Jessica and Levi Vorel have been thrust through a time vortex almost twenties years into the future. Thanks to their Immortalis crystals, they can survive without a mechanical portal, unlike the first time-travel trip.
But, they soon find out, the world is even more strange. The United States government is in fact no more. Why? What happened?
Another historical figure walks onto the stage to join our heroes in this plot of the century. John C. Calhoun, former Senator, the present leader of the rebellion. But what kind of rebellion? This isn’t the Civil War, this is a war for mankind’s existence!