Introduction: If your mind moved faster than everyone else鈥檚, would it be a blessing or a curse? For fifteen-year-old Steven, this gift serves as his advantage and his prison.In a country decaying to hidden nepotism, Steven qualifies to join the vaunted military academy. Upon arrival, his class is dumped into the surrounding wilderness and told to survive and prepare for the war games. Whispers of revolution creep into Steven鈥檚 heart as he discovers that much of what he grew up believing was a lie. Burdened with suspicion and concern for the fate of his homeland, Steven rallies his peers to press on towards a liberated society....