Ed Perez wants the simple things in life: a mass of riches through any means possible, a new and mysterious mistress, and unquestioning adoration from the mainstream media. Since he's the new U.S. president, that shouldn't be a big thing to ask for... Or, it wouldn't be if people stopped getting in the way of his ruthless schemes. A wronged head of security; a beautiful Brazilian woman hiding a tragic secret; and a rich CEO pulling Ed's strings behind the scenes are the least of his worries. He's also got to worry about his brain-dead trophy wife; a slightly unhinged and thoroughly eccentric dictator; and his gay son, Diego, whose environmental activism won't allow him to stand by and watch his father profit from the decimation of the earth-even though it means Diego's putting his own life and the life of the people he loves most in danger. Centered around a colorful and diverse group of characters, Jon McDonald's The Seed is a tangled tale of politics, greed, murder and the struggle for power.