For years Dena Anderson had all but ignored her twin brother Dalton, but
that was before the aliens arrived. The extra-terrestrial spacecraft
neutralized satellite communications, power plants and even the military
throughout the United States within hours, leaving Dena and the other
residents of Hugo Drive helpless. Now, with her husband at her side,
Dena Anderson must struggle to exist in a world without order while
contending with local racism, hostile survivalists and the prejudice
that has estranged her from her twin. Surrounded by danger, what Dena
fears most is her next-door neighbor, a mysterious, surly man known only
as Beaker.