The unthinkable has happened, and once again, Michael Ashe must flee after witnessing nuclear horror. While the flames of destruction burn and consume the land behind him, he continues his seemingly unattainable goal of safety. The US forces' last ditch effort to stop the advancing Chinese appears to have failed, thus Ashe must put distance not only from the Chinese, but from the radiation that last, desperate effort unleashed. But the PLA is not the only predator he must avoid, as packs of huge wild wolves, no longer afraid of man's diminished numbers or his weapons, leave a swathe of blood and destruction in their wake. Running from wolves and Chinese troops, trying to avoid hostile militias, battling the onrush of a bitter, encroaching winter, and fighting a one sided battle against sickness and injury, Ashe faces his greatest challenge to date, surviving against... Fire & Ice