And it shows how society would need to cope without services like water supply, lighting, heating, phones, computers and fuel, all of which rely on electricity to work. It also underlines just how reliant so many of our everyday sources and suppliers are on computer systems that need a reliable electricity to operate effectively. The novel explores the bigger picture as we go behind the scenes with the military, governments, service providers, hospitals and power stations facing their problems and trying to deal with the crisis. We all take electricity for granted until a power cut when we have experienced minor or major inconvenience. This doomsday scenario reads like a movie script in print with short scenes switching from country to country as the situation worsens. Step up Piero Manzano an Italian IT programmer who has a history of hacking and offers his expertise to the authorities. The story follows the impact of an international electricity blackout that threatens the world, caused by a hacker attack on the computer systems controlling power stations and the distribution grid. Blackout is the first thriller by Marc Elsberg, originally published in 2012 in Germany.
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