"A new novel from the author of DEATH OF A SUPERHERO, about the brightest and darkest sides of human invention. Short of money the inventor Thomas Edison is captivated by the charismatic JP Morgan, the ""world's banker"". Accepting Morgan's glittering offer of almost unlimited cash in return for helping change the way the world does business, Edison sees himself descend from being the godlike inventor of electric light to being complicit in the invention of the electric chair. He becomes infatuated by a world of privilege and power, ultimately threatening his own spiritual survival."