If the sun was to go out, we wouldn't for eight minutes and it did. In an alternate universe 18 year old Catherine Thomas thought that she would go on to live a normal and successful life while she was preparing to go to college. But, when the sun mysteriously goes out her plans change and now she has to help her family through the freezing cold and protect them from the savages some of the people have become. Read Eight minutes to find out if they survive the scientific thought experiment that became a reality. The cover photo is not mine, I just added the words.