The Vagrant is his name. He has no other. Friendless and alone he walks across a desolate, war-torn landscape, carrying nothing but a kit-bag, a legendary sword and a baby. His purpose is to reach the Shining City, last bastion of the human race, and deliver the sword, the only weapon that may make a difference in the ongoing war. But the Shining City is far away and the world is a very dangerous place. There is something magical about the idea of an isolated warrior or the single gunslinger. The thought of a solitary one-man army who has to take on, and win out against, seemingly insurmountable odds is endlessly appealing. In his debut novel, Peter Newman brings us one such character, a tortured individual driven by a strict warrior code to always protect those who are unable to protect themselves. The Vagrant is a creature of action. For reasons that become obvious later on in the plot, he doesn’t speak. Our taciturn protagonist is the living embodiment of grim determination. He refuses to let any obstacle stand between him and reaching his goal. Unfortunately the obstacles come thick and fast. As he moves across a desolate, apocalyptic landscape…