Brilliant (Vol. 1)

People with special powers in a plot involving conspiracy, politics, and terrorism. Starting in 1980, one percent of children born worldwide began to show signs of advanced intelligence. This segment of the population, called "brilliant ones," is viewed with great suspicion by the rest of humanity, who fear how this gift might be used. Nick Cooper is one of them, a brilliant agent trained to identify and capture gifted terrorists. His latest target is among the most dangerous he has ever faced: the man responsible for the largest terrorist attack in recent memory, on the New York Stock Exchange, who intends to start a civil war. To capture him, Cooper must infiltrate his world and go against everything he believes in. Brilliant Ones presents a universe at once disturbing and incredibly similar to our own, where a gift can become a curse.