In the near-future world of More Perfect Union, two main countries have emerged after a devastating civil war has destroyed the United States: New Albion and the Confederacy.
New Albion is a female-centric society in which marriage is banished in favor of contracts while affording women complete control over their own bodies. Environmentally conscious and Earth-friendly, New Albion is egalitarian and inclusive, a little bit hippy, a little bit high tech.
The other country is ConFed, the Confederacy of old. In contrast to New Albion, ConFed is a bastion of male domination where most women have lost the right to vote, women’s reproductive rights are non-existent and life is very good for the very few.
The year is 2031 and serious disputes over water rights along the Ohio River have escalated into skirmishes between New Albion and Confederate Territory.
Tamara O’Neal, a 17-year-old girl from Alexandria, Virginia in 2052, makes a harrowing journey across 2,000 miles of Southern landscape to get to safety and freedom.