Five centuries in the future, in a village called Holt, Orion enjoys his uncomplicated life hunting deer and bison, using only his wits and amazing speed to run down his prey, until a girl of a different sort and the invasion of another tribe threaten to change his way of life forever. Life has drastically changed for the entire world after a series of solar superstorms destroyed the power grids, caused a decrease of the sun's energy output, and plunged the Earth into an ice age. The survivors have evolved into a race of people with enhanced genes who have made their simple, pastoral lifestyle comfortable and enjoyable. Yet, not all people have been so successful, and one such tribe, the Outliers, threatens to usurp Orion's village and way of life from them."