
Blackout
The addictive international bestselling disaster thriller
$39.56
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2017
Summary
A blockbuster disaster thriller and million-copy global bestseller - civilisation falls apart when a terrorist group turns off the power all over Europe.
‘Fast, tense, thrilling - and timely- this will happen one day. Highly recommended’ LEE CHILD
‘A dazzling debut’ Marcel Berlins, The Times
THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
THE GLOBAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
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…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784161897 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784161896 |
| Author: | Marc Elsberg, Marshall Yarbrough |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 311g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
A dazzling debut
Fast, tense, thrilling - and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended. * LEE CHILD *
A dazzling debut – Marcel Berlins * The Times *
Part Dan Brown–style chase and part eco-thriller, this debut - a bestseller in Germany - will get people talking. * Booklist US *
What makes this novel so compelling: it is not unrealistic. Quite the opposite. * Handelsblatt *
Blackout is a thriller resembling those of Frank Schatzing - it combines suspense with meticulous research * Emotion *
A controversial techno thriller * Gala Men *
Electrifying: in this scientific thriller…Elsberg describes the murderous consequences of a blackout in Europe * Stern *
About The Author
Marc Elsberg
Marc Elsberg is a former creative director in advertising. His debut thriller, the high-concept disaster thriller BLACKOUT, became a bestseller and one of the most successful thrillers of its kind in Germany. He has also given a TEDx talk on the subject of the horrors of an electrical grid failure. BLACKOUT and his follow-up, CODE ZERO were selected as Scientific Book of the Year in Germany. BLACKOUT was named Thriller of the Month by the Times. His latest bestselling thriller, GREED, contains cutting-edge research on the economy. He lives in Vienna, Austria.
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