Department of Corrections Book 1

"I couldn't help but root for Malyj through the entire book. Your distopian story is errie due to our current politics at this time. (Things like a certain professor who insisted we can only survive by eating each other.) His escape delighted me. I was disappointed when the surface didn't provide the fought for relief. I had trouble with my phone and jumped through hoops to finish the story after chapter 20. I had to finish the story because I wanted to escape with him. During editing you might remove some of the adjectives that seem repetitive and exchange them for other ways of saying the same thing. Looking forward to book 2🌹"

Is this published yet???

"Is this published? Where can I get a copy? I ask because this is definitely a book I want in my library. I'm big into dystopian novels and this one is right up m my alley! Someone publish this PLEASE!!"

A terrific read - outstanding

"A novel like Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and Homeland. One hell of a dystopian yarn. A tale of rebellion. Cogently written. Scary. A how to to fight back against injustice and invasive technologies."

The DOC

"If you like stories like 1984 and Brave New World, stories with brainwashing, chemical persuasion, torture and lobotomies, check out this novel, The Department of Corrections. The Department of "Corrections" - "Corrections" is a play on words. Very scary."

Er Mah Gerd!!!

"Never have I read a book that scared me like this. Ok maybe Stephen King's It. This book shows a frighteningly possibility. If this were real, we'd all be doomed. Thankfully it's just a story... or is it?"

Lovin' it

"This story is great!!! It's filled with twist after twist after twist - then it scares you to death. I love the brainwashing and torture scenes. The world the author created is sooo believable and sooo detailed you get lost in it. If you're looking for a really fun read, read this book!"

A terrifying dystopian story . . .

"When you finish reading this novel, if you have the nerve to read it, you will know you have been through one of the most terrifying reading experiences of your life. Stefan Bohdan's dystopian world could very well become a reality in the near future. This is a novel that will haunt you long after reading it. "

Lovin' it

"This story is great!!! It's filled with twist after twist after twist- then it scares you to death. I love the brainwashing and torture scenes. The world the author created is sooo believable and sooo detailed you get lost in it. If you're looking for a really fun read, read this book!"

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A work of art

"An indictment against conformity, against totalitarianism, against technology misused. A nightmare World for the individual, for the freethinker. A fantastic, intelligent read. History repeats itself in this novel - frightening. "

Kept me in constant suspense . . .

"A haunting vision of the near future. I couldn't read this refreshingly original novel fast enough. Great writing, inventive writing. Original! Original! Original! A refreshing story, not a knockoff novel. One of a kind. The Department of Corrections terrified me, blew my mind. I'm going to keep my eye on this author, so talented."

Astounding

"This astounding novel reminded me of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead (individualism versus collectivism) and Ayn Rand's Anthem (the individual against the state) in philosophy. It was also, like Rand's novels, a hard read - but definitely worth reading. Very deep concepts hidden within a highly complex plot. An entertaining story of one man defying a totalitarian state, defying The Department of Corrections."

Author's dust-jacket blurb:

"Author's dust-jacket blurb for The Department of Corrections, Book One: In a futuristic, ultra-totalitarian, for-profit United States of America—disregarding justice for profit—imperfect citizens are enslaved by perfect technology and unjust laws for State profit. E30541, an innocent man serving probation, is wrongly violated and sentenced to “correction.” His only crime: Society has labeled him an unprofitable. This is the story of E30541 and his unbreakable spirit resisting a corrupt, technologically-advanced criminal justice system hell-bent on his “correction.” A great Novel!"

Brilliant

"Stefan Bohdan's novel, The Department of Corrections, is a possible future that may await us if the individual surrenders to the unjust collective and its invasive technologies. This possible future is a technological hell no human being should have to endure. A brilliant tale. "

A terrifying dystopian story . . .

"When you finish reading this novel, if you have the nerve to read it, you will know you have been through one of the most terrifying reading experiences of your life. Stefan Bohdan's dystopian world could very well become a reality in the near future. This is a novel that will haunt you long after reading it. "

Genius

"The Department of Corrections story / plot: Beginning: Sasha Malyj (main protagonist/sympathetic protagonist), Probation Number E30541, is serving/completing three years of probation (protagonist’s problem) for failure to disclose his HIV status (not a story about HIV/AIDS) at the Orlando DOC - Probation Office A (setting with inherent conflict) in AD 2010 and AD 2110—simultaneously (date). E30541s probation is wrongly violated (inciting incident)—because society has labeled him an undesirable and an unprofitable—by Impound Officer Alexio Grohowski, his “acting” probation officer (one of numerous antagonists). E30541 is then impounded (for-profit) and sentenced (unjustly) to “correction” (a play on words) without a trial (the status quo). Crossing the threshold (suspension of disbelief/turning point) into the special world of the seven hidden levels (seven unique settings with inherent conflict/refer to Chapter Two) and its cast of dark characters beneath the Orlando DOC as an impound of the covert Karpian State, Impound E30541 suffers torturous “correction”: conditioned how to think, feel, speak, act, and look to become profitable for the State. E30541s ultra-hellish “correction” (tests and trials/opposition to goal/constant conflict), by Dr. Sinclair Burgess - Head Social Engineer (main antagonist), currently prevent his escape and include: physical and psychological torture; brainwashing; chemical persuasion; technological persuasion; infection by designer virus; and a planned lobotomy—to cure the individual, to create an expendable cell for the collective Karpian organism. Middle: Above, in the oppressed surface world (inherent conflict), the covert Karpian State and the national Department of Corrections have worked with Big Government and Big Business and Big Media to create a godless nation living under the philosophy of Karpism who believe the year to be AD 2010, who believe their AD 2010 technology to be cutting edge: a nation where imperfect people are enslaved by perfect technology (AD 2110 technology) and unjust laws for State profit (central conflict). Below, beneath the tyrannical DOC (inherent conflict), in the true year AD 2110, our tortured protagonist struggles to stay alive, to hold on to his sanity, and to retain his individuality—all while trying to escape. E30541 learns, after much resistance to his torturous conditioning (tests and trials/opposition to goal/constant conflict), if he cannot be “corrected” he will be recycled (his organs harvested and sold on the black market) and what remains of his dissected corpse will be processed into “delicious” and nutritious ImpKib (impound kibble: an economic source of protein—food—for the “corrected” impounds). The physical and mental strain of “correction” test E30541s spirit: test the limits of his body, mind, and soul. Now craving vodka and heroin (weaknesses); but his faith in the Holy Trinity (strength) sustain him through his cravings and his darkest hour and drive his life and death struggle forward. End: E30541 and E121867 (romantic interest) escape their DissCells (dissection cells) moments before being recycled (turning point) and must escape to the surface world, to a surface hospital, before E121867 succumbs to a designer virus that kills the infected within hours (high stakes/ticking clock). During their dangerous escape attempt to the surface world—pursued through the DOC’s seven subterranean levels by VIL-EN (an omnipresent hologram), K9/KP patrols, corrections officers, their impound officer, and their probation officer (tests and trials/opposition to goal/constant conflict)—to warn their state, their nation, and the world of the covert, subterranean Karpian State’s for-profit agenda and the dictatorship’s imminent Surface War that will threaten global freedom (high personal and high public stakes), E121867 (Sylvia Black) dies from her infection (designer virus) before they can reach the surface world, reach freedom, and reach medical help (expendable character/emotional turning point for the protagonist). E30541 (Sasha Malyj) now heartbroken, eventually escapes (journey ends where journey began)/(climax/false hope/turning point) to the surface world (story goal/promise/yearning reached)—only he escapes not into freedom (no need to warn the oppressed surface world now), but into the Surface War (plot twist/no resolution/new problem/setting up the sequel). An amazing story that will take you on a wild ride."

1984, Brave New World, and Logan's Run had a baby ....

"If you have read and enjoyed 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, We, Kallocain, Escape to Nowhere, A Clockwork Orange, Darkness at Noon and Logan's' Run then you will enjoy The Department of Corrections. If you have read and enjoyed any of the previously mentioned novels then you need to add The Department of Corrections to your bookshelf, to your collection of favorite novels. The author's writing style and beautiful metaphors and amazing detail held me captive , I couldn't stop reading until I finished the novel. 1984, Brave New World, and Logan's Run had a baby - The Department of Corrections."

Praise for a remarkably talented writer

"The Department of Corrections: literature, not disposable pulp. A wild journey, across hell, from beginning to end. My favorite chapters were one, twelve, and twenty-five. Every damn chapter impressed. Loved the amount of detail that went into this novel. I highly recommend this one."

Five Stars

"The best dystopian novel I have read in years. The author must of done a lot of research to write this novel. The average reader might want to get their dictionary ready or get ready to start googling words and concepts they're not familiar with. A great story. Very entertaining. Highly recommended."

Loved it!

"The author's writing style kept me reading from beginning to end. A dark story beautifully written. Left me wanting more. Hopefully there will be a sequel. I would recommend this novel to all of my family and friends. "