This comic collection deals with a future in which those who have water and resources (the Palace) separate themselves from the rest of the USA. There are rebel groups who fight the system in different ways, usually violent, and Eden Hale, a Palace soldier, is thrust into the middle of it all. With unannounced flashbacks (always confusing), the story is well-told and the illustrations are far from detailed. However the collection works and is still reasonably easy to follow.