A coronal mass ejection greater than any recorded in human history has plunged mankind instantaneously into the Middle Ages. Dawson Stewart and Bill Hawks find themselves trapped in a world with no electricity. The electric grid has collapsed, along with the failure of virtually every electronic device. Extreme cold, starvation, corrupt officials, and natural disasters challenge them to simply survive. Every day is a struggle just to live. In spite of the death and devastation thrust upon them, they create lives by overcoming death, discovering love, and having hope.