Since the Solar superstorm and CME almost two years ago, the Gulf Coast town of Harris Springs, Mississippi has suffered from gang attacks, famine, hurricanes and battled a crusading army of religious zealots. Now, they face their greatest challenge. Outsmarting a tyrannical President and escaping an approaching pandemic.

Scott Montgomery and his community sheltered in an abandoned cruise ship know their time is running out. Despite the relative calm they enjoy, they are aware of the horrors all around them. This period of relative stability doesn't last long. As the zombie-like pandemic spreads, genetic engineering becomes the last hope of salvation. The new President and her rogue government has other ideas including internment camps full of imprison American citizens where bio-warfare weapons are being tested.

What's left of the U.S. military leaders are beginning to come to grips with the facts of America being ripped apart at the seams. They must act to give the remaining population any chance for survival. Scott and his friends come up with a plan to escape the corrupt regime and the approaching hordes of infected. Those plans go awry when one of there own is kidnapped.

Scott and a team of Special Forces must go head-to-head with the enemy in one of the most secret bases in the world. The rescue mission shows every likelihood of turning into an epic battle. One that may spell the end of humanity.

This third book in the series immerses readers once more in the story of our nation's struggle to rebuild itself after an CME wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and chaos.