The White House is a smoking ruin. In Wyoming, an armed militia of thousands marches toward a final, apocalyptic battle. For thirty years humanity struggled to cope with the brilliants, the one percent of people born with remarkable gifts-- and failed. Nick Cooper has spent his life fighting for his children and his country. Now, as the world staggers on the edge of ruin, he must risk everything he loves to face his oldest enemy-- a brilliant terrorist so driven by his ideals that he will sacrifice humanity's future to achieve them.