Influence

In the year 2317, life as we know it no longer exists, and it's all thanks to one man, and a bit of old magic.

Majaristo Marshall Strickland, sporting an IQ between 300 and 350 at closest estimate, has decreed that all 16-year-old children shall be tested to determine their IQ, and their results will determine their life's path.

When Lydia Butler is tested, she scores nearly as high as the Majaristo - between 300 and 325 - and is swept away to the Capitol before she knows what's happening. Her life will never be the same again.