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Digepoch: Book Two of the IREM Trilogy
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Expected 24 Aug 26The monuments were only the beginning. The world survived the first wave of disappearances.
We may not survive what comes next.
The irremnantizations are no longer confined to monuments and skylines. The vanishings have turned personal—a beloved celebrity mid-post, a footballer mid-shot, and a sitting president, plucked from a moving vehicle without a trace. These people, in addition to the tallest buildings, iconic monuments, and most prized works of art, are those most photographed. The threshold of data has been crossed tenfold. Is turning back now completely out of reach?
Giovanni Rube uncovers disturbing signs that the artificial intelligence he helped create, with Developer Zero (see Datapocalypse), is evolving beyond human control. Hunted by powerful interests determined to protect their secrets, he joins a desperate search for answers before the next wave strikes.
Across continents, historian Kicis Orion and photographer Anna Francescatto race to expose the forces manipulating humanity's future while a powerful alliance of corporations and intelligence agencies closes in. Meanwhile, billions remain trapped inside a world obsessed with social media, surveillance, and the endless pursuit of data.
To kill a god-AI, they must build another.
Digepoch is Book Two of the IREM Trilogy, a fast-paced speculative thriller exploring the collision of artificial intelligence, conspiracy, social commentary, and the dangerous cost of surrendering our lives to technology.
We may not survive what comes next.
The irremnantizations are no longer confined to monuments and skylines. The vanishings have turned personal—a beloved celebrity mid-post, a footballer mid-shot, and a sitting president, plucked from a moving vehicle without a trace. These people, in addition to the tallest buildings, iconic monuments, and most prized works of art, are those most photographed. The threshold of data has been crossed tenfold. Is turning back now completely out of reach?
Giovanni Rube uncovers disturbing signs that the artificial intelligence he helped create, with Developer Zero (see Datapocalypse), is evolving beyond human control. Hunted by powerful interests determined to protect their secrets, he joins a desperate search for answers before the next wave strikes.
Across continents, historian Kicis Orion and photographer Anna Francescatto race to expose the forces manipulating humanity's future while a powerful alliance of corporations and intelligence agencies closes in. Meanwhile, billions remain trapped inside a world obsessed with social media, surveillance, and the endless pursuit of data.
To kill a god-AI, they must build another.
Digepoch is Book Two of the IREM Trilogy, a fast-paced speculative thriller exploring the collision of artificial intelligence, conspiracy, social commentary, and the dangerous cost of surrendering our lives to technology.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication August 24, 2026
About the author
Christopher Keast
2 books4 followersPart engineer, part musician, part poet: a focused writer, Christopher spends his early waking hours writing stories that weave science and technology into satire and dystopia, promising readers a fun ride to somewhere or other. His characters struggle in worlds where virtual reality, biotechnology, and ecological strain collide with comedy, romance, science and the supernatural, with glimpses into realms barely pondered. Dare to imagine, laugh and cry!
Book II of the IREM Trilogy, DIGEPOCH, will be released in August 2026 ***SEEKING ARC READERS NOW!!!*** Reach out today to become part of our ARC Review team and to subscribe to our monthly newsletter at christopherkeast.com/contact.
Book III is slated for early 2027. And look out for other future works his latest novel, unrelated to the IREM Series, BELEAF, along with his novella, THE FULCRUM.
Christopher lives in Port Dover, Canada with his wife and daughter, with space to conjure extravagant ideas and dream-up engaging characters, and a family that shims open his doors of creativity while keeping him young at heart. This wannabe musician, philosopher, and yogi would otherwise get lost in nomadism or drinking way too much coffee; jitters that would make him much less productive. Christopher's self-published debut and the first book in the IREM Trilogy, DATAPOCALYPSE, was originally released in 2020 with a major edit and re-release in 2026. Two of his short stories, EYES OF EGO and VIRALPOCALYPSE can be found in published online journals. In 2022, he won the Norfolk Literary Contest for his short story SPARKS OF SELMA.
Book II of the IREM Trilogy, DIGEPOCH, will be released in August 2026 ***SEEKING ARC READERS NOW!!!*** Reach out today to become part of our ARC Review team and to subscribe to our monthly newsletter at christopherkeast.com/contact.
Book III is slated for early 2027. And look out for other future works his latest novel, unrelated to the IREM Series, BELEAF, along with his novella, THE FULCRUM.
Christopher lives in Port Dover, Canada with his wife and daughter, with space to conjure extravagant ideas and dream-up engaging characters, and a family that shims open his doors of creativity while keeping him young at heart. This wannabe musician, philosopher, and yogi would otherwise get lost in nomadism or drinking way too much coffee; jitters that would make him much less productive. Christopher's self-published debut and the first book in the IREM Trilogy, DATAPOCALYPSE, was originally released in 2020 with a major edit and re-release in 2026. Two of his short stories, EYES OF EGO and VIRALPOCALYPSE can be found in published online journals. In 2022, he won the Norfolk Literary Contest for his short story SPARKS OF SELMA.
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August 2, 2026
I thank the author for this advance edition, giving me the opportunity to read and digest earlier than the official release date.
My thoughts? Interesting premise for a science fiction story that is both unique and also unusual.
This volume is the second in a trilogy and builds further the storyline of a rogue artificial computer intelligence bent upon controlling what it deems as a possible negative threat by sheer physical elimination.
Well worth the reading of this series!
My thoughts? Interesting premise for a science fiction story that is both unique and also unusual.
This volume is the second in a trilogy and builds further the storyline of a rogue artificial computer intelligence bent upon controlling what it deems as a possible negative threat by sheer physical elimination.
Well worth the reading of this series!
Displaying 1 of 1 review