Cataclysm is the first of a survivor-adventure book series detailing a post economic collapse. Divided over a political issue the United States has fallen into chaos. Eight years after the collapse, only the strong and resourceful have survived. Cataclysm follows a small group led by Stuart Knowles, who have found a way to live in a world that has lost sight of its order. When Stuart's past finds him and the secrets he once tried to hide start to surface, the group is forced to choose who's side he is truly on. The group attempts to maintain some semblance of humanity while dealing with factions that are trying to take what is not theirs. While some people try to hold on to the world they once knew, others trying to add to the chaos. How will the group handle being pushed to their limits? What will the group do to survive in The Divide?