Seventeen-year-old Ember Pain is tired of running and hiding. As if living in a world void of electricity and modern conveniences isn't bad enough, she must also hide from the bad men who want to kill her and the cannibals who want to eat her. Making a stand seems like the only option. As Ember and her friends travel to Wyoming to make a final show-down against the bad men, life becomes even more complicated. But Ember holds onto hope. Nothing worth having will ever come easy