Jake Chronister

Told in alternating voices, Silver and Mancella endeavor to end the tyrannical reign of Mancella's father, who exploits her violent power, but Silver's initial plans to betray his accomplice waver as their feelings for each other grow.

Alex rouses to near darkness, glass enclosing him on all sides, drowning in salty fluid. Except, his lungs don't burn for air, his mind doesn't fade away, and there is a mechanical umbilical cord extending out of his navel. The Institute offers many services, but their specialty is a release from reality. All a Dreamer needs to pay is everything they have: blood, bone marrow and stems cells. A donation to biotech science. Thousands of broken souls...