The sequel to 2015's The Surface's End . The truth about the Deathlands is revealed as soon as Talitha arrives in Jonah's quiet town. Her presence is unsettling. Some are accepting, but others feel the need to prepare for an attack on their way of life from the people living beneath the desert. Deep underground, however, the facts about the surface are further censored and obscured. The Facility Leaders are doing everything within their power to keep their citizens - especially the Laborers - in the dark. But both worlds have been illuminated, and must face the reality of each other's existence. David Joel Stevenson lives outside of Nashville, TN, and is possibly surrounded by several chickens, and thousands of honey bees. He is the singer in the band Manic Bloom, a songwriter, a computer programmer, and is irregularly documenting his quests in homesteading on his blog,  GeekOffGrid.