A nuclear World War IV in 2807 kills
most of Earth's population &
renders the planet uninhabitable.
Fifty-two years after the war, a
research team from an interstellar
union called the Galactic
Federation is sent to Earth and
discovers that the planet's natural
environment has restored itself.
The Federation decides to
repopulate the planet and sends
over colonists to the surface. Cities
and towns are eventually reformed
over the next 20 years, but this
growth attracts the attention of
criminals, military deserters, and
other lawless elements who
wanted to hide on Earth--away
from the authorities.
A few militias protect the colonists,
but the new interlopers often
defeat them.