| Dies the Fire Contributor(s): Stirling, S. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451460413 ISBN-13: 9780451460417 Publisher: Ace Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: An electrical storm over the island of Nantucket causes all electrical devices in the United States to cease function. But even as some people band together to help one another, others are building armies for conquest. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic - Fiction | Alternative History - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Roc Science Fiction |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 4.24" W x 6.72" (0.61 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless. The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable--and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face... Michael Pound was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane's engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident. Juniper McKenzie was singing and playing guitar in a pub when her small Oregon town was thrust into darkness. Now, taking refuge in her family's cabin with her daughter and a growing circle of friends, Juniper is determined to create a farming community to benefit the survivors of this crisis. But even as people band together to help one another, others are building armies for conquest... |