Two industrial giants conspire to change the future. An unlikely American teenager, ground down in the wheels of an increasingly totalitarian system, discovers a mysterious force that can unlock the chains encircling the world. The choices he makes will determine the fate of humanity, forever.
In this sprawling novel that cuts a cross-section of the American pie wide open, a multi-generational mystery crosses class, race, and political lines to reveal a portrait in mosaic of American life - today, and tomorrow.