By 2035, cumulative manmade and natural electromagnetic pulse disasters have thrust the world into proverbial and literal darkness. Hanging by a civilized thread, the Confederation of American States emerges as one of many transfigured, geopolitical territories. When the lights return, civilization begins to hum once more. Survivors, however, are dancing to very different tunes.
Decades later, certain truths come home to roost when CAS geneticist, Morgan Pendergrass, determines evidence of a new Cambrian Age. At one end of the genetic spectrum, dormant code responds to an ancient adversary. At the other, DNA sparks an amplified response. Forces emerge, converge, gain momentum, and lay claim to humanity's trajectory. For those who mean to inherit the earth, 'predator' and 'prey' take on new meaning. For those who lay claim to renewed human legitimacy, significant clues may be found in strangely familiar places. For those seeking a middle ground, there is none to be found.
By 2035, cumulative manmade and natural electromagnetic pulse disasters have thrust the world into proverbial and literal darkness. Hanging by a civilized thread, the Confederation of American States emerges as one of many transfigured, geopolitical territories. When the lights return, civilization begins to hum once more. Survivors, however, are dancing to very different tunes.
Decades later, certain truths come home to roost when CAS geneticist, Morgan Pendergrass, determines evidence of a new Cambrian Age. At one end of the genetic spectrum, dormant code responds to an ancient adversary. At the other, DNA sparks an amplified response. Forces emerge, converge, gain momentum, and lay claim to humanity's trajectory. For those who mean to inherit the earth, 'predator' and 'prey' take on new meaning. For those who lay claim to renewed human legitimacy, significant clues may be found in strangely familiar places. For those seeking a middle ground, there is none to be found.