WHAT IF THIS WAS THE LAST NORMAL DAY?

When technology stops, ordinary life changes overnight.

No power. No communication. No transportation. No easy answers. Just real people facing impossible choices.

A GRIPPING SURVIVAL ADVENTURE ABOUT A WORLD AFTER EVERYTHING WE DEPEND ON STOPS WORKING.

When the sun unleashes a massive solar eruption, technology around the globe suddenly stops. No power. No communication. No transportation. In an instant, modern life disappears, and ordinary people are forced to navigate a world turned upside down.

🟡 REAL CHARACTERS.

🟡 REAL CHOICES.

🟡 A WORLD WITHOUT A SAFETY NET.

🟡 HOPE IN A DARKER WORLD.

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IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SURVIVAL. IT'S ABOUT WHAT MATTERS.

The Other Side of the Sun isn't a story about the end of humanity. It's about what happens to humanity when the systems we've built our lives around disappear. It's about family, resilience, sacrifice, and the decisions we all hope we never have to make.

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Explore all three books in The Other Side of the Sun series.

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The Other Side of the Sun

One solar eruption. A world without power. The survival story begins.

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Apricity · Volume I

Winter closes in. Warmth, loyalty, and hope become matters of survival.

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Apricity · Volume II

The journey continues as the survivors face the cost of rebuilding.

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Meet Christopher Gardner

Author of The Other Side of the Sun. Read more about Christopher →

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★

"An exciting, thought-provoking story that feels disturbingly possible."

★★★★★

"Real characters and real stakes. I couldn't put it down."

★★★★★

"A fresh take on the survival genre with heart and hope."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Gardner is a husband, father, and lifelong outdoorsman. His writing explores resilience, faith, and what it means to be human when everything familiar is stripped away. The Other Side of the Sun is his debut novel, followed by Apricity (Volumes I and II).

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