Reign

Reign: the Birth of Navitas, by Matt Peterson, examines profound questions about technology's role in the global balance of power and mankind's capacity to rise above petty self interest to find the better angels of its nature-or not. When Cyrus Meinen, a brilliant scientist and head of the world's most powerful company, the Alexander Corporation, decides to upsize his business from corporation to country, he finds himself pitted against an array of superpowers bent on destroying his newly founded nation: Alexia. Once dependent on the Alexander Corporation for all things technological, the U.S. and China vie for control of a world neither of them completely controls, and unfortunately, Cyrus Meinen is the key to final victory. But Cyrus is not so easily culled, and as political intrigues swirl, assassination plots are hatched, and global war plans finalized, Cyrus does his best to outmaneuver his foes in an attempt to keep himself and his country alive. When war breaks out on the moon, threatening to spread to Earth, Cyrus and his team discover the secret of a technological breakthrough that could revolutionize human history. The race is on to see who can control this new discovery, and humanity's future, but first Cyrus must survive long enough to see the fruition of his plans. Set in an indistinct future, in a world familiar enough to recognize, but mysterious enough to be not of our time, Peterson has drawn a stark portrait of what we might become if cooler heads do not prevail. He brings a wholly original and breathtaking point of view to the big questions haunting human civilization, global peace, and personal freedom. Written in matter-of-fact prose, readers will find much that will inspire, excite, and entertain. Reign: the Birth of Navitas will be sure to please sci-fi fans and anyone who loves a great thrill ride.