Whatever the Majority wants, the Majority gets. In a galactic empire where sociopaths get upvoted and no one sane dares to challenge popular opinion, a group of runaway slaves and gladiators join forces with an outcast from the ultra-smart-and-popular ruling class.

Thomas used to be a thought leader. Now he’s public enemy #1, hunted by neurally linked armies and space armadas. It’s up to the outlaws to form a new type of civilization–if they can survive long enough to tap into illegal powers.