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Berlin 2039: The Reign Of Anarchy
Population has doubled within the last twenty years, leading to a living hell where poverty, crime, and claustrophobia rule. Those who can afford it, have withdrawn to the well-protected gated communities, while the police have left entire neighborhoods to their own devices. In these lawless blank spots the authorities use so-called pushers to maintain a level of constant unrest between Arab clans, Turkish gangs, and Chechen brotherhoods. They are mavericks, men and women outside the law, who only answer to their supervisors based in the LKA, which is short for Landeskriminalamt, the State Office of Criminal Investigation. This is the story of Hauke the Pusher and Detective Natasha…
"Sinister." "Corrosive." "Compelling."
A Novella
"Sinister." "Corrosive." "Compelling."
A Novella
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2021
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About the author
Karsten Krepinsky
27 books42 followersKarsten Krepinsky is a German author and lives in Berlin. He holds a PhD in biology. When not working for a start-up company in the field of neurosciences, his passion is to write mystery, sci-fi, and horror novels. A great source of inspiration to Karsten is the vibrant city of Berlin.
Contact him on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Krepinsky), visit his website www.karstenkrepinsky.de, or simply write him an email: info[at]karstenkrepinsky.de.
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New Berlin: The Children Of Icarus (2023)
Berlin 2039: The Reign Of Anarchy (2021)
The Attack Of The ISombies (2021)
A Tower Below The Sea (2020)
The World Behind The Window (2012)
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Dr. Karsten Krepinsky lebt in Berlin und arbeitet dort in einem Start-Up-Unternehmen im Bereich Neurowissenschaften. Leidenschaftlich gern schreibt er als freier Autor. Aus der Vielfalt und den Gegensätzen in der Hauptstadt holt er sich die Ideen für seine Thriller, in die er Motive aus den Genres Science-Fiction, Mystery und Horror einfließen lässt.
Der Autor tritt sehr gerne mit seinen Leserinnen und Lesern in Kontakt: info(at)karstenkrepinsky.de
https://www.facebook.com/Krepinsky
www.karstenkrepinsky.de.
New Berlin: Die Kinder der Ikarus (2023)
Die Krone und das Mädchen (2020)
Blutroter Schleier (2019)
Spreeblut (2017)
Berlin 2039: Der Tod nimmt alle mit (2016)
Die ISombies, sechsteilig (2015-2018)
Nomadenseele (2015)
Nicht die Welt (2011).
Contact him on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Krepinsky), visit his website www.karstenkrepinsky.de, or simply write him an email: info[at]karstenkrepinsky.de.
Your feedback is welcome!
New Berlin: The Children Of Icarus (2023)
Berlin 2039: The Reign Of Anarchy (2021)
The Attack Of The ISombies (2021)
A Tower Below The Sea (2020)
The World Behind The Window (2012)
***
Dr. Karsten Krepinsky lebt in Berlin und arbeitet dort in einem Start-Up-Unternehmen im Bereich Neurowissenschaften. Leidenschaftlich gern schreibt er als freier Autor. Aus der Vielfalt und den Gegensätzen in der Hauptstadt holt er sich die Ideen für seine Thriller, in die er Motive aus den Genres Science-Fiction, Mystery und Horror einfließen lässt.
Der Autor tritt sehr gerne mit seinen Leserinnen und Lesern in Kontakt: info(at)karstenkrepinsky.de
https://www.facebook.com/Krepinsky
www.karstenkrepinsky.de.
New Berlin: Die Kinder der Ikarus (2023)
Die Krone und das Mädchen (2020)
Blutroter Schleier (2019)
Spreeblut (2017)
Berlin 2039: Der Tod nimmt alle mit (2016)
Die ISombies, sechsteilig (2015-2018)
Nomadenseele (2015)
Nicht die Welt (2011).
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September 20, 2023
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
After the fall of civilization, Germany is divided into various sectors, with the rich in their area, and the poor in theirs.
Something is going on, and a drug dealer has to figure out what, in this fallen country.
Very confused.
After the fall of civilization, Germany is divided into various sectors, with the rich in their area, and the poor in theirs.
Something is going on, and a drug dealer has to figure out what, in this fallen country.
Very confused.
November 23, 2021
A new futuristic way to write an epic story!
As thrillers go, this story that take place in the not-so-distant future in the city of Berlin, is quite unlike other dystopian stories I have read. The atmosphere of the setting is compelling in a suspenseful way. The details come alive from the pages, almost like a character in its own right. But the scenery does not come just from direct details, but also from the way the characters move and interact with buildings and doors, walking or riding vehicles, conversations with minor characters. As I was reading, I could easily put myself into the character’s shoes and imagine myself in this world. Hauke and Natasha are well-developed characters and the story itself is pretty well-developed as well considering it is a short book. I admire an author who can almost completely flesh out a story in a few pages. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates a dystopian futuristic setting. Great book!
As thrillers go, this story that take place in the not-so-distant future in the city of Berlin, is quite unlike other dystopian stories I have read. The atmosphere of the setting is compelling in a suspenseful way. The details come alive from the pages, almost like a character in its own right. But the scenery does not come just from direct details, but also from the way the characters move and interact with buildings and doors, walking or riding vehicles, conversations with minor characters. As I was reading, I could easily put myself into the character’s shoes and imagine myself in this world. Hauke and Natasha are well-developed characters and the story itself is pretty well-developed as well considering it is a short book. I admire an author who can almost completely flesh out a story in a few pages. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates a dystopian futuristic setting. Great book!
April 15, 2021
The future of berlin, not too far fetched
therAs a Berliner living in China it was most refreshing to read a book that touches on so many issues that stared me in the face during my last visit to my hometown already long ago. The unbelievable fact to hear Arabic music coming out of the Windows all around my old volksschule. The warning signs in only Turkish , not to swim in the canal, in kreuzberg. As well as the Russians living in that tiny apartment where I was born in lichtenberg..2039 is not so far away to not be possible to come true
Well written and a pleasure to read
therAs a Berliner living in China it was most refreshing to read a book that touches on so many issues that stared me in the face during my last visit to my hometown already long ago. The unbelievable fact to hear Arabic music coming out of the Windows all around my old volksschule. The warning signs in only Turkish , not to swim in the canal, in kreuzberg. As well as the Russians living in that tiny apartment where I was born in lichtenberg..2039 is not so far away to not be possible to come true
Well written and a pleasure to read
September 30, 2021
This is a very well written action packed thriller. An Intriguing story of Berlin set in the future. For being a short Novella I was pleasantly surprised at how much depth this story had. I absolutely loved the way the story unfolded. Population had doubled within the last 2 decades in Berlin leading to lots of Poverty & Crime.
Such a Wonderful edge of your seat thriller. I won a Kindle copy of this book from a ‘Goodreads Giveaway’
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Such a Wonderful edge of your seat thriller. I won a Kindle copy of this book from a ‘Goodreads Giveaway’
Reviews are posted on Amazon, B&N, Goodreads & Kindle.
April 14, 2021
Excellent
Well written story about a dystopian Berlin and imaginative characters who run the various arms of the criminal element along with the law enforcement community and their snitch. Wonderful reading with a great twist ending.
Well written story about a dystopian Berlin and imaginative characters who run the various arms of the criminal element along with the law enforcement community and their snitch. Wonderful reading with a great twist ending.
November 21, 2025
How can a protagonist be this unlikeable? Is that intentional?
After the first chapter (including a full page dedicated to a very detailed description of our protagonist Hauke’s genetic makeup), I already realized that finishing this book was going to be a struggle. And it’s not even 100 pages long.
The only reason I kept forcing myself through it was the hope that the author intentionally wrote Hauke as a sexist, arrogant narcissist and that something genuinely interesting would eventually happen to him. But honestly, the plot twist at the end wasn’t worth it. A twist like that only works when the book gives you clues throughout — and aside from two throwaway lines about Hauke taking some kind of medication, there was nothing.
And even if the plot twist had been well executed, it still doesn’t excuse Hauke’s disgusting personality or the fact that out of the three named female characters, two are completely sexualized. Seriously, their personalities go only as far as being potential sexual partners for Hauke. 🤮
I have to admit, the second half gets a little better. Not good, but at least I no longer wanted to bash my head against the wall every three sentences.
The characters feel more like caricatures of stereotypes than actual people. We get nothing of the protagonist’s inner emotional world, and because of that, I couldn’t bring myself to care about the plot at all.
After the first chapter (including a full page dedicated to a very detailed description of our protagonist Hauke’s genetic makeup), I already realized that finishing this book was going to be a struggle. And it’s not even 100 pages long.
The only reason I kept forcing myself through it was the hope that the author intentionally wrote Hauke as a sexist, arrogant narcissist and that something genuinely interesting would eventually happen to him. But honestly, the plot twist at the end wasn’t worth it. A twist like that only works when the book gives you clues throughout — and aside from two throwaway lines about Hauke taking some kind of medication, there was nothing.
And even if the plot twist had been well executed, it still doesn’t excuse Hauke’s disgusting personality or the fact that out of the three named female characters, two are completely sexualized. Seriously, their personalities go only as far as being potential sexual partners for Hauke. 🤮
I have to admit, the second half gets a little better. Not good, but at least I no longer wanted to bash my head against the wall every three sentences.
The characters feel more like caricatures of stereotypes than actual people. We get nothing of the protagonist’s inner emotional world, and because of that, I couldn’t bring myself to care about the plot at all.
October 20, 2021
This was a goodreads win. Thank you.
Berlin year 2039 what a mess. Germany has let way too many immigrants in and as is in the world at this time, instead of the new population melding into the countries norms, they have wrecked the total system. Now there are ghettos, and outside the wire. A drug pusher, who is also an informant for the German Government is telling the story. He lives underground in an old subway station, he has two room mates that he did not invite, but he feeds them and shelters them. He has a kind heart, but will kill for survival, and that is what he has to do, survive each day in the jungle.
The ghetto is filled with Muslims, Chechens and Turks, they all hate each other, and fight for their own little territories. Someone is trying to bump off the Muslims, and the narrator has been asked to find out who it is!
Berlin year 2039 what a mess. Germany has let way too many immigrants in and as is in the world at this time, instead of the new population melding into the countries norms, they have wrecked the total system. Now there are ghettos, and outside the wire. A drug pusher, who is also an informant for the German Government is telling the story. He lives underground in an old subway station, he has two room mates that he did not invite, but he feeds them and shelters them. He has a kind heart, but will kill for survival, and that is what he has to do, survive each day in the jungle.
The ghetto is filled with Muslims, Chechens and Turks, they all hate each other, and fight for their own little territories. Someone is trying to bump off the Muslims, and the narrator has been asked to find out who it is!
November 9, 2021
A exciting story
This book was shorter than I expected it to be, but that ok because you still get a full and descriptive story. Here we have a our MC who is a “pusher”, or a town drug dealer, who gets his product from their “government”. They have him working as a CI with a main goal of keeping tension and war between the rival gangs/mobs. However they need additional help now, so decide to send him to question mob leaders about murders that have been taking place around the city. As more murders take place and answers he receives, the more the puzzles pieces fit. He just doesn’t realize he is one of the those bigger pieces, but it all makes sense in the end. If you like some short action stories with a bit of mystery, I recommend taking some time to read this.
This book was shorter than I expected it to be, but that ok because you still get a full and descriptive story. Here we have a our MC who is a “pusher”, or a town drug dealer, who gets his product from their “government”. They have him working as a CI with a main goal of keeping tension and war between the rival gangs/mobs. However they need additional help now, so decide to send him to question mob leaders about murders that have been taking place around the city. As more murders take place and answers he receives, the more the puzzles pieces fit. He just doesn’t realize he is one of the those bigger pieces, but it all makes sense in the end. If you like some short action stories with a bit of mystery, I recommend taking some time to read this.
November 14, 2021
Berlin in the year 2039. The world is much more densely populated and only the rich can afford to live in comfort, peace and security. All others are living in slums, divided among racial lines and pushers work hard to keep the divisions going. Hauke, a pusher who is the main character in the story is not a likeable person and he echoes the views of the authorities in disquieting ways. I didn’t like the story as it reminded me too much of my history lessons in Germany of the lives during Hitler’s reign. If this Author’s vision is where we are headed as a society, we are certainly in more trouble than we know.
November 19, 2021
"Berlin 2039: The Reign of Anarchy" is a novel written by the German author Karsten Krepinsky. In general terms, this novel is a dystopia in the near future in Berlin. The population increased dramatically, people with purchasing power moved to the well-protected gated communities, while the rest of society was excluded, living in poverty.
This book completely caught me; since I started it, I couldn't stop reading it. I really liked the author's writing style. The descriptions of the scenes are very complete and detailed. The characters are also really well described and drawn. I recommend this dystopian novel to all fans of this genre.
This book completely caught me; since I started it, I couldn't stop reading it. I really liked the author's writing style. The descriptions of the scenes are very complete and detailed. The characters are also really well described and drawn. I recommend this dystopian novel to all fans of this genre.
August 11, 2021
This was a GoodReads giveaway win of a Kindle ebook novella.
This was translated from its original German into English. My feeling is that the references to landmarks and native German phrases may lost some of its edge in the translation, but I will likely never really know.
This was a short read. Easy to get absorbed into this tale. I liked our hero. I particularly enjoyed the ending. I am sure it reads better in German, but I don't plan on become fluent in my spare time. Too many other books for me to read.
This was a GoodReads.
This was translated from its original German into English. My feeling is that the references to landmarks and native German phrases may lost some of its edge in the translation, but I will likely never really know.
This was a short read. Easy to get absorbed into this tale. I liked our hero. I particularly enjoyed the ending. I am sure it reads better in German, but I don't plan on become fluent in my spare time. Too many other books for me to read.
This was a GoodReads.
November 19, 2021
This is a book to read from cover to end in just one day. Not only do I say this because of its length but also because I couldn't stop reading.
German author, Karsten Krepinsky, created the scene in a perfect way. His narrative is very descriptive and I could almost imagine the city he described.
Dialogues are engaging and seem natural even for the future; that if we think for a while, there are many things that are similar to nowadays.
I would certainly recommend this book and I am also eager to read some other books by the author as this one captured me completely.
German author, Karsten Krepinsky, created the scene in a perfect way. His narrative is very descriptive and I could almost imagine the city he described.
Dialogues are engaging and seem natural even for the future; that if we think for a while, there are many things that are similar to nowadays.
I would certainly recommend this book and I am also eager to read some other books by the author as this one captured me completely.
November 24, 2021
The author has a very nice and concise writing style. Reading this book set me in time and place; it was a great reading experience because the author wrote every scene with many details and added accurate descriptions. In some parts it felt as if I was watching it on a screen.
Character portrayal was also very well achieved and the pace of the book kept me on constant wait for something to happen. It is a fast paced book that was very entertaining. I would certainly read more works by this author because this was my first book by him and I already loved it.
Character portrayal was also very well achieved and the pace of the book kept me on constant wait for something to happen. It is a fast paced book that was very entertaining. I would certainly read more works by this author because this was my first book by him and I already loved it.
September 18, 2022
I won this book in a good reads giveaway. It’s not normally something I would pick up, but I’m glad I had the chance to read it. It was a short story, but you still got a full detailed story. The length does not compromise it. The end had me shocked, and I’m usually one to guess the ending.
April 27, 2021
=great book
December 25, 2021
Not a bad book.
October 15, 2021
This was an interesting read. Set in the future but is very realistic to the world we live in today. It held my interest to the very last page
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