A man fights to protect his family in this post-apocalyptic survival novel, the first in the New World series. Young Gordon Van Zandt valued duty and loyalty to country above all else, so after 9/11 he dropped out of college and joined the Marines. That idealism disappeared one fateful day in a war-torn Iraqi city. Ten years later, he's still battling the ghosts of his past as a new reality hits him and his family: North America, Europe and the Far East have suffered a devastating electromagnetic super-bomb attack that has caused catastrophic damage throughout the world. Everything from cell phones to cars to computers stop functioning, bringing society to a standstill. With civilization in chaos, Gordon must fight for limited and rapidly depleting resources. He knows that survival requires action and cooperation with his neighbors, but as time passes, so does the sense of civility in his community, so he must make some of the most difficult decisions of his life to ensure the safety of his family.