The first in a trilogy with some serious Hunger Games vibes, S.J. Kincaid's The Diabolic is a novel about humans, humanoids, and humanity. Nemesis, a Diabolic, grew up protecting the galactic senator's daughter, Sidonia. But when the power-hungry Emperor takes Sidonia to the Galactic court as a hostage, the only way for Nemesis to save her is to become her. As Nemesis learns to hide her powers and embrace the concept of humanity, she learns what it really means to be human – and how to save the empire.