Long White Cloud

In the space of a day an entire country dies as a white cloud spreads itself over almost every piece of land killing every human exposed to its touch for more than a few seconds.

On a hilltop in Wellington James Tamahere and his friends cling to an existence that seems ever more tenuous. As the enveloping cloud intermittently surges and recedes, the survivors risk their lives to venture down into the low-lying areas of the dead city to gather supplies.

When the tiniest thread of hope appears, in the form of a poorly understood technology, the survivors seize on the hope that the cloud might be banished. Unknown to them, there are those who are seeking out that possibility, for their own purposes.