The year is 1984. The Cold War is over, and nothing will ever be the same again…

“Renegat” is a short story of alternative history. Originally published in the anthology ALT.HISTORY 101, it tells the story of a young immigrant swept into one of dozens of internment camps springing up in the wake of a crippling nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. There, he discovers others determined to hold onto their humanity in the face of a world gone mad–but at what cost?