Base commander Viktor Illanov is nearing the end of his tour in a shattered American city—what little remains of it.

With the rebels crushed and the decimated U.S. Army in retreat, he looks forward to leaving the ruins behind. Thanks to his ruthless efficiency, the Sino-Russian Alliance now holds the world in a grip of iron. But when one of his patrols vanishes without a trace, the war he thought was won ignites again.

In the search for his lost men, Viktor walks streets drowned in ash and silence, facing enemies he cannot see and betrayals he cannot escape. In this gone world, mercy is extinct, and vengeance may be his only way out.