Jed Culver, President Kipper's sword and shield, knows that what is right and what is best are rarely the same thing.
To some, Mad Jackson Blackstone, rogue governor of the Republic of Texas, is slowly but surely destroying the United States.
In New York, Caitlin Monroe's one shot at vengeance may lie buried beneath the rubble of the city, but she has to be certain.
Unknown killers hunt Lady Julianne Balwyn in the anarchic, violent freeport of Darwin.
Sofia Pieraro is all alone in the empty heart of a haunted land, revenge her only reason to keep moving.
After many years the long trail of the dead will bring them all together.
The final battle for America and the new world will not be fought with armies, but in the quiet and the dark, by individuals, driven towards vengeance and annihilation.