
Novum Chronicles
The enemy has found our long-hidden refuge under the sea, the last colony of mankind. Will this be our final battle?
Welcome to the official site of Joseph Rhea, author of the five-book undersea sci-fi saga Novum, the renegade AI thriller Cyberdrome, and the first Novum Origins story, Rogue Wave. Step into vast alien seas and shifting digital frontiers, where allies become enemies, friends become family, and the will to survive is humanity’s last hope.
The enemy has found our long-hidden refuge under the sea, the last colony of mankind. Will this be our final battle?
A young submarine mechanic braves the abyss to salvage a relic that could change everything.
A young hacker enters a virtual world to find the key to Earth's survival. Will he find it in time?
Screen to page, and back again. Books from the Novum saga have also been adapted into feature film scripts.
Since most of my Novum series takes place inside a 170-foot cargo submarine called "Rogue Wave" I asked my brother, special effects wiz Dave Rhea, to design a 3D interior that felt real and lived-in. He exceeded all expectations, creating a model so detailed it could serve as blueprints for a film or TV set.