This query is from an anonymous author for the novel Power's Pawn. Thank you, Anonymous, for the honour of allowing me to work on and post this!
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ORIGINAL QUERY
In its eight years of existence, nobody has escaped from Generalissimo Lucian Devereaux’s experimental concentration camp: the Cliffhanger. Escape is said to be impossible without the help of the generalissimo himself.
So naturally, treason is the prime suspect when an unprecedented event at the camp forces Devereaux to break prisoner Ebony Arden out. Hated worldwide for starting a massive war, Devereaux needs only one more mistake to shatter his career: a mistake that Ebony would gladly provoke if she could. But while his rivals at the Cliffhanger seek the evidence they need to supplant him, Ebony actually forms a fragile bond with the generalissimo, leading her to question the accepted theory that Devereaux has no heart. Unfortunately, the brethren of rebels that she joins (and especially their revenge-driven leader named Dominic) see in black-and-white. If Ebony can’t convince the rebels that Devereaux is not their greatest enemy, the real mastermind behind the war will slither into the spotlight and use Devereaux’s downfall to consolidate his own power, plunging the world into an age darker than any yet known.
Because to thwart the true evil, personal feelings must be put aside and vendettas postponed... if only for a while.
As the first book in a proposed trilogy, POWER’S PAWN is a dystopian science fiction novel of 147,000 words.
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GOBLIN-EDIT
Escape from Cliffhanger, Generalissimo Lucian Devereaux’s experimental concentration camp, is said to be impossible without the help of the generalissimo himself. So naturally, when a [describe the event] in the camp forces Devereaux to break prisoner Ebony Arden out, the world suspects him of treason.
Ebony would gladly provoke Devereaux--who is hated worldwide for starting a war--into the final mistep that shatters his career. But instead, while the generalissimo's rivals seek evidence to topple him, Ebony forms a fragile bond with the man and questions the accepted wisdom that Devereaux has no heart. Unfortunately, the rebels she joins and their revenge-driven leader see only in black-and-white. If Ebony can’t convince the rebels that Devereaux is not their greatest enemy, the real mastermind behind the war will slither into the spotlight and use Devereaux’s downfall to consolidate his power, plunging the world into an age darker than any yet known.
As the first book in a proposed trilogy, POWER’S PAWN is a dystopian science fiction novel of 147,000 words. Thank you for your time and consideration; I look forward to hearing from you.
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