The Protector

Ravaged by water wars, famine, and drought, the West is once again wild, and peace is but a thing of the past. Children are rare, water is scarce, and life hinges on a delicate balance. The resulting America is brutalized by brazen acts of ruthlessness. Rallying around gas-guzzling gladiators, a new and brutal form of drag racing called "Dirt-Joust" has become the sport of the people. With not much to live for but the purse at the end of the race, these drivers compete to win or die trying. The only driver to have survived a loss is Key. But she lost her freedom and her wife in the process. In order to escape a manslaughter prison sentence, she makes a deal with Gael, the leader of a brutal gang of outlaws known as the Revelers. Key's mission is simple: A Native American reservation has the region's last freshwater aquifer beneath it. She's the only one with a map to avoid all of the booby traps that surround it. If she can get on, she can get free.