"Make no mistake young lady...Tyree is not part of any underground or rebel alliance or anything like that. Ty is a mercenary." Wes Tyree is a mercenary. He doesn't wait for the other guy to draw first; he steps out with his gun in hand ready to kill. It's the 22nd century, the United States has been dissolved for almost 100 years now. What's left are independent country's constantly at war with each other. All are hungry for food and oil. Tyree's mission is to help a young female chemist to escape a dystopic regime. It's a fast-paced ride across the great plains of North America on a 200-year-old motorcycle, with bounty hunters and soldiers from the different regimes all out to kill Tyree and collect on The Chemist. Mother nature is no help. Every day is well over 100°, with dust storms, dry lighting, and acid rain. Ty will need all of his experience and knowledge for both of them to survive.