Starvation and gangs stalk an America ruled by petty tyrants. Many have escaped to the refuges called ARKS. A beautiful botanist and a software genius go underground to offer hope with . . . The Rainbow Option. - A wilderness experience transforms a federal judge into a freedom fighter. - A cowgirl falls for a Native American youth who becomes the leader of the survivors. - The U.S. government infects Americans with a deadly virus. Why? The Rainbow Option is the sequel to Michael McCarthy's first novel, The Noah Option.