Two very different Crossed scribes open new wounds in the miserable world of the Crossed! Daniel Way introduces a naval captain & his crew as they attempt to survive the plague of insanity spreading across the globe in" Grave New World" He&s a shrewd man & watching the monsters has given him an insightful plan for saving those in his charge But whether it&s inspiration or insanity the crew still faces the gleeful misery of the Crossed & Simon Spurrier returns to tell a tale set in the infected outback Todd drives a road train through the desolate Australian desert Before C-day he was a loser an outcast a fat nobody with a nobody-job Now he&s an Emperor of the wasteland His rig & its trailers are the safest place around — stocked to the brim with canned food & gasoline But his desire to have a harem who worship him opens himself up to the true horrors of the outback In the world of Crossed there is no help There is no hope There&s only the Crossed