It was a terrible game—a game of survival. It was the road to happiness, because the winner in the game got EVERYTHING. Many went out for the long walk, but only one would finish it. The others would fall dead on the road—because the road to happiness for one would be the last road for many…
The main character, a young man from Maine Ray Garrity, steps onto the Walk among others. Along the way he finds friends and immediately loses them; he has to reconsider a lot and understand a lot.