Gone Dark

In the aftermath of a nationwide power outage, Zara, a seventeen-year-old girl, is forced to return to her father's survivalist compound. She must lead her friends across the country to safety as they face various challenges and dangers on their journey. Zara must confront her father and the secrets of her past to survive.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

In this gripping tale of survival, a teenage girl named Zara finds herself at the center of a harrowing journey as she leads her friends across the country to the safety of her estranged father's survivalist compound. After a massive power failure leaves the country in chaos, Zara realizes that she must return to the place she thought she had left behind.

Five years ago, Zara escaped her father's backwoods survivalist compound, trading her life of wilderness skills for the comforts of modern society. However, everything changes when a devastating malware attack on the United States electrical grids brings the entire country to a standstill.

In the aftermath of the disaster, Zara is forced to rely on her survival instincts and the skills she thought she had forgotten. She must lead a group of friends on an epic journey across a crumbling country, back to her father's compound. Their only hope for salvation lies there, but Zara knows that the road ahead is fraught with danger and uncertainty.

As they travel through a landscape of destruction and despair, Zara confronts the demons of her past and the secrets that her father has been hiding. She must face the truth about her family and her own abilities if she wants to survive and protect her friends.

The journey is grueling, and Zara must make difficult decisions that put her and her friends' lives at risk. But with determination and resilience, Zara leads her group through treacherous terrain and dangerous encounters, never losing sight of their goal.

In the end, Zara reaches her father's compound, where they find safety and hope for the future. But the journey has taken its toll on her, and she wonders if she has what it takes to face her father and the secrets of her past.

This thrilling tale of survival explores the themes of resilience, family, and the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. It is a testament to the strength of human connection and the importance of never giving up, even in the darkest of times.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781534466326
Edition number: Reprint