First published 2016
Nick Hall possesses brain implants that allow him to browse the internet with his thoughts and read other people's minds. He works hard to keep these extraordinary abilities secret from the world. His quiet existence shatters when terrorists take control of the Academy Awards ceremony. The attackers threaten to kill Hollywood's biggest stars one by one while cameras broadcast the murders to a global audience. Hall faces an impossible choice. He can maintain his anonymity and watch innocent people die, or he can reveal his mental powers to save lives. Hall decides to act, using his unique capabilities to fight the terrorists. His intervention succeeds, but it comes at a devastating cost. Governments and powerful organizations around the world now know what he can do. They will do anything to capture and control him. Meanwhile, the covert team that has been supporting Hall begins to fall apart. Someone close to him has sold him out. Hall must navigate a web of betrayal while the most dangerous people on earth hunt him down.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, secret-identity
Setting: Academy Awards
Period: 21st-century
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Content warnings: violence