The world portrayed in Invisible War is darker, more dangerous as a result of the Collapse. It feels a lot like the backdrop in the recently cancelled television show, Dark Angel; superhuman trainees unleashed upon a military-governed Seattle that is divided between third world and those clinging on to the vestiges of the first world. The lack of a trusted and recognized authority, like the United Nations, makes you feel like Alex D is alone. At least JC Denton had his brother Paul to guide him, but Alex D's relationship with Billie Adams is definitely not as intimate. As rhetoric between the Order and the WTO escalates into violence and seemingly random acts of terrorism are committed, Alex D is thrust into a so-called invisible war with mysterious agents, unknown motives and splinter cells.