The unthinkable happened; China invaded Canada while world governments stagger beneath a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions. Disillusioned, unable and unwilling to kowtow to the new authorities Mark Elders and his wife struggle to survive in a work camp. Overworked, Jada dies in childbirth, their infant along with her, and Mark snaps. His rebellion prompts the Camp Commandant to load him onto the truck headed for the mines with other recalcitrant. But fate isn't finished with Mark, and what it has in store for him is the farthest thing from his wildest imagination.