Hidden Empire

In "Hidden Empire," bestselling author Orson Scott Card returns to the world of "Empire" - a near-future in which American power has grown too fast and strained relations to the breaking point. After secretly engineering the civil war between the political factions of the U.S., Averell Torrent has been elected president, and he plans to expand American imperial power around the world - as soon as he elimates those who know about his dark deeds. Captain Bartholomew Coleman realizes what Torrent is up to, but when he runs afoul of Torrent, Cole must go on the run, desperate to find the hard evidence that will prove Torrent's guilt and exonerate Cole.