Amped by Daniel H Wilson

A Neural Autofocus MK-4 Brain Implant has been placed into a portion of the populations temple. These implants help control some medical deficiencies and disabilities such as seizures and learning impairments. Along with the success comes experimentation. One happens to be a military chip instilled into a dozen humans which increases strength, intelligence, and agility. A movement begins when "normal" humans no longer feel comfortable living among the altered which are now called Amps. These Amps are eventually pushed underground and forced to survive alone. Owen Gray, a son of a Neural Autofocus Scientist finds himself thrown into the middle of a Civil War unlike the world has ever seen.
Daniel H Wilson is an astonishing Sci Fi adventure story teller. Beginning with a well established main character that you feel and care for, Daniel plummets the both of you into a land and time which you are emotionally committed. The author is a master at description. He grabs the reader and forces him to feel the pain and mental state of those surrounding the character. Amped is a book with great individuality, a futuristic setting, and so many twists you will not know the ending until the last page. Amped will be one of the highlights of 2012.