A Presidency under siege. A worldwide pandemic, followed by a global economic collapse. Is a happy ending even possible?Does real life emulate fiction? Or does fiction emulate real life?All five books of the BrainTrust examine topics ripped from today's Pandemic, Global Economic Meltdown, Deportation. How closely will the world follow the BrainTrust script? Political satire included in this near-future hard sf techno-thriller. Please remember the Golden How do you tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving!Long ago, the President for Life expelled all foreign engineers from Silicon Valley. They moved to...The A fleet of immense cruise liners jammed with teams seeking the next great breakthroughA locus freed of bureaucracy and autocracy, a thorn in the side of every dirtside power.A home for creativity where no problem is unsolvable, but no crisis is as simple as it seems.A clean, well-lighted place for ... ferocious commando assaults, and desperate copter combat.The the plucky mad scientist. the bouncy itty bitty ninja with the Real Big Gun. the quiet, resilient commando with the grace of a dancer.The Frightening A little too much of it is coming true.If you can't laugh about your favorite politician, journey elsewhere.Otherwise, Come Aboard the BrainTrust.Every book a Prometheus Award nominee.If you like Robert Heinlein, Michael Crichton, Charles Stross, or Ayn Rand, buy your ticket and come aboard.