{"product_id":"aurora-a-novel-isbn-9780063412989","title":"Aurora: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM NETFLIX AND ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR KATHRYN BIGELOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down.\" – Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/i\u003e comes a riveting, eerily plausible post-apocalyptic survival thriller, told with the menace and flair of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Dome\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eProject Hail Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a global cataclysm plays out in the lives of one complicated Midwestern family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the lights go out in a worldwide blackout—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A massive solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the country lives Aubrey’s estranged brother, Thom. A fantastically wealthy, neurotically over-prepared Silicon Valley CEO and survivalist, he plans to ride out the crisis in a gilded desert bunker he built for maximum comfort and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the complicated history between the siblings is far from over, and what feels like the end of the world is just the beginning of several long-overdue reckonings—which not everyone will survive . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurora\u003c\/i\u003e is suspenseful storytelling—both large scale and small—at its finest. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e is everything a great novel, and great thriller, should be. David Koepp’s story is frightening, surprising, wildly entertaining, but also full of heart. I don’t know of many writers who could keep that many plates spinning as deftly, or as successfully. Somehow Koepp does. \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e is the work of one of our best storytellers, at the top of his game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Lupica, co-author of The Horsewoman with James Patterson, and Robert B. Parker’s Revenge Tour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging characters deal with disaster in this swiftly paced, well-written thriller… Koepp, a successful screenwriter (\u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/em\u003e), brings those skills to this novel, crafting carefully placed revelations about the characters’ relationships and the bursts of violence in their increasingly chaotic world into an exciting and satisfying tale.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“David Koepp’s \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e contains two great narratives on a collision course. When, where and how they collide will you keep you turning pages right up to The End.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian De Palma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e, David Koepp has firmly staked his ground as one of the best thriller writers working today. Come for the mind-blowing concept of a massive geomagnetic storm that wipes out nearly every power grid on Earth, stay for why this book truly soars—characters you’ll love, breakneck-pacing, and the question we’re all wrestling with in these wild, modern times: what happens when life slips out of our control?”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Forget a good night’s sleep. \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e is epic, but personal and poignant, horrifying and darkly funny, and flat-out suspenseful.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s a reason David Koepp is the most successful screenwriter of all time. It’s because he’s one of the greatest storytellers of all time. \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e is up there with his best: scary, funny, and thought provoking. Buy it immediately.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Frank, writer and director of The Queen’s Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“David Koepp does it again! Mixing humor, terror, and an all-too-believable doomsday scenario,\u003cem\u003e Aurora\u003c\/em\u003e is at the top of my list this year.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristina Dalcher, author of Vox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890712932581,"sku":"NP9780063412989","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063412989.jpg?v=1730233912","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/aurora-a-novel-isbn-9780063412989","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}