Most people have become robots- unwilling to think any of their own thoughts that differ from whatever is 'prophet-correct'- and basically no more free- will. Except for Grace Luther, who has been learning the truth, and has joined the 'Resistance' to end this tyranny and expose this 'Prophet' for what he really is- which is anything but holy or pious. These mini-computers then would 'sense' guilt or other negative feelings by the chemicals those feeling give off in the body, and if detected, would start to deform the that person- 'revealing' them to the rest of the world as 'unworthy'- and everyone is brainwashed into believing that this is through the amazing power of the main 'Prophet'. After the 'Revelations' when the 'Prophets' came to power and released upon masses of the global population nanotech, that they unknowingly inhaled, that imbedded itself in people's brains. And the choices she makes will either save her friends, the resistance, and the hope of attaining free will-or secure the Prophets’ power and ultimate control. In a dangerous world filled with lies and betrayals, Grace can’t trust anyone. Is he protecting her-or hunting her? And Jude, her first love, has returned from hiding to aid her-a task complicated by their history. Zack, the secretive government agent who is sometimes an enemy and sometimes a friend has been shadowing her every move.

But a shocking discovery has her questioning her path, and sends her hunting for answers about her past. After insinuating herself into Prophet Joshua’s inner circle, the double agent gets ever closer to fulfilling her mission to destroy his mind-influencing nanotechnology. She is determined to expose the deception and bring down the Prophets, even if it means aligning herself with the resistance, a group she doesn’t entirely trust. Now, at eighteen, Grace knows that everything she believed about the Revelations is a lie-a myth constructed by the government of the Prophets to force its citizens into model behavior. In a near future society in which morality is manifested through beauty and ugliness, a young woman will imperil her future and her world to expose the global shadow network that uses its power to play God and control humanity.Ī decade ago, Grace Luther’s life was changed by the Revelations: the moment when Great Spirit “saved” humanity and transformed the world into a place where pious behavior is rewarded with beauty, and wrongdoing results in ugliness and even death.

The Eye of the Beholder by Sarah Matts