Rome, the Ottoman Empire, the USSR...History has shown it takes just a few to ruin what many have built. The United States is the latest example. Following America's self-destruction, a new nation with old ambition has become the world's lone superpower. But the good times, brought about by an influx of U.S. might, have ended. This new superpower's future is now threatened by the same issues that brought down the USA.

Weak leaders, power hungry politicians, and social radicals jockey for position within the struggling nation. In the middle of it all, an ordinary graduate student stumbles upon an idea that energizes the masses. Now, he must make a decision - fight for the only nation he has ever known or stand by the only woman he has ever loved.

Devolution is a lightning fast thrill ride from its eye-opening preface to its stunning conclusion. Its intelligent prose, layered plots, and rigorous attention to world history drives home a simple message - Freedom is never inherited; it is always earned.