In 2067 the asteroid Jurbay severs the continent, amputating 22 western states and submerging them into the Pacific Ocean in the course of a day. Sixteen years later, caught in the 2083 post-apocalyptic world, Avery DeTornada, the 22 year old daughter of great leaders, struggles to step into leadership herself and release her community from the domination of The Third. Avery and her comrades Shaw, McGinty and Pasha operate undercover, working in the city of Reichel within the oppressive government of The Third. Their undercover status allows them to work quietly, developing covert strategies...

For five years, Avery DeTornada and The 28 United run from The Third, strengthening their following of loyal ones. Finally settling in Colony G, located in an abandoned zoo west of the Waters of Erie, Avery, Shaw, and McGinty build an air fleet of zooms and prepare to strike The Third, now relocated in the city of Ash. Pasha goes rogue, planting herself inside The Third, trying to take them down, promising her own brand of energy to fuel their ultimate weapon, the fishborns. She tries to manipulate her status inside The Third, but Commander Dorsey proves to be a formidable foe. Continuing to...