In post-apocalyptic America, five hundred years in the future, famine, war, and chaos have created a hell on earth. Outside the isolated city of Lost Vegas, violent skirmishes among the Native Americans - who have retaken their ancestral lands - claim lives by day, while ancient predators awakened during the Age of Darkness hunt humans by night. Inside the city, criminals, the impoverished, and the deformed are burned at the stake weekly.Arthur: As the presumed heir to Lost Vegas, Arthur has purposely ignored the depravity with which his father runs the city with the excuse he will change things once he is in charge. With his loyalties in question, Arthur struggles to balance protecting those he cares about and surviving long enough to save his city, a challenge that grows harder when the Natives around Lost Vegas begin to ally with one another. War is looming - but the visions Arthur has of the future show him a worse fate is possible. Black Wolf: Caught up in the Hanover family drama, the solitary Black Wolf is forced to accept allies to assure the outcome everyone wants. But even he is uncertain of how anyone - especially a scared girl, a half-skinwalker, a displaced heir, and a Native seeking vengeance - will defeat a man whose power and reputation for cruelty are spoken of in whispers for thousands of miles. The skinwalker's fate and death may be predetermined, but little does he know the importance of his role in the final battle