| There are a plethora of sci-fi books that | | | | industry, a black market more lucrative than |
| have explored what the Earth would be like | | | | drugs. The technos are run by a shady |
| after the apocalypse, and generally the | | | | organization known simply as The Domain. |
| apocalypse in question is a nuclear war, or | | | | |
| some sort of plague. | | | | The opposing force are the fanatical Army of |
| | | | God, the paramilitary wing of The Church of |
| Unholy Domain takes this genre in a new and | | | | Natural Humans. Their leader Adam Jordan is |
| very thought provoking direction. One only | | | | on the outside a charismatic speaker, but is |
| has to spend a couple of minutes researching | | | | also a man with a single minded hatred for |
| the history and growth of the Internet to | | | | technology and those who would use it. |
| realize how in the space of just a few years | | | | |
| it was woven itself into the very fabric of | | | | Our hero in Unholy Domain is David Brown, a |
| our world. We have near instantaneous | | | | young student who has the dubious honor of |
| communication via email, we have access to | | | | being the son of the man accused of |
| enormous repositories of information, it has | | | | unleashing the deadly virus. |
| become a part of our day to day life. I could | | | | |
| not live without it! | | | | When David receives a message sent 10 years |
| | | | previously from his father he begins to have |
| Unfortunately there is a potential dark side | | | | doubts about his fathers guilt and decides to |
| to the technology. Increasingly it is also | | | | investigate for himself. David is walking a |
| the backbone used by basic infrastructures, | | | | tightrope, he has enemies in high places, |
| power generation, transportation, law | | | | neither The Domain, nor the Army of God are |
| enforcement, and a lot more. There have | | | | enamored by his presence, for different |
| already been rumblings in the press about | | | | reasons, though one does become his unseen |
| what might happen if hackers gained control | | | | temporary protector with an ulterior motive |
| of a power generating plant, or other basic | | | | in mind. |
| service. | | | | |
| | | | This is a fast paced techno thriller which I |
| In Unholy Domain Dan Ronco takes us to a | | | | can pretty much guarantee you will not want |
| world where a decade previously (2010) a | | | | to put down, I know I didn't! Set close |
| virus had decimated the Internet. Because of | | | | enough in the future (2020) that most of the |
| the disruption to basic services over a | | | | 'props' are believable, it paints a dark |
| million people died. What would the world | | | | picture of one potential future scenario for |
| look like under these circumstances? | | | | mankind. |
| | | | |
| Dan Ronco takes us to a world that has become | | | | This is a book that is worth searching out, I |
| a fractured society, the technos and the | | | | liked the style of writing a great deal. Each |
| religious zealots. In the aftermath of the | | | | chapter begins with some quotes, some old and |
| disaster the government has regulated | | | | real, other from books yet to be written. A |
| technology, stifling innovation, this has | | | | very cute touch. You don't have to be a hard |
| resulted in an economic situation rivaling | | | | core Sci-Fi fan for this one, just a lover of |
| the great depression. Without advancing | | | | a great story. |
| technology the world has not just stagnated | | | | |
| it has regressed to an earlier time. | | | | You can pick up your own copy of Unholy |
| | | | Domain from Amazon, he also has a web site |
| Technology has become an underground | | | | with additional information. |