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"It's a shame that so many need to die, but this is God's will."

- Zehl, leader of The Second Law

A splinter group of religious extremists calling themselves The Second Law descended from the ancient Sicarii assassin order. For centuries they had been patient. For centuries they prepared. Their plan: throw the planet into chaos, then become the world's savior.

Orbital kinetic weapons decapitated the political leadership and infrastructure of every major superpower nation. Billions more died from the impacts and the ensuing environmental devastation.

The first stage of The Second Law's plan was a staggering success.

On a military base in a coastal North Carolina town, a gifted young man joins a weathered former Marine Corps helicopter pilot and his handpicked but motley crew. Aided by a mysterious messenger from the future, they set sail to pursue uncertain leads to salvage humanity's future.