Blackout by Marc Elsberg - ISBN: 9781784161897
Paperback
Europe’s lights go out. Can one man save civilization?

Blackout

The addictive international bestselling disaster thriller

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    30 January 2017

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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
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
What They're Saying

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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