In the aftermath of The Pulse, technology is dead—and most of humanity with it. The forest has reclaimed what was hers.

Tigers now rule where humans once stood. Lawlessness spreads like rot. And deep beneath the ferns and towering cedars, something ancient is waking.

Newt rides the ruins as a muleskinner—alone, unflinching, shaped by a world that devours the weak. But when love finds her, and friendship takes root, Newt sees the world for what it is—and what it could be. To protect those she’s come to cherish, she must risk the one thing she’s always kept safe: her heart.