Lance, Nate, Cassie, Eric, and Ethan are your average teenagers. They enjoy hanging out but best friends Lance and Nate are practically inseparable. Their friendship only bested by biological twin brothers Ethan and Eric. Cassie meanwhile has a sibling of her own, a younger brother named Jeremy, who tags along with the gang from time to time. This Summer marks the end of their junior year of high school. But just as the youngsters settle into their Summer vacay, disaster strikes! A massive build-up of energy in and around the sun discharges towards Earth, resulting in an ultra-powerful solar flare that upon impact, wipes out almost every living thing! It also pulverizes the world’s grids with an electromagnetic pulse, rendering all electronic devices completely useless! Miraculously… Lance and his friends manage to survive the initial blast. Regaining their senses just in time to watch what’s left of society rapidly come apart. Mayhem and anarchy sweep through the streets as other survivors begin to pillage and plunder everything in their path. The friends find shelter with local survivalist Mr. Jenkins, who aims to prepare them for the treacherous road ahead. It isn’t long however before the rampaging mob outside, also find their way into his dwelling. What follows is a sequence of shocking, and tragic events. Ones that will force the group of friends to grow up a lot quicker than they had wanted and in ways, they had never imagined.

Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55577833-the-escape). Injured and clinging to life, Lance awakes as a prisoner. UN soldiers interrogate him in search of answers about his family even he can’t give. His only hope of survival is to escape. Surviving the Burning was just the beginning. As new enemies emerge, Lance must fight his way back to his friends to join in the efforts to keep the Sanctuary at bay. Can the team prevent an oppressive and powerful villain from taking control? Or will their efforts be crushed under the boot of tyranny? From author Patrick Jean-Paul comes the highly-anticipated sequel to The Burning. The Escape will leave readers gasping as they join the heart-pounding action of this dystopian adventure!

The Burning set the world ablaze, thrusting once civilized societies into anarchy. Seeking to arm himself with the solar refraction weapon capable of destroying life and technology, Captain Tyler strives to strengthen his reign. It falls to Lance and his friends to seize control of the deadly apparatus before it can be used again. But the war that’s coming will be paved with blood and sacrifice. The Sanctuary and Colonel Pavlov have joined forces to form a mighty army. Pooling any and all allies, Lance leads the New Dawn into their biggest battle yet. Can they stop Captain Tyler from destroying what’s left of their world? Or will the spark of rebellion be snuffed out by a growing empire hell-bent on destruction? The thrilling Burning Trilogy comes to an epic conclusion in The Rescue, by breakout author Patrick Jean-Paul!