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Domain
A new fast-paced adventure for fans of Robert Muchamore, Will Hill, Anthony Horowitz and Eoin Colfer.
You're always online . . . until they want you offline. Permanently.
Teenager Porter Simms lives with surrogate parents and only a distant memory of his real a car in the snow, a set of electrodes on his forehead, playing chess with his dad on an iPad - and then the accident. When a friend of his parents locates him, Porter is persuaded to try this experimental technology again - only now it has evolved to give him abilities that most people could only dream of. And this time it's a game with global stakes.
Now Porter is able to "channel" data wirelessly to his brain - a.k.a. his "domain": from martial artist to concert pianist, free climber to linguist, a menu of abilities at the blink of an eye. But there's a major he is permanently online, a device of the government, and every time he uses the skills, he loses a part of himself. To make matters worse, an unseen enemy wants him taken offline - permanently.
You're always online . . . until they want you offline. Permanently.
Teenager Porter Simms lives with surrogate parents and only a distant memory of his real a car in the snow, a set of electrodes on his forehead, playing chess with his dad on an iPad - and then the accident. When a friend of his parents locates him, Porter is persuaded to try this experimental technology again - only now it has evolved to give him abilities that most people could only dream of. And this time it's a game with global stakes.
Now Porter is able to "channel" data wirelessly to his brain - a.k.a. his "domain": from martial artist to concert pianist, free climber to linguist, a menu of abilities at the blink of an eye. But there's a major he is permanently online, a device of the government, and every time he uses the skills, he loses a part of himself. To make matters worse, an unseen enemy wants him taken offline - permanently.
240 pages, Paperback
Published July 3, 2025
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December 25, 2025
DOMAIN is an action-packed tech thriller of a teen looking for answers, another planning revenge, and a government agency hiding the truth.
This story premise was sparked by Japanese Scientists who discovered in 2004, that the human body's electrical field could be harnessed to transmit and receive data.
Told in third person, the reader travels with main character Porter to discover what happened to his past, and the truth about his future.
The story (mainly in the first quarter) is split between the present and Porter's memories that come in flashbacks. The flashbacks are clearly signposted in a different font. Porter's driving force is learning what really happened to his parents, and who is responsible. Along the way, he discovers a connection to them no one expects, let alone him or the reader.
DOMAIN is the sort of book which would make an excellent movie, with a sizzling ending that keeps readers glued to the page.
This story premise was sparked by Japanese Scientists who discovered in 2004, that the human body's electrical field could be harnessed to transmit and receive data.
Told in third person, the reader travels with main character Porter to discover what happened to his past, and the truth about his future.
The story (mainly in the first quarter) is split between the present and Porter's memories that come in flashbacks. The flashbacks are clearly signposted in a different font. Porter's driving force is learning what really happened to his parents, and who is responsible. Along the way, he discovers a connection to them no one expects, let alone him or the reader.
DOMAIN is the sort of book which would make an excellent movie, with a sizzling ending that keeps readers glued to the page.
July 31, 2025
A timely read, exploring the potential of new technology while also serving as a warning about how it’s used.
Our main character, Porter, is orphaned when his parents die in a car crash. He has some vague recollections of his life prior to this stage, but has had few questions thanks to the input of his adoptive parents.
Unfortunately, his parents were more important than Porter realised and the technology they had developed is programmed with him in mind. So it doesn’t take long before he’s called upon to help continue this work.
Like a modern day Young Bond/Alex Rider, the dépendance on technology is scary but also exciting to see the possibilities.
Our main character, Porter, is orphaned when his parents die in a car crash. He has some vague recollections of his life prior to this stage, but has had few questions thanks to the input of his adoptive parents.
Unfortunately, his parents were more important than Porter realised and the technology they had developed is programmed with him in mind. So it doesn’t take long before he’s called upon to help continue this work.
Like a modern day Young Bond/Alex Rider, the dépendance on technology is scary but also exciting to see the possibilities.
July 31, 2025
3.5 stars
I enjoyed the story. It was a YA version of the tv show Chuck, the last season. I liked Chuck so this was also enjoyable. While some things were done better than the show in my opinion, other things felt a little under developed. I wonder if it could have been extended and a little longer but it was still a fun read.
I enjoyed the story. It was a YA version of the tv show Chuck, the last season. I liked Chuck so this was also enjoyable. While some things were done better than the show in my opinion, other things felt a little under developed. I wonder if it could have been extended and a little longer but it was still a fun read.
October 15, 2025
i expected more from this than I got. but i am always a sucker for books about AI
November 18, 2025
12 year old Matt would’ve frothed over this. Its a shame it’s so derivative. Chuck did it better
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