Mika and Ellie live in future London behind a wall: Solid concrete topped with high-voltage razor wire and guarded by a battle of Borgs, it was built to keep out the animals, because animals carry the plague. At least that's what Ellie, who was kidnapped as a child, has always been taught.

Mia Price is a lightning freak. She’s survived a number of strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.

One shocking afternoon, computers around the globe shut down in a big poweroutage. At sixteen-year-old Adam’s high school, the problem first seems to be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones are down, and a few computer-free cars like Adam’s are the only vehicles that function. Driving home, Adam encounters a storm tide of anger and fear as the region becomes paralyzed.