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48 hours / William R. Forstchen.
"From the author of the smash hit, New York Times bestselling One Second After series comes a thriller in which the survival of humanity itself is at stake. The countdown is on. In less than forty eight hours, Earth will be hit by a major solar storm. At first, it is thought to be a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that will severely damage our world's electronic infrastructure. A crisis to be certain, but one that can be survived--until something far more frightening is discovered by NASA's solar observation teams. It is not just a CME. The sun is about to let loose with a solar explosion of such intensity it will result in an ELE, an "Extinction Level Event." A final hour might be approaching that could see the near extinction of all life on earth. How will humanity reaction to such news? How would you react?" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780765397911 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0765397919 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780765397935 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 334 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, 2019
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Disasters > Fiction. Solar flares > Fiction. Electric power > Fiction. Emergency management > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Apocalyptic fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Science fiction. |
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| Covington Branch | FORST W (Text) | 33126024976833 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"From the author of the smash hit, New York Times bestselling One Second After series comes a thriller in which the survival of humanity itself is at stake. The countdown is on. In less than forty eight hours, Earth will be hit by a major solar storm. At first, it is thought to be a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that will severely damage our world's electronic infrastructure. A crisis to be certain, but one that can be survived--until something far more frightening is discovered by NASA's solar observation teams. It is not just a CME. The sun is about to let loose with a solar explosion of such intensity it will result in an ELE, an "Extinction Level Event." A final hour might be approaching that could see the near extinction of all life on earth. How will humanity reaction to such news? How would you react?" --