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On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykjavik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent person's life hangs in the balance. Dark, terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland's finest crime writers.

British M16 Agent and former SAS trooper Jack Tate is trying to escape his past when he witnesses a terrorist attack of unthinkable scale. An electro-magnetic pulse knocks out the US power grid, killing anything with a computer processor, throwing the whole country into chaos. Under the cover of the blackout, a clandestine operation aims to assassinate prominent public figures on US soil. Looting and violence spreads across the country. And Jack Tate’s past comes back to haunt him. 

When an EMP plunges Charleston into silence, paramedic Lisa fights to save lives as the city unravels. With Dylan at her side, every step toward her family’s farm means facing looters, violence, and impossible choices. Survival demands more than skill, it demands sacrifice.

When the world goes dark, Emily must rescue her son and niece from chaos, flee looters, and survive a brutal new reality. Guided by her father's prepper notes, they reach a hidden bunker, only to face betrayal, loss, and a daring rescue. In the ashes of collapse, they fight to rebuild and hold on to hope.

Out in the desert in a place called the Palace, a young man tends to a dying soul, someone he once knew briefly, but who has haunted the edges of his life. Juan Gay―playful raconteur, child lost and found and lost, guardian of the institutionalized―has a project to pass along to this new narrator. It is inspired by a true artifact of a book, Sex Variants: A Study in Homosexual Patterns, which contains stories collected in the early twentieth century from queer subjects by a queer researcher, Jan Gay, whose groundbreaking work was then co-opted by a committee, her name buried.

When a pulse kills the world’s power, wildlife biologist Lisa is trapped in the mountains with Natasha and her daughter Regan. Electronics fail. Roads turn violent. With no way home, survival means staying hidden, trusting each other, and never returning to the crowds.

New? Begin with Season 1 • Ep 1: The Lights go Out. What happens when the lights go out… and never come back on? From the author of  America Falls comes season 2 of Blackout Nation, an explosive EMP survival serial that unfolds episode by episode over the space of eight weeks. Episode 1: The Farmhouse Jake is missing. Pete is injured. Sarah and the whole group are exhausted. When they stumble upon an isolated farmhouse, it seems like a miracle—a sanctuary from the chaos.

When the first scientists began measuring Earth's magnetic field 200 years ago, no one suspected that their figures would one day rank among the most important data in human history. But deep in space, the Sun stirred into action. It hurled massive clouds of charged particles into the solar...

The grid is down. It's never coming back. Jake is missing. Pete is bleeding. And the group is running on fumes. When a lone farmhouse emerges from the darkness, it feels like salvation—but in a world where trust gets you killed, nothing is ever what it seems. Friend or foe? Refuge or trap? The wrong answer could cost them everything. No Place to Hide is the complete volume of Blackout Nation Season 2—the gripping EMP thriller continuation from Scott Medbury, bestselling author of America Falls. Don't start this one unless you're ready to finish it.

When an explosion rocks Lantern Beach, authorities scramble into action. Was the WWII relic that washed ashore merely bad luck—or something far more sinister? Dr. Raven Newton, a forensic archaeologist, is called to investigate the bomb that killed one person. With her specialized knowledge of...

Doctor Anna Hastings is no stranger to disasters, having spent much of her career as an aid worker in conflict zones around the world. Yet when an electrical phenomenon known as an EMP brings down the power grid, Anna faces catastrophe on a scale she never imagined. She must learn what it means to be a doctor in a world deprived of almost all technology.

Everleigh Harper does everything in her power to stop a human trafficking operation—despite being trapped in a hellish dystopian prison—in the riveting final installment of the bestselling, Goodreads Choice Award–nominated 24690 series. For the briefest moment, revenge was sweet. My...

Former Navy SEAL and new Blackout recruit Rocco Foster is on a simple in and out mission. But the operation turns complicated when an unsuspecting woman wanders into the line of fire. Peyton Ellison’s life mission is to sprinkle happiness on those around her. When a cupcake delivery turns into a fight for survival, she must trust her rescuer—a handsome stranger—to keep her safe.

When the world goes dark, Emily must rescue her son and niece from chaos, flee looters, and survive a brutal new reality. Guided by her father's prepper notes, they reach a hidden bunker, only to face betrayal, loss, and a daring rescue. In the ashes of collapse, they fight to rebuild and hold on to hope.

A massive EMP plunges Los Angeles into chaos. Trapped in a penthouse, Cassy must use her military training to protect her sister and survive fires, looters, and a city collapsing into darkness.

When the power grid collapses, Shelly grabs her gear and heads into a world spiraling into chaos. No phones. No rescue. Just survival. With danger around every corner and a criminal brother by her side, she must fight to stay alive or be swallowed by the darkness.

When an ominous warning spreads across the nation about a catastrophic solar storm, panic ignites. Within days, everything that depends on power will be gone. Lily has already lost once. Haunted by anxiety and tragedy, she’s barely holding her life together when the announcement hits. Her son, Alex, is miles away from home on a school trip—and as the countdown to impact begins, she faces an impossible journey through a country descending into chaos.

Lily Baker is back, and in her most trying job yet... A country at war. Friends in trouble. Lily may be off the bomb-blasted streets, but the danger's not over… England, 1941. Reunited briefly with her husband-to-be before he returns to fighting, Lily Baker now finds her mundane army office...

When an EMP plunges Columbus into darkness, legal secretary Avery Westwood is thrust into a city spiraling into chaos. With looters on the streets and lawlessness taking hold, survival becomes her only goal. Every step brings new dangers in a world without power, trust, or safety. How far will Avery go to escape the collapse of society?

Losing power was only the beginning—now one couple must work together to survive. Best-selling dystopian author Roger Hayden brings you his collection of highly-rated EMP survival novels.