"Collapse happens in an instant, but the road to it is paved over decades.

One day, the digital world will fail—because we’ve come to rely on it too much. That day is still ahead of us, but the first steps toward it were taken long ago, encoded in the choices of the 1990s.

Martha Robinson believed a company could be run with humanity. That she could take on a Chinese corporate giant and win—fairly. That career and love could coexist. And that automation would make life better, not worse.

But what if she was wrong? Could she have seen where it was all heading? That the same innovations once celebrated as progress would lead to a fractured society—one where people escape into virtual reality as universal basic income loses value by the day?

But even a world like this can be livable. At least for some."

What happens when the world goes dark—not just the lights, but everything?

By 2033, the world is fully digitalized. In an era where everything relies on technology, a global EMP attack is nothing short of catastrophic. Everyday tasks that once seemed effortless become impossible.

How does Robert Brown, a former Marine, pay for groceries in a cashless world? How does Emma Walker, a mother of two, make it home from London to her family in the countryside? How does the President of the United States address a nation in chaos? How does Martha Robinson, former CEO of Starlight, access the virtual world? And how does Grace Marshall pour a cold beer in her bar when nothing works?

As days turn into weeks and a new order emerges, survival itself becomes uncertain. When the lights go out, who will endure The Global Blackout?