A new ice age dawns. And there is no escape...Two years ago, a freak weather event covered the Earth in ice, and temperatures plunged below freezing. Jarred and his fellow survivors thought they had found a safe haven in an underground cave system. But when a series of earthquakes destroy their home, they're forced to flee their place of refuge.Jarred is determined to keep everyone safe... Especially Fiona. But the world has only grown more dangerous since the new ice age began. And despite his best intentions, his daughter, Hope, struggles against her father's over-protectiveness.Jarred leads his group south, to what he hopes are warmer climes. But even if they can cross the icy rivers, other survivors roam the wilderness. Marauders eager to rob the desperate, a captain determined to take his cut, a warlord who clings to power...Like it or not, Jarred and the others will have to fight to survive. Or give up hope of ever making it to safety...