Rom Sebastian discovered a secret and consumed an ancient potion of blood to bring himself back to life. Nine years later, surviving against impossible odds, he has gathered a secret faction of followers who have also taken the blood--the first Mortals in a world that is dead. But The Order has raised an elite army to hunt and crush the living ... and no one knows the path to survival.

A tale set two years after the events of The Choosing finds Seers tactical leader Ramko executing increasingly dangerous rescue missions while outmaneuvering a newly appointed Authority President who would infiltrate and destroy the rebels.

"...the power of the Remnants and their people are growing, threatening Pacifica's careful plans for domination. Among the Trading Union, village after village, outpost after outpost, and city after city are drawn to people of the Way, and agree to stand against those who hunt them. But Pacifica intends to ferret out and annihilate the Remnants as well as everyone who hasn't sworn allegiance to the empire - setting the stage for an epic showdown that...