Only six weeks have passed since a super EMP attack devastated the US but already life has changed dramatically. Most of America has become a wasteland filled with starving bands of people and gangs. Millions have died with no end in sight to the misery. For Gordon, Samantha, Sebastian, Cruz, and Barone, the turmoil and chaos they dealt with in the early weeks after the attack will seem trivial in comparison to the collapse of society that plays out in front of them.

A gripping new novel from one of the best-known names in survivalist fiction. Former Marine-turned-author, G. Michael Hopf grabs readers from page one with his breathtaking blend of action, adventure, and political intrigue. The End-the first book in Hopf 's New World series-has sold more than 50,000 copies, and word of mouth is quickly building on the series as a whole. In the fourth book, The Line of Departure, the United States is on the brink of total anarchy in the wake of a super-EMP attack. Gordon Van Zandt and his family have managed to beat the odds so far, but can they survive once war erupts?

Young Gordon Van Zandt is a true patriot so after 9/11, he dropped out of college and joined the Marine Corps. This idealism vanished one fateful day in a war-torn city in Iraq. Ten years on, he is still struggling with the ghosts of his past when a devastating Super-EMP attack hits most of the developed world, causing catastrophic damage. All power and IT fails and Gordon must fight for resources. He knows survival requires action and cooperation, but as the days wear on his sense of civic duty crumbles and he must make difficult decisions to save his family.