The Dome

by W.F. van der Hart

Climate change has ravaged the planet faster than expected. In this harsh and inhospitable world, Dylan Myers, a young, bright scientist, embarks on a seemingly impossible quest; the search for his biological parents. This proves to be a daunting task in this hazardous and toxic world infested by crime, evil, poverty and hunger. He puts himself and his loved ones in great danger and unexpectedly stumbles onto a shocking secret.

A fast-paced, realistic and intriguing story full of suspense which leaves you with plenty of food for thought.

319 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 19, 2020

About the author

W.F. van der Hart is the author of 'The Dome' series and 'Rejuvenation'. He lives in Belgium with his wife, two children, and two turtles. As a passionate reader with a curious mindset, he has a strong interest in science in its broadest sense. He writes thrillers inspired by scientific developments and based on extensive research. He has lived in different countries in Western Europe and South America and worked in private equity and consulting in many countries all over the world, which fueled his passion for traveling. He loves discovering other cultures and enjoying nice local food and wine with friends and family. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France and a MSc in Business Econometrics from the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands.

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Reviews

[Gary Reed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Climate change and wealth inequality create a dystopian not-so-distant future in this novel. The author has a well-developed vision of that world and has populated it with some likable characters. The author is obviously smart and articulate and has put a lot of thought into this, the first in what the author promises will be a series.

The author, however, has some stylistic problems that detract from the reading experience--so much so that I cannot recommend this novel. The author uses too much passive voice. He should limit the speech tags to "said" and "asked" and avoid combining them with adverbs. ("She reacted spontaneously" is not an appropriate speech tag, especially when the character is reacting to something another character said. It should be used only if the character spontaneously combusts.) The author correctly uses a comma after a speech tag at the beginning of a sentence but then inserts a paragraph before the quoted speech. And so on.

[pambranaganhotmail.com · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't, just...don't

There are so many things wrong with this book and I'm disappointed in myself for wasting the time to finish it...I actually stopped reading halfway, read 2 other books and came back to it thinking maybe I was too impatient...NAH, I wasn't, but the bad thing is it's actually a great story and could have been binge worthy if it had been expounded upon and the characters given more depth...just too sophomoric for me, sorry 👎

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story

I read this book in one day because the story was very interesting. The only issue I had was there were a lot a grammatical errors. Otherwise it would have been five stars!

[irv Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read.

You are taken on a journey that will leave you wondering what will happen next. The people involved show you what they have to due to survive in world that is in bad shape. The author did a great job with the book.

[W.F. Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real page-turner, hard to put down!

[W.F. Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real page-turner, hard to put down!