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In The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow, set four hundred years in the future, artificial intelligence Talis enforces global peace by holding the children of world leaders hostage. If any nation declares war, its heir is executed. The story follows Greta, Crown Princess of the Pan Polar Confederacy, whose outlook changes with the arrival of Elian, a new hostage who resists this fate. The novel includes scenes of torture.