Deirdre Buford, age 25, lives for one purpose: to find her sister, Mindy, age 14. The Buford sisters are members of a tribe of raiders who call themselves the Hussars. Mindy had been kidnapped while patrolling the rim of Hussar valley in Pacifica, formerly California. Riding her Soul Horse, Danny, Deirdre relentlessly pursues the kidnappers through an America wrecked by the Great Virus, the Great Famine, endless civil war and the Breakdown, a global collapse of world order. Circumstances force her to ally with a nomadic photographer, Jube, age 29. His gentle decency moves her to the core, but her mission leads her away from the man she’s falling in love with and toward a confrontation with the people who hold her sister, the Bees, a culture dedicated to reviving the lost technology of the 21st century. They’ve been kidnapping children for genetic experimentation. To defeat them, she’ll need the help of the powerful Nations, a league of indigenous tribes. But there’s a problem. The Nations consider Deirdre a deadly enemy. They’ve even given her a nickname that signifies their grudging respect for this ferocious adversary. Crazy Hawk. Fortunately, Deirdre is able to bond with a bold Apache woman, Siki. Together they try to mold an alliance of peoples dedicated to stopping the ominous advance of the Bees’ formidable army.