What do you think?
Rate this book
The Levee
West Atlantis, 2417
The seas are dry; the continents have become great dust bowls. Humanity has survived by settling on the sea beds, protected by a system of great earthen berms left behind by previous generations. Not only do the levees provide protection from the continental winds, they have also been repurposed into highways for a population that commutes from the sprawling suburbs to the town of West Atlantis.
Darren Dwyer is a 20-year-old under-achiever grappling with the reality of post high school workaday existence. Lori Fitz-Palin is starting her junior year at Sargasso State. A chance encounter leads to romance and draws them into a subversive plot with unknown repercussions.
The seas are dry; the continents have become great dust bowls. Humanity has survived by settling on the sea beds, protected by a system of great earthen berms left behind by previous generations. Not only do the levees provide protection from the continental winds, they have also been repurposed into highways for a population that commutes from the sprawling suburbs to the town of West Atlantis.
Darren Dwyer is a 20-year-old under-achiever grappling with the reality of post high school workaday existence. Lori Fitz-Palin is starting her junior year at Sargasso State. A chance encounter leads to romance and draws them into a subversive plot with unknown repercussions.
- GenresScience Fiction
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 20, 2017
28 people are currently reading
41 people want to read
About the author
Damon Norko
11 books6 followersDamon Norko is a writer, teacher and theater director. His distinctive brand of speculative fiction has been published in many places in the cyber-universe, and spans many genres.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
August 13, 2017
While the premise captured my attention, the execution lost it. Characters with inconsistent emotions and actions-reactions fell flat. Plot holes, unrealistic inferential leaps, and unanswered questions sadly created frustration instead of satisfaction.
August 2, 2017
In a world where water has mostly vanished and people are paid by the vialful, we meet Darren a not-very-motivated young man. Reconnecting with a high school sweetheart, he finds the world around him is not what it seems.
Author Norko paints a grim future, but there is hope in this dry, desiccated place.
The book moves quickly and Darren is an interesting blend of hope, laziness, despair, angst... A pretty typical twenty something who is trying to find a reason not to give up. Much of the time he seems to move in reaction to events around him and generally does not act as the catalyst.
The book was well written, and I enjoyed reading it.
Author Norko paints a grim future, but there is hope in this dry, desiccated place.
The book moves quickly and Darren is an interesting blend of hope, laziness, despair, angst... A pretty typical twenty something who is trying to find a reason not to give up. Much of the time he seems to move in reaction to events around him and generally does not act as the catalyst.
The book was well written, and I enjoyed reading it.
August 29, 2017
Agh, another novella, I must read the number of pages before downloading. This started off quite well, with some interesting ideas for a future without free water, but it was a bit dull honestly. The story was not very complete and the main character was a bit of a self-centred loser without much to redeem him. The end wound up swiftly with little explanation and not much satisfaction.
October 1, 2017
This was a nicely written blending of young adult literature and a world like Mad Max. I would gladly add this book to my classroom shelf, and enjoyed it as an adult reader.
Barnes & No
Barnes & No
October 23, 2017
Kind of charming. Full review soon at Skiffy and Fanty.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews