In the wake of a terrorist attack that leaves America without power and an electromagnetic pulse that destroys modern technology, Sam Cantwell must find his way home in a darkened world. Along the road home to see his estranged wife and his beloved four-year-old daughter, Rori, Sam faces the horrors of a torn world. Blackout follows Sam's incredible journey as well as the steps that the nation's leaders must take to restore order and hope to a land where none seems to exist.