Bibliograph

Blackout, a novel, Marc Elsberg ; translated by Marshall Yarbrough

Type

Label

Blackout, a novel, Marc Elsberg ; translated by Marshall Yarbrough

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Blackout

Oclc number

965806931

Responsibility statement

Marc Elsberg ; translated by Marshall Yarbrough

Sub title

a novel

Summary

When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always come back on soon, don't they? Surely it's a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. But something seems strange about this night. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere. A former hacker and activist, Piero Manzano investigates a possible cause of the disaster. The authorities don't believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. With the United States now also at risk, Piero goes on the run with Lauren Shannon, a young American CNN reporter based in Paris, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks. After all, the power doesn't just keep the lights on--it keeps us alive

Target audience

general

Contributor