When Stern and his beloved daughter, Ashley, are faced with the harsh reality that the water from the torrent isn't reseeding but further submerging their home they must find the will to survive in this harsh new environment. Stern seeks out the only known landmass not conquered by the flood: the Smokey Mountains. But the waterways are full of unimaginable dangers, from roaming bands of thieves to a cult group bent on sacrificing them to Elder Gods; Stern must learn to trust unlikely strangers and realize that he can't obtain his goal alone in this pulse-pounding action novella.