An exciting treatment of the challenges of EMP, electromagnetic pulses. The more complex a society and its electronics the more vulnerable it is. As a friend says all our money is basically bits in the cloud. I had a little trouble with Susan death due to pacemaker failure. While that is possible it is actually rare. The characters weren’t quite as engaging as I would have liked. I will have to read more to see how she develops as a fiction writer. Clearly she knows how to present ideas with the written word.… (lisätietoja)
The cold war isn't really over, just set back. If President Surleimenov has his way, his little country of Kazakhstan will teach the Americans a lesson they will not soon forget. It is up to Samantha Reid, Director of Homeland Security, to understand the intelligence information and plot the correct course of action before electro-magnetic pulses are released, sending the United States back into pre-electric days. Follow along as a lone infiltrator tries to delay launch long enough so that Cameron Talbot and Hurt Daniels can counteract the pulse.
Premise is good, but lacks descriptions and details that would make the characters come alive.… (lisätietoja)
Read like an author's early work where they are still getting their bearings. Too much time spent giving us the meaning of the military and government acronyms. Half way between suspense/thriller and girl-gets-guy. Light read
Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.
I had a little trouble with Susan death due to pacemaker failure. While that is possible it is actually rare. The characters weren’t quite as engaging as I would have liked. I will have to read more to see how she develops as a fiction writer. Clearly she knows how to present ideas with the written word.… (lisätietoja)