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After a devastating EMP shatters the modern world, Ethan finds himself stranded in Las Vegas, hundreds of miles from his family in Wyoming. The sudden collapse of infrastructure forces him onto a perilous journey across a landscape transformed into a frozen wasteland. When a broken leg and a brutal winter halt his progress, Ethan is taken in by the Crane family, whose secluded homestead offers a fragile sanctuary. However, peace is short-lived as resource scarcity breeds suspicion and the arrival of a dangerous outsider threatens to ignite a violent confrontation. Driven by an unshakable resolve to reunite with his wife and sons in the town of Prospect, Ethan must navigate the moral complexities of a lawless new reality where the line between survival and humanity is razor-thin. Comparable works include One Second After