"Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels a train that never stops. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. The last bastion of human civilization. But where did it begin? Crazed leader of the Apocalypsters, Marcio, has launched a catastrophic attack on the world. Claiming to cleanse mother Earth of her human disease, the world has been plunged into a dark, icy winter. The only hope that remains is Snowpiercer - the dream of billionaire philanthropist, Zheng. But with limited spaces, dwindling resources, and fear turning to violence, how many passengers will survive? And at what cost...?"--Page [4] of cover.