DeltaofDeadRiversetsouttorescueherfamilyfromaruthlessdictatorrisingtopowerintheWastesanddiscoversasecretthatwillreshapeherworldinthispostapocalypticWesternmashupforfansofMadMaxandGunslingerGirl.DeltaofDeadRiverhasalwaysbeentoldtohideherback,whereamapisbrandedonherskintoarumoredparadisecalledtheVerdant.Inawastelandplaguedbydustsqualls,geomagneticstorms,andsolarflares,manywouldkillforit--evenifnoonecanreadit.SowhenraiderssentbyamanknownastheGeneralattackhervillage,Deltasuspectsheissearchingforher.DeltasetsouttorescueherfamilybutquicklylearnsthatintheWastesnoonecanbetrusted--perhapsnotevenherchildhoodfriend,Asher,whohasbeenmissingfornearlyadecade.IfDeltacantrustAsher,shejustmightdecodethemapandtradeevidenceoftheVerdanttotheGeneralforherfamily.WhatDeltadoesn’tcountoniswhatwaitsattheVerdant:along-forgottensecretthatwillshakethefoundationofherentireworld.