From the New York Timesbestselling
author of the smash hit One Second After series comes
48 Hours, a nail-biting and prescient thriller about
a solar storm with the power to destroy the world's
electrical infrastructure
In 48 hours, the Earth will be hit by a Coronal Mass
Ejection (CME) from the Sun, a "Carrington Event" that has
the power to shut down and possibly destroy the world's
electrical infrastructure. To try and prevent permanent
damage, everything goes dark prior to the hit: global
communications are shut down; hospital emergency generators
are disconnected; the entire internet, media broadcasting,
and cell phone systems are turned off.
Will the world's population successfully defend itself in
the wake of the CME, or will mass panic lead to the
breakdown of society as we know it?
William R. Forstchen is at his best in 48 Hours, a
tale of the resilience of American citizens when faced with
a crisis.