Survive or perish in a world gone hideously wrong...

One shell hit a gren

Without warning, the wag exploded with a sudden
violence that took the Armorer by surprise.

And then it was over, almost anticlimactic. The convoy
rolled on.

The Armorer looked at Eula, who regarded him
impassively, as though the events of the firefight hadn’t
occurred, as though she were examining him in minute
detail, trying to get inside his head, unconcerned by
what had just happened.

J.B.’s sense of unease welled up with renewed vigor.
There was something odd about the whole situation,
something that could spell danger not just for him, but
for all the companions.

Something for which only he could find the answer—if
he could figure out what the question was….
Look for Desolation Crossing, available July 14, 2009, wherever books are sold.