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!