Lance is a dashing and wild international marijuana smuggler whose love for surfing huge waves epitomizes his character as a man who lives according to his own rules beyond the fringes of society. His world comes crashing down when he is woken one morning in his mountain enclave and find's himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Agent's sent by the FEDS come to kidnap him forcing him to court to stand trial against their presumptions and alleged crimes. Given a long sentence he is sent to prison to serve his time in America's worst Federal lockups. As Lance's world is torn apart and he is thrust into the nightmare of jail, he meet's another prisoner who teaches him the true implications of his physical bondage. Joseph reveals to Lance that the world beyond the fence line is as much of a prison as the one that cages him inside. He also shows him a secret that is coded in law that will not only allow him to walk out the gates as a free man, but will unlock a treasure trove of wealth beyond his wildest imaginations Not knowing of the beast he is toying with, he puts to use the tools he is armed with that might gain his freedom and access to incredible riches risking more than he ever could have foreseen. Alerting a "higher authority" to his activities sends a ripple effect to the top of the command chain where he is picked up on their radar to be dealt with in his attempts to write himself off of a global slave plantation. His journey unfolds and the reader discovers that the trigger that Lance set's off through his actions in prison, reveals a hierarchy ascending to the top of every power structure where a "higher authority" or intelligence governs the construct from above as cells would be overseen in a larger body. In a dazzling story of subterfuge and deceit committed upon the masses the author will engage you where you will begin to question the belief system and story you have sold. If you are faint of heart and would rather not entertain a fictional story that might be more real than what we think of as true, then you might not be able to handle "The Sovereign." If you are prepared to be swept away by aliens, shadow governments, quantum realities and the like then strap yourself in tightly because this ride is as wild and thought provocative as it gets "The Sovereign is a bold blend of science fiction, futuristic utopian novel, adventure yarn, and treatise on universal spiritual principles. A courageous first novel, it holds together as a satisfying page-turner that pays off the reader's attention." - Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda and other books.