After the collapse of the United States and the ensuing nuclear war and world-wide plage, Wade Coltrane's small group of survivors have endured and thrived. Battling those who would concuer the world has become a way of life, but a much more dangerous and unbeateable challenge lies ahead. Mother Nature wreaks unthinkable havoc on the survivors. With the lines between good and evil blurred, is this the end of civilzation?