Coma Imprisonment: Revolutions is a web novel set in the world of the Coma Imprisonment.
It begins on a late summer’s morning on August 8, 2026. Around the world, millions of people collapse unconscious. There is no immediate explanation, but in the coming days, this phenomenon–what becomes known as the Coma Imprisonment–becomes more defined. Only the more humanity uncovers, the more questions are raised…
- A high-ranking politician gets called to a role that she never thought would be offered to her in her lifetime.
- A hard-living Chicago journalist gets thrust into the global spotlight as he reports on the greatest mystery humanity has ever faced.
- A globally-renowned immunologist gets called to lead a consortium of scientists to try and understand the inexplicable phenomenon of the Coma Imprisonment.
- Many vignettes are explored from the viewpoints of people from all walks of life. A cult leader… a North Korean concentration camp survivor… a woman who’s husband falls comatose with no explanation…
Welcome to the world of the Coma Imprisonment. I hope you can join me on the journey that follows…
–Anthony Kim
***Revolutions is currently paused***
August 27, 2017: Hi everyone, I have decided to pause the writing of Revolutions in order to focus on the writing of Coma Resistance, the sequel/sidequel to my first novel Coma Imprisonment. Please check out this blog post for more details…
Prologue: The Spaniard
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Barcelona, Spain Hugo Moreno held up the bright orange bell pepper for close inspection, nodded and gathered a half dozen of the vegetables for purchase. He loved going to La Boquerià marketplace on Saturday with his eldest daughter and her two little children. A
Chapter 1: The Politician
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Arlington, United States of America Sheridan breathed in the cool morning air as she jogged back home from her morning workout. The metropolitan area of Washington D.C. was bathed in the late summer sunshine, steadily warming up the day. She was excited about the
Chapter 2: The Politician
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Arlington, United States of America “William! Victoria! We have to go now!” Sheridan Kelly frantically tugged on the shoes of her 3-year-old daughter while her 7-year-old son was putting his on by himself. Just then, the motorcade showed up at her doorstep on her
Chapter 3: The Politician
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Washington D.C., United States of America The motorcade pulled through the White House security gate. When it stopped, Sheridan and her two children exited after being prompted by the numerous Secret Service agents who surrounded the car. Sheridan, her family, and a cadre of
Chapter 4: The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride drowsily swung his arm above his head and yawned mightily. Halfway through the arc, his hand knocked over a mostly-empty bottle of Irish whiskey off of his side table, which promptly smashed to the ground. The room quickly
Chapter 5: The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride sped through the streets of Chicago rushing to get to his office. The adrenaline in his body was fighting to counteract the ripping hangover from the previous night. Millions have fallen unconscious. All over the world. He
Chapter 6: The Politician
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Washington D.C., United States of America Sheridan Kelly strode towards the three men seated at the end of the large, mahogany table in the Cabinet Room. She observed that they were not going to be seated in their officially designated chairs, as indicated by
Chapter 7: The Politician
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Washington D.C., United States of America “Are you telling me that the entire Cabinet is incapacitated, except for Desmond and me?” Sheridan asked incredulously. “We don’t know that yet,” said Mark Melanger quickly. The press secretary rubbed his creased forehead with his hand. “Physicians
Chapter 8, The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America “Yvonne! Print me out that spreadsheet that you got from Metro Prison, the one with all the prisoner bio summaries on it?” Matthew McBride yelled across the newsroom to his colleague, while holding the phone to his ear and
Chapter 9, The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Perry Easton stared at the prisoner list from the Metro Corrections Center, then at the news article about the failed terrorist shooting in Barcelona. He looked up at Matthew McBride. “No fucking way,” Perry agreed. “This is compelling, but
Chapter 10, From “The Daily Post and Register”
UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENON SHOCKS THE WORLD AUGUST 8, 2026 · BY MATTHEW MCBRIDE An unprecedented phenomenon has befallen humanity. This morning, at differing times, and in all major population centers around the world, millions of people have fallen unconscious. It appears that the common link among these people is that they have
Chapter 11, Vignettes
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] The Warden Chicago, United States of America Sam Walmont was having a difficult day. As prison warden of the Chicago Metropolitan Corrections Centre, he was responsible for the well-being of the inmates under his watch. Unlike many of his peers and colleagues, Sam took
Chapter 12, The President
ONE WEEK LATER Saturday August 15, 2026 [8/8 +7] Washington D.C., United States of America Sheridan Kelly, the newly sworn-in President of the United States of America, blearily stared at the briefing reports in front of her. She had had a hell of a week. It turned out that nearly all
Chapter 13, The President
Monday August 17, 2026 [8/8 +9] Washington D.C., United States of America “My fellow Americans. I address you in these times of vast uncertainty. “On Saturday August 8th, the world was a witness to the most unexpected and unexplainable phenomenon to ever strike humanity. On that day, every person who has
Chapter 14, The Reporter
Tuesday August 18, 2026 [8/8 +10] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride was very busy. Ever since the Coma phenomenon hit, the Daily Post and Register was in the global spotlight. Matthew’s paper was the first to identify the reason behind the phenomenon: killing another human being puts you
Chapter 15, The Reporter
Tuesday August 25, 2026 [8/8 +17] Chicago, United States of America One week later, Matthew McBride was famous the world over. Matthew had found the cause of the Coma Imprisonment, and also gave the phenomenon a name. His previous work in the Middle East covering the Iraq Insurgency had been
Chapter 16, The Reporter
Tuesday September 8, 2026 [8/8 +31] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride carefully entered the crime scene, plastic bags on his feet and latex gloves on his hands. Once past the threshold of the apartment door, he saw what had transpired just four hours earlier. Blood… so much blood…
Chapter 17, The Reporter
Saturday September 17, 2026 [8/8 +40] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride couldn’t sleep. He was lying in bed, his detective fling/source snoring loudly beside him. 4:07 A.M… Matthew did not have to report to work the next day at The Daily Post and Register; however, he had planned on
Chapter 18, The Immunologist
One Month Earlier In the Middle of Nowhere Saturday August 15, 2026 [8/8 +7] Andaman Islands, off the coast of India Marius Johannsen carefully tilted the child’s head back, squeezing the life-saving polio vaccine into her mouth. He then took the needle proffered by one of his field nurses and
Chapter 19, The Immunologist
Saturday August 15, 2026 [8/8 +7] Above the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, off the coast of India The twin-engine helicopter roared towards Port Blair International Airport, located on the largest island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, off the coast of India. The immunologist, Marius Johannsen, was getting briefed on the
Chapter 20, The Immunologist
Monday August 17, 2026 [8/8 +9] Washington D.C., United States of America Twenty-seven hours later, Marius Johannsen touched down in Washington D.C. He wondered what he was getting himself into. During the long flights and interconnections getting him from an obscure island off the coast of India to the seat