A devastating cyber-attack. A deadly winter storm. And a lone man who will stop at nothing to save his family The largest snowstorm in a hundred years is barreling down on the northern United States. When it hits it will bring over a meter of snow and numbing arctic winds. Some are prepared. Most are not. But something infinitely more dangerous is also on its way—a multi-pronged cyber-attack that will destroy the power grid, crippling the country at the worst possible moment. Like millions of others, ex-cop Nate Bauer and his family are bracing for the coming storm, unaware that it will test them in ways they could never have imagined. For hidden deep within the malignant code lies an even greater threat. One that holds the potential to destroy America forever. In the end, only a single question will matter. When the lights go out for good, who will have what it takes to survive?

A week after a cyber-attack crippled America’s power grid, millions are dead—frozen by the worst winter storm in a century, irradiated by exploding nuclear power plants, or murdered by ruthless criminals. Millions more starve and battle for survival amidst the ever-worsening conditions. Despite the long odds, ex-cop Nate Bauer is determined to do whatever it takes to reach his pregnant wife and family in Chicago. Joining him on this perilous journey is fifteen-year-old Dakota, a young prepper on a mission to find her uncle. Braving the frozen wastes of Illinois, however, may be the least of their worries, since the road to salvation runs directly through the heart of America’s most dangerous city