The Monarch Project

Pingala, the World Commander, affectionately called the Human 3-D Printer, has an extraordinary ability to create anything he imagines out of thin air. Because he is universally adored, everyone is stunned when a targeted attack places him on life support. Minutes later, Pingala's most trusted advisor, Vector, learns that a chemical weapons strike is imminent and has to orchestrate an exodus to an underwater facility created by Pingala. There is just one problem-the facility can only accommodate less than one percent of the population. Vector is faced with the unenviable task of choosing those who are saved, guiding the survivors who are reeling from shock, and punishing those who don't obey. Thus begins one man's unprecedented social experiment that will have far-reaching cataclysmic consequences.