Part romance, part adventure yarn, component horror story, component apocalyptic prediction. A southern gothic, dystopian book in regards to a endearing 14 year old son and his friend developing up inside a mythical Southern city in Alabama at a time when the Christian Troops are fighting the Rebels. It attracts over the most great elements in the custom of the Southern novel. Buddy, an orphan, lives in the woods with Sack, a frightening outfit he uses when he really wants to make an impression on the cruel adult globe. He rescues Cissy, another orphan, and together they encounter the makes of bad and betrayal.