48 Hours: A Novel

48 Hours: A Novel

<p><b>From the </b><b><i>New York Times</i> </b><b>bestselling author of the smash hit <i>One Second After</i> series comes <i>48 Hours, </i>a nail-biting and prescient thriller about </b><b>a solar storm with the power to destroy the world's electrical infrastructure</b></p><p>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. </p><p>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?</p><p>William R. Forstchen is at his best in <i>48 Hours, </i>a tale of the resilience of American citizens when faced with a crisis.</p>