A catastrophe known as the Great Cataclysm destroyed the civilization of the old world. Nuclear war, runaway genetic weapons, contagious viruses, and unknown disasters reduced the world to ruins. Radiation, mutated creatures, harsh climates, and crazed human factions now infest the land, while technological civilization has regressed at a terrifying pace.
Su Qingyin is a young scavenger struggling to survive on the fringes of the ruins. She has a keen instinct for the technology of the old world, slight resistance to radiation, and a photographic memory. At first, all she wants is to stay alive.
