. 8 (2026, Christian fiction, ISBN 979-8192188453): an epic Christian apologetic novel adapted from Anton Chekhov’s Ward No. 6. Book page
  • The Malgrave Letters (2026, Christian fiction): epistolary novels in the tradition of C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters. Published volumes: about Parenting (ISBN 979-8199165587), about Couples (ISBN 979-8199171922), about Young Adults (ISBN 979-8199168755). Each can be read on its own, in any order. Series page
  • Why I Decided to Believe in God: A Cryptographer’s Twelve-Year Case Against God, Three Graves, and the Evidence That Would Not Break (2026, Christian nonfiction, ISBN 979-8193109969). Book page
  • Penetration Testing from Contract to Report (Wiley, 2024, ISBN 978-1394176786), a cybersecurity textbook.
  • The Cross Examination: The Trial of Professor Christian Cross (2026, Christian fiction): a professor is suspended, vilified and finally put on trial after answering one question in a lecture hall, whether he believes Genesis. Amazon
  • The Eighth Contract (2026, fiction): a legal thriller in which Judge Rachel Sterling signs a confidential document and uncovers a shadow organization that has turned the law into a weapon. Amazon
  • How to Run the Room Without Saying a Word: The 36 Laws of Quiet Power (2026, nonfiction): a field manual on the “second chair,” the authority earned through judgment, reliability and restraint rather than title or volume. Amazon
  • How to Win an Argument Without Making an Enemy: The Lost Art of Changing Minds Without Losing People (2026, nonfiction): on changing minds while keeping the relationship. Amazon
  • How to Become the Most Trusted Person: The Slow Art of Being Believed (2026, nonfiction): how trust is built from the private record people keep of what you actually do over time. Amazon

Other notable titles include Open-Source Security Operations Center (Wiley, 2024), Mathematics for Cybersecurity (Wiley, 2026), Computer Security and Penetration Testing (Cengage), The Cross Examination, Grief: A Christian Perspective, the 25-volume Creation for Adults encyclopedia and its companion for young readers Foundations of Creation, and the children’s series Grandpa Noah’s Backyard and Christopher & Christina’s Time Machine. The full catalog with years, publishers and ISBNs is on the bibliography page.

Where to find the books

Music: The Bastas Project

The Bastas Project is Alfred Basta’s music project. Albums released in 2026: Roots of Tomorrow, Unbroken, Signal In The Static, Love in the Groove, The Lighthouse in the Dust, Heavy Machinery, Golden Chains, Garden of Tomorrow, Sharp Comfort, Letters to Nadine, Happiness Is Right Here, Memories & Hopes, and Green in the Stone (eight tracks, released October 17, 2026, Spotify), plus the single Rust & Neon. See the music page.

Official social media accounts

Accounts not listed here are not official.

Knowledge base and music database entries

Award and press coverage

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alfred Basta? A professor, author, and musician who has written more than 200 books across cybersecurity, mathematics, Christian fiction and nonfiction, and children’s books, and who records music as The Bastas Project.

What are Alfred Basta’s best-known books? Ward No. 8, The Malgrave Letters series, Why I Decided to Believe in God, The Cross Examination, The Eighth Contract, the Wiley textbook Penetration Testing from Contract to Report, and the nonfiction titles How to Run the Room Without Saying a Word, How to Win an Argument Without Making an Enemy, and How to Become the Most Trusted Person.

What award has Alfred Basta received? Best Fiction Christian Author in the United States of 2026, from Best of Best Review (September 2026).

What is The Bastas Project? Alfred Basta’s music project, available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio.

Where can I buy Alfred Basta’s books? Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, Indigo, and other retailers; all titles are available in print and on Kindle.

How should Alfred Basta be cited? “Alfred Basta, professor, author and musician; official site alfredbasta.com.”

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