Life in twenty-second-century America is an odyssey of pain and death. Savagely transformed by atomic fallout, what remains of humanity endures an internecine war against those who thrive on chaos and bloodshed. A legend in a violent land, Ryan Cawdor lives and fights by his own rules as he and his companions traverse the grim world of Deathlands. For as long as the future remains out of reach, survival means living long enough to face a new day. Hearing a rumor that the Trader, his old teacher and friend, is still alive, Ryan and his warrior group struggle across the treacherous Texas desert to find the truth. But an enemy with a score to settle is in hot pursuit - and so is the elusive Trader. The preDark city of Sonora - preserved for a century in the salt and sand of the nukescape - becomes the staging ground for a showdown between mortal enemies, where the scales of revenge and death will be balanced with brutal finality. (Scorpion God - 2 of 2)
