Disasters render California nearly inhabitable, leaving survivors to battle nature—and each other—in this thriller from a New York Times –bestselling author. After almost two decades of climate catastrophes, the Golden State has become a desolate landscape. Unable to live under the constant threat and destruction of wildfires, earthquakes, and droughts, the majority of California's population has relocated. The United States government has ceased committing workers and resources into never ending rebuilding efforts. But those unable or unwilling to leave their homes struggle to survive. Including sixteen people who call themselves The Holdouts. They believe God has given them the task to help administer to those in need still living in California, but not everyone appreciates their work—or their beliefs. And as tensions escalate, the leader of The Holdouts insists he's receiving messages from God . . .