A novel of the destruction of life as we know it. An event causes all electronics to stop working. This is the story of how people react to the loss of everything they've always relied on to live. The journey of how individuals struggle and try to survive in a world stripped of all modern conviencies. No power of any kind, no cars, no phones, even guns don't work. The world is thrown back to the medival ages where you have to be able to hunt your own food, find your own shelter and try to survive. This is the 1st novel in the series. I have read several more & they are fascinating. Watch as selected survivors carry on and build new lives for themselves and others. As the novels continue, you see the rise of new civilazations and how they are influenced by the survivors. S M Stirling is very good at imagining the rebuilding of society. These novels are well worth reading. How do you think you would handle this new life?