The Redemption Inquiry

Chapter 4: The Corporate Singularity

Chapter 4: The Corporate Singularity
 
A peek behind the scenes at the legal fiasco, the moral tipping point of Annus 2009. Unchecked corporate power gains a fatal stranglehold over American electoral politics. As told to the author in his chambers by a sitting justice of the United States Supreme Court. A very dark day indeed.

Chapter 3: At Black Market

Chapter 3: At Black Market
 
In which the author gives the Reader an eyeful of the dark Underbelly of the Beast as spilled by a former pal deep in the pay of the political goons. The view from The Redemption, in both directions through time’s window.

Chapter 2: Chasing the Dragon

Chapter 2: Chasing the Dragon
 
The Author’s skinny on the Modern Era by way of his own particulars, the stories of his pater and grandpater. And what’s pain got to do with it. Humanity’s attempt to dodge the pain bullet with dope and technology. It’s slavery down to the ground. The dirty secret? He’s looking back from The Redemption.

Chapter 1: Dawn of the Aquarians

Part the First
Ill Winds
 
In which human beings prove that they are hardly worth the air they breathe. Each of the five parts of the book takes the reader up another rung of a rigged game, Ike Luria’s Great Chain of Being. It all starts at ground level, what you might call the World of Making and Doing. Taking cues from his current life, and a quick glimpse at other lives he’s called his own, it’s a dark day on planet earth that drags our Author into the writing of this tale.
Chapter 1: Dawn of the Aquarians
A peek through a keyhole in time at the crooked deal that went down in the 21st and 22nd centuries. As seen through the eyes of a gal, one of the so-called redeemed, looking back to her sorry childhood. She takes a gander both forward and aft in time.

Investigator's Preface

"The Redemption Inquiry," a five-part novel by Michael Diamond, is part noir detective part philosophical investigation into the vagueries of existence and the nature of redemption. As the author navigates his imaginative universe, readers are robed in a tapestry of worlds, each representing a different plane of humanity's struggles with its Other. With an eclectic mix of characters, including a subcontinental Hasid and a brainy visionary kid, the story's journey spans centuries, weaving through historical moments of chaos and redemption.
From dark pub brawls in far flung cities to cosmic quests intertwined with metaphysical inquiries, the narrative delves into the very essence of being. As humanity grapples with its diabolical counterparts amidst the threat of the technological singularity, the story traces the transcendental climb towards unity. Finally, the culmination unveils a divine machinery orchestrating redemption itself, offering a poignant reflection on the intertwined fates of beings beyond the constraints of time.