Afterglow. The Justification of Chaos

Journalist Stephanie Shayer, risking falling into the hands of political authorities, sets off to unravel the mysteries of an infection in the far North. However, the young woman is unaware that the abyss has already broken loose and is rapidly plunging the world into chaos. A meeting with a government military group becomes for Stephanie both a potential salvation and a sentence.
Which will prove stronger? The paralyzing fear or the desire to survive?