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Domain Geometry: A Novel
*The end is near.*
Rita is a survivor. When she came to New Atlantis as a refugee she was a child. Her fate was to die by the wayside, malnourished and uncared for, like the scores of immigrants alongside her. But Rita persisted, living to adulthood by adapting to the post-apocalyptic cruelness of her new home.
To avoid the crush of her oppressors’ grip, Rita has spent a lifetime sacrificing what is sacred. She is a slave trader of sorts. She purposely becomes pregnant only to sell the baby into servitude. But now, with a new bundle of joy on the way, Rita cannot find a buyer.
With the help of her boyfriend and her first born son, Rita searches the dilapidated, sprawling techno-slum for a master in need of a slave. What kind of a person is Rita? Not the kind she is proud of. But she survives. And she bawls at night, wondering if living in the civilized world has been worth the morality that she has sacrificed on the altar. Can she be redeemed?
Abused by upper-class cyborgs, and plagued by crushing debt and illness, Rita and her family dare to live life on their own terms. A life beyond the territories of the wicked, removed from the ruthlessness of a cold-hearted humanity. What do the wastelands outside the city hold for them? Will they free themselves from their shackles in time to find out?
Coding science fiction with ancient symbolism, Derek Berg has forced the mystery of ancient worlds into the space of futuristic themes. Domain Geometry delivers.
Rita is a survivor. When she came to New Atlantis as a refugee she was a child. Her fate was to die by the wayside, malnourished and uncared for, like the scores of immigrants alongside her. But Rita persisted, living to adulthood by adapting to the post-apocalyptic cruelness of her new home.
To avoid the crush of her oppressors’ grip, Rita has spent a lifetime sacrificing what is sacred. She is a slave trader of sorts. She purposely becomes pregnant only to sell the baby into servitude. But now, with a new bundle of joy on the way, Rita cannot find a buyer.
With the help of her boyfriend and her first born son, Rita searches the dilapidated, sprawling techno-slum for a master in need of a slave. What kind of a person is Rita? Not the kind she is proud of. But she survives. And she bawls at night, wondering if living in the civilized world has been worth the morality that she has sacrificed on the altar. Can she be redeemed?
Abused by upper-class cyborgs, and plagued by crushing debt and illness, Rita and her family dare to live life on their own terms. A life beyond the territories of the wicked, removed from the ruthlessness of a cold-hearted humanity. What do the wastelands outside the city hold for them? Will they free themselves from their shackles in time to find out?
Coding science fiction with ancient symbolism, Derek Berg has forced the mystery of ancient worlds into the space of futuristic themes. Domain Geometry delivers.
436 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2016
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June 6, 2017
This is dystopia taken to another level. It's hard to read, both because of the subject matter, and because of the beautifully delineated violence, but it does repay the effort. Society has degraded to such a point that residential circles have developed, with the most prosperous members living in the innermost circle and the quality of the residents declining as one goes further out, until the last, revolting, brutal and untimately untenable circle, when there is no dignity and precious little possibility of continued existence. In the centre, inbreeding, corruption and extraordinary physical augmentations mean that the freakish tenants cower in fear of each other and those outside their circle. The story follows the highest residents, including the king and some of the lowest. This is a superbly accomplished book, but not, I think, one for the imaginatively sensitive.
March 8, 2019
Gratuitous and obnoxious vulgarity.
This is one bit of filth that has no redeeming plotline or story arc to justify downloading. I received this "book" for free and there is no bounty sufficient to pay me to keep it on my device nor to read it again. Prospective readers should download a sample prior to purchase, in the possible event that I have misunderstood the writer. If you can read the first two chapters and find a compelling story in them, then by all means try out this book and this author. As for me I have placed the author on my personal "do not download at any price " list.
This is one bit of filth that has no redeeming plotline or story arc to justify downloading. I received this "book" for free and there is no bounty sufficient to pay me to keep it on my device nor to read it again. Prospective readers should download a sample prior to purchase, in the possible event that I have misunderstood the writer. If you can read the first two chapters and find a compelling story in them, then by all means try out this book and this author. As for me I have placed the author on my personal "do not download at any price " list.
August 14, 2017
I am not a fan of SCI-FI novels as a rule but this book came highly recommended. I found myself completely swept into Derek Berg's "Domain Geometry" with the turning of each new page. The more I read, the more apparent it became that we are heading in the same dismal direction as the dystopian society described in Berg's book.
I began to experience the same trepidation I felt when reading Orwell's "1984" and we all know how that turned out! I consider this a testament to Berg's capability as a writer, and one who is sure to endure much success in the science-fiction world. His story is creative, suspenseful and unique, even for its genre. Also, I caught myself laughing at certain passages which was totally unexpected. I love when a book can be serious and dark,yet still exude a little levity when needed.
I couldn't help but relate to the main character, Rita, asking myself on numerous occasions, what would I do if suddenly finding myself in her shoes? This is a very thought provoking story...one I would not only recommend to SCI-FI enthusiasts, but to readers like myself, who are trying to exist in a world they barely recognize anymore, while asking themselves, how it can get any worse?
To answer that question, I'll simply say, order your copy of "Domain Geometry" today!
C.M. Turner
I began to experience the same trepidation I felt when reading Orwell's "1984" and we all know how that turned out! I consider this a testament to Berg's capability as a writer, and one who is sure to endure much success in the science-fiction world. His story is creative, suspenseful and unique, even for its genre. Also, I caught myself laughing at certain passages which was totally unexpected. I love when a book can be serious and dark,yet still exude a little levity when needed.
I couldn't help but relate to the main character, Rita, asking myself on numerous occasions, what would I do if suddenly finding myself in her shoes? This is a very thought provoking story...one I would not only recommend to SCI-FI enthusiasts, but to readers like myself, who are trying to exist in a world they barely recognize anymore, while asking themselves, how it can get any worse?
To answer that question, I'll simply say, order your copy of "Domain Geometry" today!
C.M. Turner
January 31, 2017
The world is coming to an end. What will become of society as the planet decays? Domain Geometry brilliantly portrays civilization as a bubbling stew of organic and synthetic life that is truly the stuff of nightmares.
The story opens in a mad travel hub in New Atlantis, Earth – a place where social order is reflected in the concentric circles of the city plan. If this scene were a painting it would be a surreal masterpiece depicting a malfunctioning society. In fact the whole book is a superb study of a society that has its roots in our present day world. Brilliantly imagined and written in a literary style peppered with black humour and with tremendous depth. Derek Berg is set to become a familiar name to Science Fiction readers.
I highly recommend this book and hope that it will be widely read.
The story opens in a mad travel hub in New Atlantis, Earth – a place where social order is reflected in the concentric circles of the city plan. If this scene were a painting it would be a surreal masterpiece depicting a malfunctioning society. In fact the whole book is a superb study of a society that has its roots in our present day world. Brilliantly imagined and written in a literary style peppered with black humour and with tremendous depth. Derek Berg is set to become a familiar name to Science Fiction readers.
I highly recommend this book and hope that it will be widely read.
June 17, 2017
Wow, what an amazing piece of dark witty funny Scarry fiction, couldn't stop reading. The world is so dangerous and compelling but also so tragically intertwined, this is a very deep read, not for the feint of heart. Excellent world building and storytelling at its finest.
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