Surviving an EMP when you're not a Navy SEAL or a prepper. Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.After several attacks on the unfinished settlement at Tabernacle, Nick Mercator argues that hunkering down is not the answer. There will never be enough ideas and skills inside the walls to remake their world. A chance encounter with a dying invader presents both a spiritual dilemma and an opportunity to act on his beliefs.The subsequent recruiting mission to a beleaguered town goes badly when an army of marauders attacks its helpless citizens. Saving them will require the reluctant leaders at Tabernacle to send help. Even that won't resolve Nick's moral issue, however. He can find peace only by taking on an even more perilous task.Sometimes, thinking outside the box is all about what we have inside...