Slan

Jommy Cross is a slan, a genetically bred superhuman whose race was created to aid humanity but is now despised by normal humans. Slans are usually shot on sight, but that doesn t stop Jommy s mother from bringing him to see the world capital of Centropolis, the seat of power for Earth s dictator, Kier Gray. But on their latest trip to Centropolis, the two slans are discovered, and Jommy s mother is killed. Jommy, only nine years old, unwittingly becomes caught up in a plot to undermine Gray, who may be more sympathetic to slans than the public suspects.