In the not-too-distant future, the globalized world, which has become increasingly complex, frightening and confusing for many, is transformed into a simpler, clearly arranged place in which small city-states emerge, each of them home to not more than a few million people. Societies remake themselves, containing their people, knowledge and technology within well-guarded borders.

One of these places is a domain.state in the south of what was once the United States of America. Life is great there, the weather's fine, everyone has the latest technology and everything runs in accordance with rules and laws based on values reflecting the spirit of the Almighty. But, even when things appear to become simpler at first glance, they in fact become more complicated - and if more and more characters and their stories intersect in various places and times, it's possible that a higher authority may become necessary to close the circle in the end...

Tomasz Tatum is an American author living in southern Germany since 1998. Schooled in the US and in Germany, he has travelled the world, working in the fields of aviation and commercial consulting before becoming a writer.