It is 2048. In a world ravaged by the consequences of climate change, six world leaders vie for the ultimate title: The Emperor of the World. Six friends stand up to stop them. Can they save the world from tyranny?

How do you know when you are living in a Great Empire that is about to collapse?
You don’t.
You just try to survive it.

The first book of The Team series!
They stole his invention. He had nowhere else to turn. The Lawyer wanted to help him, but making waves got him fired. The Lawyer's friends weren't having that, so the formed The Team and vowed to steal back the man's invention.

Brian Duffy and his friends thought they had the blueprint for the change that America needed. After decades of social turmoil, political stagnation and ever-mounting problems, they swore to bring fundamental structural change. The people in power would do anything to stop them.

They survived the Federalist assault on the Free City of Seattle. They lost everything but each other and what they could carry on their e-bike. Now they set out halfway around the world to find a man who can tell them how to rebuild a shattered world.

This is the story of a life that began in a time when Hope struggled with Cynicism, to today when Hope struggles to survive in an endless sea of Cynicism.

Ms. Hotbody's Unit, New Millennium Condominiums, New York City
Ms. Hotbody

The Lotus Bar, Imperial Grand Hotel, Seattle
Dash Spice

Ms. Hotbody's Unit, New Millennium Condominiums, New York City
Ms. Hotbody