On May Day, 2018, sixty meteors entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded around the globe with a force greater than a nuclear blast. Earthquakes and tsunamis followed. Then China attacked Europe, Asia, and the United States in the belief the disaster was an act of war.

Washington D.C. was obliterated. And the country's leadership class was decimated. That left the surviving elements of the armed forces to try and impose order on chaos.

As refugees across America engage in open warfare with the military over scarce resources, a select group of individuals representing the surviving corporate structure decides to remake the country based on free market principles. They call their creation "The New Confederacy."

With no orders from higher up, Army Captain "Mac" Macintyre and her company of Strykers head east to find the supplies they need, and if things go well, reach Arizona. The place where they hope to find refuge.



William C. Dietz is the bestselling author of more than sixty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and producer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Dietz served as director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company. He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington.