The world as we know it has ended through a series of over fifty meteor blasts around the globe. Day isn't day anymore as the earth has entered into a brand new mini ice age. In the Houston area, through a few quick radio transmissions, Drake Munroe, a mechanic, has made contact with a woman named Carolyn King. He realizes he has to find a way to help this woman he's never met. Drake and a handful of survivors begin a dangerous one-thousand mile trek across the southern United States, believing, the closer they get to the equator, the milder the climate will be. Drake, coupled with Zack, a used car salesman, Shireen, a pet shop owner, and Katie, an emergency room nurse, become the leaders of an odd assortment of people. They use any and every resource possible to find their way to Florida to save Carolyn. Each one has their own moment of fear as the come face to face with wild animals, volcanos, gorges, earthquakes, scorching acid rain and even murderers. as they move down Interstate-10, they meet other survivors who may or may not join them. Gwen, an equestrian, Granger, a fourteen year old boy, Maddie, who's seven months pregnant, and William, a physician, are just a few of the last people left on earth