Five hundred years after the fall of Mankind, tribes of animal-people remember humans mostly for the excesses that led to their disgrace, downfall, and decimation.Tay of the wolf-clan wants nothing more than to serve his people, the Animal-Clans of the Pacific Northwest, as a healer and the youngest Alpha to ever lead his tribe.But a dying stranger arrives in Tay's peaceful, mixed-clan village, bearing a small, featureless black cube, and with an army snapping at his heels.A new tribe has risen, worshipping humans as Gods. That tribe has become an army, and the army has become a Crusade -- the White Crusade -- and Tay finds himself holding the power that the White Crusade needs to achieve their terrifying destiny.Accompanied by Sonac, a young wolf-clan loner obsessed with ancient human technology, and Zack, a coyote-clan trader and footloose wanderer, Tay must rise beyond his modest ambitions to become a leader not just for his people, but for the future of the world.The White Crusade is a futuristic fantasy adventure, set in a post-apocalyptic setting, where humans are no longer the dominant species on Planet Earth. Tribes of animal people must vie against the forces of ancient and even alien technology in order to survive.