After fleeing his home in Lincoln, Test Davis settles in the small town of Saratoga, Wyoming, where he hopes to slip into obscurity. But when his boss's niece, Alyssa, draws him reluctantly into a relationship, he's afraid he won't be able to hide who-and what-he really is. When a horrific confrontation with two co-workers forces Test to go back on the run, he reunites with an old friend, discovers that Alyssa has a secret of her own, and finds the answer to the question he's been too afraid to ask: What am I?

Can the damned be saved? Kurt Lavine is at the end of his rope. Having buried his wife and eldest daughter, his grip on realitybegins to fade. The loss of his loved ones, as well as his job, sends him into a downward spiral filled with alcohol and self pity. Inevitably, his mother has reported him to DHS, resulting in the loss of his two remaining children. Desperate and capable of anything, Kurt has nothing to lose...or so he thinks. The day comes when, in a fit of anger, Kurt kills a man. In his attempt to flee, his tumultuous life comes to an abrupt end. For some, death is a blessing, but...

The future, no matter how dark, is still unwritten. Most eighteen year olds would run if they found out their girlfriend was pregnant, but Shiloh Winter embraces the news and prepares for life as a parent. Then his normal life takes a sharp turn. A work related road trip, a vividly frightening dream, and a visit to the emergency room culminate in the end of life as the human race knows it. Unknowingly becoming a vessel of death, Shiloh is soon to find out that everything that was before, in a fraction of time, is gone.