Gone Dark

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Dry meets Hatchet in this thrilling tale of survival following a teen girl who must lead her friends across the country to the safety of her estranged fathers survivalist compound after a mass power failure leaves the country in chaos.

When seventeen-year-old Zara escaped her fathers backwoods survivalist compound five years ago, she traded crossbows and skinning hides for electricity and video gamesand tried to forget the tragedy that drove her away.

Until a malware attack on the United States electrical grids cuts off the entire countrys power.

In the wake of the disaster and the chaos that ensues, Zara is forced to call upon skills she thought shed never use againand her best bet to survive is to go back to the home she left behind. Drawing upon a resilience she didnt know she had, Zara leads a growing group of friends on an epic journey across a crumbling country back to her fathers compound, where their only hope for salvation lies.

But with every step she takes, Zara wonders if she truly has what it takes to face her father and the secrets of her past, or if shed be better off hiding in the dark.

Author Bio

Amanda Panitch spent most of her childhood telling stories to her four younger siblings, trying both to make them laugh and scare them too much to sleep. Now she lives in New York City, where she writes dark, funny stories for teens, kids, and the pigeons that nest on her apartment balcony. You can find her online at her website, AmandaPanitch.com, or on Twitter and Instagram @AmandaPanitch.