Eli Papadopoulos is the grandson of The Grandfather, the man who founded InfiniCorp and invented the dome cities. InfiniCorp is the only company; it sells everything and runs everything. It is thanks to InfiniCorp and the dome cities that the human race still exists, now that the world is uninhabitable because of global warming. Eli had always assumed that his life was set, and while her wasn't sure he wanted it, it was always a given. He would be given a high position in the company and have a good life. However, Eli is not like everyone else in his family. He doesn't enjoy his studies, despite their necessity in his life, and would rather spend his time reading the old paper books. He is also obsessed with the fact that there is something wrong with the sky. He is sure that he has seen bits of it fall to the ground, and other times he sees images in it that should not be there. When he brings his family's attention to them, he is ignored; nobody else seems to care. Which is why Eli decides to meet with an undercover organization, the Foggers, devoted to destroying what his grandfather had created when they promise him answers. Then, naturally, his life spirals out of control and Eli is stuck in a situation he can't get out of. His family questions his loyalty and the Foggers won't leave him alone.
My favorite characters are Marilyn the incredible mongoose (of course) and Spider, Eli's eldest cousin, who will be the future CEO, but is currently in charge of the Department of Loyalty.
Overall, the book was a 3. It wasn't particularly exciting, and it didn't draw me in as really brilliant books do, but it was good and solid. And it had a cool mongoose. It was like chicken; it had that everything-tastes-like-this feel, in that there was nothing spectacular about it (except the mongoose, so maybe it can have a pinch of spice on it), but still enjoyable.
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