From his seat on the deck, Dakota watches as the sinking sun casts its last, golden light over the swaying fields. He has always dreamed of living off the land, of pioneering and becoming a mountain man. His room back home was filled with novels like that. After showing up here, he isn't so sure it was a good dream.

Forced to fight for his life, Dakota must navigate a new world, with new rules. The chance of getting home feels impossibly small. Except, it seems, someone has been here before him…