Storm (Brooks)

When Superstorm Nicole hits the eastern seaboard, the Eastern Grid fails, plunging half of the United States into a blackout with no end in sight. There's no power, landlines, or cell phone service. Hospitals, banks, and grocery stores shut down, and chaos rules. Citizens have two choices: leave their homes or fight for what's left. Four families flee Pittsburgh and must band together to survive, but what will happen to a recession-era United States when half of the country doesn't have power? In this thought-provoking dystopian novel, the social and economic implications of a nationwide natural disaster are explored-the consequences for which we are woefully underprepared.

They escaped Pittsburgh before it became a war zone and are adjusting to life without electricity. Between their survival skills and bartering at Old Bill's Trading Post, they should be ready to wait out the winter. Not everyone else in the community is ready, though. While the Slippery Rock Militia scrambles to gather enough food and supplies to keep their people alive throughout the winter, others plan to take what they need at any cost. When desperation sets in, will the community choose teamwork or greed? Continuing after the events of Braving the Storm, Steve and the rest of his cabin mates adjust to living without power and working with the local community to survive while others want to take what is not theirs.