From Earth I Have Arisen — Matthew S. Rotundo

Look to the skies.America has fallen to a devastating plague. What remains of the population huddles in small enclaves around the country—many of them run by brutal strongmen.Hope comes unbidden in the form of a masked liberator calling himself Captain Dark Eagle, who rides the night skies in a black hot air balloon. Some think him insane. Others consider him a traitor. And still others hunt him, seeking vengeance.But when he tries to avert a miniature war brewing between two rival Midwestern towns, he discovers a web of secrets and schemes that could cost thousands of lives, including his. Now Captain Dark Eagle must decide what price he will pay to bring back his lost America…or if there is anything left to save.