Empire of Dirt: An Apocalyptic Novel

In an attempt to explain an incomprehensible catastrophe that destroyed a major U.S. city, a special team is sent inside a massive, dark, and abandoned Ghetto to investigate a feared place of ancient legend.
Here, people have a bad habit of disappearing, never to be found again or worse, they are transformed into something horrific.
Taking General Maxis, a retired military soldier, and Sabetha Cooper, a doubting biologist along with them, the group will learn the truth about the mystic powers of ‘The Maze’ and if they live long enough, they might
encounter the soul of something both alien and frighteningly beautiful.