Twenty-year-old Russ arrives in the northern California town of
Freedom to visit his dad. Freedom has peculiarities other than its odd
name: the local mayor's ideas of "decentralization" have left it
without normal connections to state or federal government and minimal
public services. Russ meets an interesting young woman, Pendra, but
before he can get to know much about Freedom or its people, a savage
tsunami strikes the West Coast. The wave of human brutality that soon
hits the isolated town proves more dangerous to the survivors than the
natural disaster. Russ, his father, Pendra, and the other townsfolk
must tap all their courage and ingenuity -- and find strength they
never knew they had -- if they have any hope of living to find real
freedom!