The town of Greenridge is a small, picturesque community that prides itself as being the Mayberry of the Midwest. It is a peaceful place, surrounded by farms, forests, and tranquil countryside. Without warning, the world around them appears to go mad. Something is modifying human DNA, enhancing the Warrior Gene. Those who are infected lose their inhibitions, become extremely aggressive, and ultimately believe in their own superiority. Almost half of the population is affected. Within days of the outbreak, the government crashes, the military collapses, and society fails. With their slow pace of life brutally interrupted by the apocalypse, the residents of Greenridge are forced to band together and take up arms. It will require all of their skills, courage, community spirit, and love for each other to survive.

A new American president is elected, the promise of gun control a significant plank of her campaign platform. Moving swiftly after taking the oath of the highest office in the land, she enacts a clever method of outlawing several types of common weapons. The courts are instantly overwhelmed while Congress remains in complete gridlock, disabled by infighting and party loyalty. Several states rise to resist, many declaring themselves sanctuary environments for the 2nd Amendment. All the while, empowered federal agents begin going door to door, confiscating weapon contraband and arresting owners. Violence erupts across the nation as the divide threatens to explode into a hot war. Best-selling author Joe Nobody’s epic novel follows the adventures of the Floyds, a Central Texas family who unwittingly become embroiled into the conflict. Their freedom threatened, their livelihood destroyed, and their way of life about to disappear forever, they become an icon of the resistance. As both sides continue to escalate, a second civil war seems inevitable. Dangerous lines are being drawn, millions of lives at risk as the death toll continues to rise. There is a solution however, a simple answer that would restore order and provide a workable compromise… if only it can be heard in time.

Assimilating mountains of raw data, artificial intelligence has developed the ability to accurately predict behavior, and its prophecy is alarming. Mankind is doomed. The apocalypse is on the horizon. Billions will die as society slides into complete anarchy. Something must be done. The cure isn’t simple or clean. To avoid a collapse, the government of the United States must be overthrown, a new form of rule established. The rest of the world will have no choice but to follow. The silicon mastermind attacks, unleashing chaos, confusion, and destruction on the American justice system – the weakest link in democracy’s precious chain. Thrust into the middle of this diabolical scheme is US Marshal Griffin Storm, a man with his own troubles. Working with Katherine “Kit” Carson, an assistant US attorney, this unlikely duo finds themselves battling a ruthless, determined foe that knows, sees, and hears everything.

The constant struggle to survive begins to weigh on the people of Village Palms as the apocalypse wears on. Shortages begin to ravage the community as a series of deadly raids threaten their lives. Levi and the Grey Wolves are suffering from attrition, the casualties from repeated skirmishes beginning to mount. Desperate for solutions, the Palm’s leadership forges a partnership with the nearby community of Gypsy Bluff, but it is not a marriage made in heaven. Competing priorities, jealously, and differing agendas soon lead to disagreements. The Raiders are growing more aggressive, their violent attacks generating fear and dismay. Both communities are facing wholesale slaughter. A desperate Colonel York arrives at a bold plan, but it is fraught with risk. In order to turn the tide, he and the Wolves will have to go on the offensive. Victory will ensure their safety while failure would leave their community completely exposed to hostile world. It will take all of Levi’s leadership skills, experience, and cunning to save Village Palms.

Jack has reliable information that his wife and daughters escaped to the Texas Coast after Yellowstone’s eruption. The commander will not rest until he is reunited with his family. With his new friend Hannah joining him in the search, they travel to Galveston Island. There, they find a new society has formed among the survivors, a community unlike anything either of them has encountered in post-apocalyptic America. The trail is cold, however, leaving Jack no alternative but to make a bargain with the island’s ruthless leader, the only person who knows the fate of the commander’s family. Forced to undertake a dangerous mission, Hannah and Jack will need all of their skills, bravery, and luck to survive.

ack has reliable information that his wife and daughters escaped to the Texas Coast after Yellowstone’s eruption. The commander will not rest until he is reunited with his family. With his new friend Hannah joining him in the search, they travel to Galveston Island. There, they find a new society has formed among the survivors, a community unlike anything either of them has encountered in post-apocalyptic America. The trail is cold, however, leaving Jack no alternative but to make a bargain with the island’s ruthless leader, the only person who knows the fate of the commander’s family. Forced to undertake a dangerous mission, Hannah and Jack will need all of their skills, bravery, and luck to survive.

Episodes 4-6 of best-selling author Joe Nobody’s highly regarded serial, Apocalypse Trails, follows Commander Jack Cisco as he continues his journey across the Southwestern United States after Yellowstone’s super volcano has decimated society.