Doc Returning from a visit to one of the outland farms, Doc finds his village destroyed, his family either gone or dead and his lover vanished without a trace. The few survivors hidden among the ruins tell a tale of ruthless, sadistic marauders taking what they want and burning the rest. Doc finds too many dead and his heart breaks for those he finds alive. Mothers whose children are gone, husbands who have lost everything and everyone. Pulling as many people as he can together and tending their wounds, Doc vows to find the rest of his people. His father is among the dead, but his mother, his sister and lover are not. The hunt is on. Jazz Jazz and Doc are on a rescue mission. This time it's personal, really personal. Robin, Doc's sister, was taken to the nearby city and enslaved. Jazz lived in the city for years and although he dreads the return, he can't refuse to guide Doc in. What they find there is worse than any memory. City peeps who barely survive and a Warlord gone berserk are just the beginning. Can Jazz find Robin? Will the two men survive themselves? And what of Zoe, the lady love they left behind?