Young Samuel Amedaeus Mueller is an exceptionally attractive man, but when he was a child, his parents relocated in a small town in south-central Pennsylvania to escape the attention of a powerful man known as the commandant. The commandant, the CEO and owner of a multinational corporation, is obsessed with fulfilling his Nazi father's dream of perfecting the Master Race.
When Sam stops a robber from murdering a woman at a dry cleaners, the incident exposes him to the commandant and drastically changes the course of his life. The commandant's clandestine actions bring Sam into contact with the supermodel Astrid Tanzen, which advances his agenda when the couple produce a son that he believes has perfect genes.
The commandant's process has enhanced Sam, his family, and his friends, making them 40 percent stronger, faster, and smarter. However, these enhancements might not be enough to ensure their survival with the challenges they will face in the new world they have been forced to colonize.