Another apocalypse/survival tale brought on by an EMP attack by coordinated enemies. Our heroine Maddie Langston is stuck at the Chicago airport on her way home to Ohio from a marathon run challenge. As the lights go out, electronics fail, and planes fall from the sky Maddie must find a way home. Initially, Maddie joins up with the Andrews family to make it out of the airport, but this group does not last long. The violence in the streets is inescapable and immediate. Maddie winds up in custody of the Andrews ten-year-old daughter. Now there are two young girls running for their lives. Maddie’s brother Zach is also stranded in Southern Illinois, on his way back home from a class field trip. This is the account of Maddie and Zach trying to escape the violence and find a small bit of safety. As is usually conveyed in these types of disasters, local police and FEMA is unable to cope with the massive number of survivors and the rioting which quickly occurs. The story is tense and dramatic but there is a bit of implausibility in a young girl alone making her way through the chaos. Eventually, Maddie mother and friend Roger enter the action to find the children; thus opening the way for volume two. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.