When one bad night can take out the city…

In an alternate near-future Chicago, psychics roam the streets under a regime of oppression, lost within the glare of new technology. They all fear the same fate: the Calibrationist, the agent charged with taking them in when outpourings send their powers into overdrive. Wayne Grayson never wanted the job, but with government incentives being the only thing keeping his comatose fiancée alive, he doesn’t have a choice.

When outpouring victims in Chicago suddenly skyrocket, Wayne must team up with psychic-wary Veronica Jones—a black Chicago police sergeant, familiar with the hypocrisies of the system—to discover the cause before the city lies in ruin. The deeper they delve into the investigation, though, the more they begin to suspect that someone is setting off psychics intentionally…but Wayne mustn’t let the details of the case reach the public, as each fear-mongering new story only tightens the shackles of hatred closing in on his community.

Meanwhile, in a post-catastrophe Japan, psychic Sonya Izono finds herself pregnant in a country where mandatory sterilization is in force. Torn between bitterness at the child and a fierce desire to save them, Sonya must find a way out of the country before her secret becomes impossible to hide.

As Wayne and Sonya’s paths collide, they must work together to unravel a devious plot intent on setting the world against itself, psychics and non-psychics alike.

Mind-bending and grounded in the heart, The Calibrationist uses speculative intrigue to examine the state of the modern world, perfect for fans of Blake Crouch and Andy Weir.