In a world with few opportunities, you’re doomed to live in the depths of poverty and despair--unless you’re rich or clever. Aleksa happens to be the latter, and she uses her cunning to understand the workings of Gilded Gate and its underpinnings. After stumbling onto a secret too big, Aleksa finds herself becoming an unknowing participant in the Council’s plans to right society once again. Aleksa becomes the Prototype.

-The Prototype is an idea that has been in my head for the last decade, and it’s finally ready to come out and play. It is set in a dystopian future not too far from our present and pits our hero against the oppressive regime and her own better judgment. Aleksa gains a partner from an unlikely source and ends up fighting to save both their lives--and the lives of Gilded Gate’s more vulnerable population.