Lightning Fall: A Novel of Disaster

Lightning Fall isn't the first novel to speculate about the probable effects of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States. The two earlier ones that I have read, [b:One Second After 4922079 One Second After William R. Forstchen https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316728333s/4922079.jpg 4987669] and [b:Lights Out 6845861 Lights Out David Crawford https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1252612238s/6845861.jpg 7057843], tell stories of smallish communities trying to survive in the aftermath. Bill Quick is more ambitious. He tries to tell a wider story by following individuals at various points around the country as the United States begins to die.It isn't a pretty story. It is a story of death and despair, a story of destruction, and a story of venal politicians looking after their own interests at all costs. But it is also a story of courage in the face of violence and downright evil. Though tens of millions have died by the end of the book there is some hope.It is a big story. I expect a sequel.