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In the near‑future world of Orson Scott Card’s "Hidden Empire," the United States has fractured under extreme political polarization. Averell Torrent, a former political scientist and government adviser, seizes the presidency after a devastating insurrection and civil war. He reveals that he engineered the conflict to consolidate power and pursue an agenda of global domination, while also seeking to silence those who know of his role in the assassination of the previous elected president. Captain Bartholomew Coleman, known as Cole, perceives the threat Torrent poses to democracy and becomes a fugitive. Cole must gather evidence to expose Torrent’s machinations and protect the nation’s fragile stability.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Orson Scott Card
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