The background is a world plagued by a series of earthquakes of intense magnitude. Dr. Smith is one of several scientists trying to determine what is happening. The main character, Billy Brock, is an average person working sales presentations for his company. His motivation comes from Penny Nichols, a software geek who leads a boring and frustrating life. The characters are flying from Boston to Philadelphia, when the plane experiences strange turbulence. The plane lands at Philadelphia International Airport and the terminal has suffered damage from a quake. The plane taxis to a stop and things are somewhat normal when another quake strikes. When the commotion ceases, the outside world is no longer theirs.

Sections of the earth have been transposed to other dimensions. Civilization as we know it appears to be destroyed. The group must fight against both past and future nemeses for survival. This is the first novel in a series where Billy Brock leads his group to survive and establish a new beginning. Throughout the story, there are many emotional crises and relationships. Billy and Penny struggle to form a lasting relationship that seems doomed to fail.

Billy rescues Penny on several occasions, which heats up the romance. But, Penny has difficulty in sharing Billy with his female fighting friends, Ronnie and Randy. The two women are very competitive and skilled in most hunting sports. Billy is tempted on many occasions during the downs of the relationship, but fate keeps reuniting them.

Dr. Smith establishes radio contact with a fellow scientist at an observatory from Washington, which was transposed into the same dimension. Dr. Smith attempts to reach the observatory and his colleague, Dr. Joseph Miller, where together they might find a solution to their misfortune.

The story ends with Billy and his warrior friends defeating the Dark Lord and its army. What they don't know is that this is just the beginning of their troubles with the minion army and its terrifying leaders.

Synopsis provided by the author.