Formerly Halflander ~~~ Gregor, now 19 and still living in Virginia, has awaited the day that he would leave Virginia and go to New York to go visit the girl he has thought about since he left her. He must fight through the struggles that come his way, and the Nameless, Gnawers who still follow their deceased ruler, and his twisted views

The world is in ruins. New York, the once lively city is now just a pile of rubble. The only thing that stands is Lady Liberty, who inspires the living people of America to stand and fight for survival. The few people who survive the catastrophe head underground in bunkers. All of Gregor's family is dead, except for his beloved sisters, Lizzie, and Boots. Fearing for his sister's safety, he takes them to the Underland. In the Underland he finds, a new prophecy, one of gnawers. He must find a special plant, or else, all the gnawers could perish.