In 1982, the inhabitants of Oak Valley were visited by people from outer space. Sadly enough they didn't recognise the aliens as friendly and attacked. The battle that followed left a wasteland; the survivors moved to other places, such as Riverview and Desiderata Valley nearby. The lush valley turned into a desert and with it's environmental change the name changed as well; it was now commonly known as the Violent Fields. In 1997, fifteen years later, an idea sprang to mind. Why not try again to turn the wasteland into a healthy and rich town? The government searched for volunteers and finally found eight willing adults in the prime of their life to leave their former life behind. Children or elders weren't allowed to apply, as the wasteland now contained a lot of wildlife, which could potentially be dangerous. We follow the lives of five families who went to the Violent Fields, with a tight budget and only a few personal belongings.

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