He never imagined that banter with friends was a federal offense... Condemned to internal exile for saying the wrong thing, Carl Thompson finds himself fighting for survival. He and his new Tribe of misfits must overcome privation, the extremes of nature and the malfeasance of petty bureaucrats. Not to mention those who have decided the Tribe is fair game. Carl must defend the Tribe against all threats, both internal and external while remaining true to the moral compass which cost him his old life.