Solitaire

The remarkable debut novel from a distinctive voice in speculative fiction boldly maps an ambivalent future — and the perilous, provocative terrain of the mind.

Since the moment she came into the world, Ren "Jackal" Segura has been treated differently. As a hope, she is a symbol of the highest principles of human society and is guaranteed a position of influence in the global government once she comes of age. But two months before she is to assume the role she has been preparing…