A virus dubbed the Red Scourge is unleashed when a body is found in the melting permafrost of the Northern Mongolian steppe. Within a few months, ninety-five percent of the world's population has succumbed. As the survivors emerge from their safe places, they find a world in ruins without the modern necessities formerly taken for granted. Now they must come together to rebuild, but old disagreements threaten the path forward.
Will the past dictate the future? Or will a brighter future be forged?