With religious fanatics hot on their trail, Valerie is forced to deliver Lexi's child in the filthy cab of the truck. Tiny, the child clings to life as they are hunted relentlessly. Finding themselves caught between the living murderers and the starving undead, a member of their small party must be sacrificed in order for the others to survive.

Val, Lexi, Greg, and little Charlie are all that are left. Having lost as many members of their little party that now remain, the trio are forced to struggle on their own; injured, starving, dehydrated, and delirious. With no other options, they are forced to take life-altering chances in an effort to find the elusive Jason, and hopefully with him, a way to save mankind.

The world is dead. Plants gone. Animals gone. The air is thick with dust and ash. Water has turned to murky cesspools of death and decay. Life and Earth as we know it are gone-at least all the good parts. It's been almost a year since the first signs that we killed our planet began to arise. Order and humanity are gone now, replaced by vigilante justice and survival at all costs. Nine months have passed since the quarantines were put in place. Six months since we realized it was too late, and just after that the governments of the world fell. That was nearly seven billion people ago, and now...

With a new oath to the god that gave him his power, Seth is returned to Thurr, determined to set right all of his wrongs. Sara, prisoner to the enemy king, is drawn ever further away from Valdadore to an end she is certain awaits with open maw. Borrik, the massive werewolf champion sworn to Seth has fallen in with Garret, and together they plan to hold Valdadore against their enemy at all costs, but both know they will not prevail against the invading king. Not without aid. From the West Linaya and Zorbin march with a hundred thousand Dwarven warriors in hopes of reaching Valdadore before all...

Exiled from Valdadore, Seth, Sara, and Borrik march with a ragtag army to Drakenhurst in hopes of claiming the kingdom for their own. Hearing rumors that demons exist in his realm, Garret works to quell his pain from loosing Linaya with vengeance. Both brothers question their existence and both come to realize that perhaps the masters they serve do not offer enough in return for their service.

Within the confines of Valdadore, Garret is building an inhuman army. With his newly acquired blessing from Ishanya, he hopes to confront and destroy the demon who possesses his brother's body. Anna has a plot of her own, to kill her creator and be human once again. With a little patience, her lover, the king, may provide her just the opportunity she needs. Drakenhurst is thriving with its new king and queen, but they are not yet safe. Seth knows what needs to be done, though it seems impossible. Dare he follow the only path that has the potential for resolution, and face the very dangers...