17-year-old Banyan is a tree builder. Using salvaged scrap metal, he
creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate
landscape. Although Banyan's never seen a real tree--they were destroyed
more than a century ago--his missing father used to tell him stories
about the Old World.
Everything changes when Banyan meets a mysterious woman with a strange
tattoo--a map to the last living trees on earth, and he sets off across
a wasteland from which few return. Those who make it past the pirates
and poachers can't escape the locusts...the locusts that now feed on
human flesh.
But Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running
out of time. Unsure of whom to trust, he's forced to make an alliance
with Alpha, a beautiful, dangerous pirate with an agenda of her own. As
they race towards a promised land that might be a myth, Banyan makes
shocking discoveries about his family, his past, and how far people will
go to bring back the trees.