Dome Six: A Dystopian Adventure
C.P. James
(Independently published, Jan. 24, 2020)
Tosh’s life in Dome Six has been defined by an unsolved mystery: How could her parents have vanished from a sealed dome city?The same ruling Authority that likely covered up her parents’ disappearance now forces her to teach children only what they must know to fill one of the Dome’s ten basic jobs. Once the algorithms determine their fate, they’ll be stuck there forever. Her adopted son, Owen, will soon learn his.But after a century of protecting its people from a deadly climate event, things are falling apart. Critical systems could fail at any moment. When the Authority blames a saboteur, neighbor turns against neighbor as fear and paranoia grip the city.As the Authority’s noose tightens around Tosh’s own family, shocking new information leads her back to the defining event of her life. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her mission becomes. As the aging Dome crumbles around them, Tosh and Owen become locked in a race against time that will challenge everything they believe about the world.Fear within and death without? Welcome to Dome Six.Dome Six is a high-concept, Earth-based dystopian adventure with influences from genre classics like 1984 and Maze Runner to modern cinema such as Ascension and Westworld. If you like future science, satisfying surprises, and brainy heroes, you’ll devour this fast-paced first entry in C.P. James’ breakout series, The Cytocorp Saga.