The sudden collapse of the world climate has left only a small group of survivors. Years pass, and the climate starts to stabilize. They feel the need to explore their world again. The exploration soon discloses that there are small numbers of other people alive, existing in minimal conditions and being preyed upon by a group of slave hunters. The small group at Montagu must intervene to help those preyed upon and to prevent themselves becoming prey, but to face up to the slavers could bring a war that they are not able to win. The prize at stake is the continent! This book follows on from Preparation and Meltdown, taking the small survival colony at Montagu into the future.