Aurora: 2022’s breathtaking new thriller of the lengths one family must take to survive a worldwide blackout

Soon to be a film from Netflix and Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow. ‘Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down’ Stephen King ‘Forget a good night’s sleep. Aurora is epic’ Linwood Barclay When the lights go out no one is safe… A planet without power. When a solar storm hits the earth, the lights go out across the planet. But this time the blackout won’t be over soon – it could last for years. Aubrey and her stepson now face the biggest challenge of their lives. A society without rules. Soon they hear rumours of riots, the struggle for food becomes real, and even within their small communities, the rule of law is collapsing. Aubrey’s estranged brother Thom, a self-made billionaire who abandoned her years ago, retreats to a gilded desert bunker where he can ride out the crisis in perfect luxury. A race to build a better world… But the complicated history between the siblings is far from over, and what feels like the end of the world is just the beginning of a personal reckoning long overdue… In this dystopian adventure, David Koepp masterfully weaves a tale of suspense and action. The best of science fiction, Aurora takes you on a thrilling journey where every turn is filled with the unexpected. For fans of Stephen King (The Outsider), C. J. Tudor (The Other People), Blake Crouch (Famous), Andrew Hunter Murray (A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering), and Emily St. John Mandel (The Singer's Gun). HarperCollins 2022