Description: Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence. The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance," a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment," and the survivors get a cash prize. The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the camera.
Brief description:
Robert Jackson Bennett is an author whose novels include the Founders Trilogy and the Divine Cities Trilogy. His books have received the Hugo Award, Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Prize, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence and have been finalists for the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards.