"In the fourth and final volume of the Riders of Apocalypse series, high school senior Xander Atwood has a secret. Death, the Pale Rider, has lost his way. What happens when the two meet will change the fate of the world"--

Seventeen-year-old Lisabeth has anorexia, and even turning into Famine--one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--cannot keep her from feeling fat and worthless.

Sixteen-year-old Missy copes with being an outcast at school and stress at home by cutting herself with a razor blade, until Death chooses her as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, and offers her a new blade.

'You are no longer Drake Finn, you are the fourth Horseman. You are the rider on the pale horse. You are Death.' 'Right, ' chirped Drake, after a pause. 'Well, that's a turn up for the books.' Drake is surprised to find three Horsement of the Apocalypse playing snakes and ladders in his garden shed. Even more surprisingly, they're missing a Horseman and think that Drake is the boy for the job. Drake is reluctant to join them, but does being in charge...

In his attempts to save himself from the forces of evil, Ares, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, turns to innocent Cara Thornhart, who, with her special gifts, is the key to both his safety and his doom.

After rescuing a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything, Jillian Cardiff falls for this dangerous man who happens to be Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world, and, in order to have a future with him, she must help him forget the horrors of the past.

Alex and his friends continue their quest to prevent the apocalypse, but with everyone looking to him for answers, Alex is not sure he is cut out to be a superhero.