A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, Aubrey Wheeler must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighbourhood. Across the country, Aubrey's estranged brother Thom - a fantastically wealthy, neurotically over-prepared Silicon Valley CEO - plans to ride out the crisis in a gilded desert bunker. But the complicated history between the siblings is far from over, and what feels like the end of the world is just the beginning of several long-overdue reckonings - which not everyone will survive.
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