1966 -- a century after the Confederate States of America won the Civil War -- the Cold War rages. <br> <br>The Soviets control the west coast. The British have The Colonies. The Confederacy is a powder keg in the middle. <br> <br>A terrorist attack in dystopian Atlanta lights the fuse. <br> <br>A Captain in the KKK grows disillusioned with his country. A widow who won’t grieve grows disillusioned with herself. A slave working at a weapons factory reaches his limits. A British invasion of Black Panthers. A Russian spy hides in plain sight. A President cashes in his chips. <br> <br>The Grasshopper Lies Heavy tells the story of an America on the brink- of war, of identity, of starting over. <br>