Joseph Rhea is a research scientist whose preoccupations include writing and game design. Although a "hobby" writer all of his life, his first work of major fiction is the science fiction techno-thriller, Cyberdrome, winner of the 2008 PODBRAM Award for Best Science Fiction of the Year.

Cyberdrome was co-developed and illustrated by his brother, David Rhea, a mechanical special effects artist whose preoccupations include drawing and 3D computer modeling (see his site here). Learn more about Cyberdrome at www.Cyberdrome.org

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CYBERDROME
by Joseph Rhea and David Rhea

Winner of the 2008 PODBRAM Award for
Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year!

When the human race is threatened by a deadly plague, our salvation might be found in a group of computer-generated virtual worlds populated by digital "people" and mined for new technology that could save us all.

When rogue programmer Alek Grey learns that his ex-fiancée has become trapped in that system, unable to be removed from interface without risk of brain death, he knows of only one way to rescue the woman he still loves.

But, will he risk all of humanity to save her?

To purchase the Cyberdrome Novel, check out our Links page, or go to Amazon.com
To preview the book or learn more about all of our Cyberdrome projects, go to Cyberdrome.org
If you already have the book, please consider helping us get the word out by placing one of our Cyberdrome Banners on your own website. To download code for the banners, go to Cyberdrome.org and click on the Media Link.

Future Projects

Cyberdrome: CGI - A full-color "coffee table" style book filled with David Rhea's computer-generated images from Cyberdrome. Look for it later this year.

Short Story #1- A terrorist-made nanotech plague has swept the world clean of nearly all human life, and is now on its way back to complete the job. A small band of survivors in New York believe they can bring back life to a dying planet. Can they do it in time?

Short story #2 - One hundred years after "The Event" forced humanity to evacuate Earth's dry land and move to the relative safety of the deep oceans, the young captain of a transport sub is offered a small fortune to carry a large, nondescript black box to a remote location. Along the way he is attacked by pirates and government agents bent on stealing the box, and learns that its contents may hold the key to humanity's future survival in the sea. But is it a future he is willing to die for?

Ocean Planet - my first far-future speculative fiction novel. It takes place on a distant "ocean planet" (a planet covered entirely by water). The 3-book story is outlined but no actual writing has taken place yet.

Cyberdrome Sequels - there are at least two additional books planned in the Cyberdrome Series. Work on these depends heavily on successes of the first book, so go out and buy a copy today.

Rhea Brothers Collaborations

The other half of the Rhea Brothers creative team is David Rhea, a mechanical special effects artist working in Southern California. His preoccupations include game design, computer art, and 3D computer modeling. See his website here.

Joseph and David actually invented the word "Cyberdrome" in 1985, bringing together cyber (referring to man-machine interface) and drome (meaning field or arena). They trademarked the name and used it for a 3D multiplayer computer game they created in the late 80's. Since then, their Cyberdrome-related projects have expanded to include a 3D artificial life simulator, the beginnings of an illustrated ebook and digital comics, and finally, a full-length novel. Future plans include sequels to their book, a new online computer game (MMOG), and even a movie script, all based on Cyberdrome.

In addition to their Cyberdrome-related projects, the Rhea Brothers also designed a website for Admixtures Inc. of Irwindale, California. Go to the links page to see their work.

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