Delta of Dead River sets out to rescue her family from a ruthless
dictator rising to power in the Wastes and discovers a secret that will
reshape her world in this postapocalyptic Western mashup for fans of Mad
Max and Gunslinger Girl.
Delta of Dead River has always been told to hide her back, where a map
is branded on her skin to a rumored paradise called the Verdant. In a
wasteland plagued by dust squalls, geomagnetic storms, and solar flares,
many would kill for it--even if no one can read it. So when raiders sent
by a man known as the General attack her village, Delta suspects he is
searching for her.
Delta sets out to rescue her family but quickly learns that in the
Wastes no one can be trusted--perhaps not even her childhood friend,
Asher, who has been missing for nearly a decade. If Delta can trust
Asher, she just might decode the map and trade evidence of the Verdant
to the General for her family. What Delta doesn't count on is what waits
at the Verdant: a long-forgotten secret that will shake the foundation
of her entire world.