"In some strange way, I feel the diary is more important than me. I will go but these words and everything and everyone they represent, must not – cannot – disappear." It’s been months since a rogue comet changed the world forever. Having teamed up with others and successfully defended his new city home from a larger group of rival survivors, Jack Baldwin must help stay ahead of the game to stay alive. With a newfound sense of community and belonging, he must help find a way to live sustainably for when the last of the pre-rock supplies dry up. It’s a task many have failed and paid the ultimate price. It all must be done in the shadow of the larger, more heavily armed, Norwood hubbers – a force they have defeated once, but seem destined to face again. Can Jack and his crew find a way to survive and thrive until the darkness of the ash cloud lifts? Can they possibly prepare to defend themselves from a more fearsome force, hellbent on their resources and revenge?