<DIV><B>A THRILLING NARRATIVE OF SURVIVAL AMID THE VIOLENCE AND CHAOS FOLLOWING THE CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA'S POWER GRID</B><BR><BR>As massive solar flares bombard the Earth, an intense electromagnetic pulse shuts down the power grid throughout North America. The electric age ends within hours and anarchy descends as desperate citizens panic. Artie Drager, whose Caribbean vacation turns into every parent's nightmare, finds himself cut off and stranded thousands of miles from his home and daughter, Casey. As the chaos of the aftermath unfolds, Casey, a student at Tulane University, must save herself despite her worries about her father. Gangs of looters are at war with the outnumbered police, taking everything in sight, burning buildings and creating unbridled havoc. Casey is forced to bug out from the crumbling streets of New Orleans with her roommate and a friend, seeking refuge in the dangerous backwaters of Mississippi while her father sets sail for home over a thousand miles away. This compelling, fast-paced action-adventure novel has readers riveted and uneasy, questioning whether they would have what it takes to survive in a world lit only by firelight, where all the rules have changed, and those who would live must fend for themselves.<BR></DIV>