It's been fifteen months since the power went out. Matt Blaine and his family, both blood and friends who have become family, are in a bind. Supplies are running low and game is getting scarce. Matt must make a decision: does he relocate everyone to a place where game is more plentiful, or does he travel far from home in order to try and expand the trade routes? While Matt is trying to bridge the trade gap, others at the farm have their own bridges to build; some personal, some beneficial to all. Max's disturbing leap into manhood and US Army Colonel Blanton's return with a "wealth" of information from the outside are but a couple of them. Travel with the Blaines as the strength of these bridges is put to the test.