A headstrong young woman and her repentant father fight for survival as a dehumanizing virus plagues the planet.
Set in British Columbia in a future in which the destruction of the environment has harboured an outbreak of a virus that causes victims to lose control over their minds and bodies, this is a story of love and survival. When Grace Ancora is attacked by an infected human on one of her daily foraging expeditions, her father, Bill, forces them to trek to a place called Zincton, where a supposed cure can save both their lives. When they reach the mysterious outpost, Grace and Bill meet their demise. The secret of Zincton is revealed: the outpost is a exterminating facility of the contaminated, in hopes that with a restored humanity, the world has a chance to flourish once more.