BLADE: The seven-foot-tall, iron-muscled leader of the Freedom Force, he headed the struggle to restore order after World War III plunged the Earth into chaos. But even Blade couldn't save everyone from dying at the hands of the maniacs, murderers, and mutants who ranged the nuked-out land.

QUEST STRIKE: Disturbing clues that a member of the Force presumed dead might still be living led Blade to Los Angeles. There, what should have been a simple inquiry turned into a bloodbath. For hidden forces had covered up the truth about the lost warrior, killing anyone who dared to investigate. But the people behind the conspiracy had never confronted an opponent like Blade—and they wouldn't live to battle another.