In 2041 superhumans live among us, but none of them want to save the world. Below Manhattan's shimmering megatowers, Matthew Moxon has done virtually nothing with his record-shattering IQ except catalogue comic books and cheat at blackjack... until he discovers a tumour is pressing against his brain. Unable to afford life-saving surgery, Mox enters a deadly sporting event where superhumans fight for a multi-billion dollar prize. But in a competition with demigods, he's the only one without a super power... and he's armed with nothing more than his rapidly diminishing brain cells.

In 2041 superhumans live among us, but none of them want to save the world. Below Manhattan's shimmering megatowers, Matthew Moxon has done virtually nothing with his record-shattering IQ except catalogue comic books and cheat at blackjack... until he discovers a tumour is pressing against his brain. Unable to afford life-saving surgery, Mox enters a deadly sporting event where superhumans fight for a multi-billion dollar prize. But in a competition with demigods, he's the only one without a super power... and he's armed with nothing more than his rapidly diminishing brain cells.