The world after the Shift Wars is not for the faint of heart. Life is a constant struggle. Each day harder to survive than the one before. Tater, the traveling trader, has seen his fair share of this new world's atrocities. But somehow he has always managed to escape unscathed. Not this time. This time it's his life on the line. And his deliverance may very well rest in the hands of a tortured young woman who no longer believes in hope or salvation. Enjoy your trip into the perilous Sandlands.