How does a democracy become a dictatorship? Where do autocrats come from? What is a dictator's path to power? Ray N. Kuili's Awakening tackles these questions in a story that follows a group of rising-star managers, selected for attending a mysterious leadership training. When they gather in a secluded luxury lodge, they do not anticipate the twisted mind games that await them. But as the group exercise deteriorates rapidly from a friendly election to a dangerous web of no-holds-barred power plays, some players face the harshest challenge of their lives. If you enjoy closed-room battle of wills stories like 12 Angry Men or cautionary tale books that delve deep into the nature of power like 1984, Awakening is a novel for you.