16 year-old Rose wakes to a world where there are no adults & technology has mysteriously ceased to function & and the rules by which she used to live no longer apply.
Rose and Lucas set out to track down a mysterious military transport plane seen in the skies above the city. Meanwhile, Jack, Eliza and Tom encounter a terrifying creature.
Pursued by Reapers, Rose, Eliza and Tom stumble across Haven, a Utopian settlement where children live an idyllic life. Rose soon begins to suspect not all is as it seems.
Rose is separated from her group after they encounter a Reaper hunting party. Meanwhile in the city, a streetwise skater named Willa comes across an actual living adult.
Rose and her small group are forced to hide in an abandoned hospital while a large marauding gang of Hunters move through the area. However, Eliza begins to suspect the hospital is haunted.
It is a year since Rose, Eliza and Tom arrived at the farm. Jen has lost her battle with the Rage and Tom is still struggling to come to terms with her death.
Rose is forced to leave the farm and go in search of Tom and Caine who have set out to find a cure for the Rage. Meanwhile, Eliza discovers Ben is not all that he appears to be.
While travelling back to the farm, Tom and Eliza meet up with the real Ben and his sidekick Hunter, who lead a resistance army committed to defeating the Reapers.