Having finally reached the border of the Wild Lands, a supposedly utopian community existing outside the control of the corp-states, Mark Leit is confronted by a ghost from his past—the man who killed the girl he loved. While Mark reels under the ramifications of this encounter, his ex-partner, David Jerold, remains doggedly on Mark and Snow's trail, culminating in a final epic showdown between the powerful corporations and the legions of the disenfranchised and discarded. For Mark and Snow, this will be their last stand!