This is the debut novel of author Cheryl King. Her other work includes a collection of short stories, titled Rare Coins. In this dystopian future, corporations have openly taken control of the United States government, displacing the office of the President with a Council of Ten, supposedly equaling the ancient Greek ideal that a Senate of wise men are best suited to lead a nation. Indeed, the concept is idyllic. No more crime, no more homeless, no...