On July 2, 2021, Atlas died. Sam Skylar lived on in self-imposed exile in the nascent metropolis of New Anchorage. He’s kept his head down for a year, forgoing his powers and doing everything he can to stay out of trouble. But trouble just won’t leave him alone. When Paul Moray turns up in his favorite armchair, Sam finds himself dragged back into a world that has no place for him. Alone and on the run, he must join forces with an unlikely ally to set things right and unravel a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he ever could have imagined. When law and order run counter to right and wrong, what’s a good man to do