“A standout among post-apocalyptic novels, as simply and perfectly crafted as an Amish quilt or table.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “When the English Fall takes its place in the landscape of post-collapse survivalist fiction as satisfyingly as a puzzle piece clicking into a gap. You’ll read it and wonder how you never realized it was missing.” —Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Brief History of the Dead “She talks about the lights, and about the darkness. The skies are bright with angel wings, she will shout, suddenly. The English fall! The English fall! Again and again she says this.” After a huge celestial storm sends out magnetic waves so powerful that planes fall out of the sky, phones stop working, and computers go dead, all the ties that hold together modern society begin to unravel. But amid the confusion and panic—and imminent, encroaching violence—there remains one group of people untouched by the spectacular events: the Amish. Thrifty and steadfast, they have remained true to the traditions they have followed for generations, completely independent from technology. How long can this peaceful people stay safe from the disintegrating society around them?