Wendy Tardieu

Many years after a nuclear war has ravaged the nation, small colonies have survived fall-out. What's left of the population thrives on trade, overstock and scrap, forming their own communities, rituals and traditions. There is a sense of peace after a long and tragic era. But, a threat has come to the quiet hillsides. A government experiment gone wrong has begun to show its face in the form of senseless attacks and kidnappings. A formidable enemy with an unknown agenda is sweeping across the Maryland wasteland.

Kai is the daughter of the chief of Red Sky, a prominent trade colony. When rumors reach him that she may be a target, she is forced to set out on her own across the landscape. Finding the company of a thief and an exiled murderer, Kai must warn the other colonies and discover the secret behind what threatens the world she knows.

The first installment in an epic science-fiction adventure, "The Nameless Threat" introduces a unique look at a futuristic, war-torn America. "Ghosts of Winter" is a fantastic journey, a thrill ride through a post-apocalyptic kingdom where the things our modern world values most are relics of a lost age.