by Marc Elsberg
And then of course I say thanks to you, dear reader, for your interest and your valuable time.
If Blackout, on top of a few thrilling hours, should also have imparted a bit of knowledge or even given you some small cause to stop and think, that would make me especially happy.
Marc Elsberg, autumn 2016
About the Author
Marc Elsberg is a former creative director in advertising. His debut thriller Blackout is a frighteningly plausible drama of a week-long international blackout caused by a hacker attack on power grids. An instant bestseller in Germany, it has sold over a million copies and has been translated worldwide. Marc Elsberg lives in Vienna, Austria.
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Originally published in Germany in 2012 by Blanvalet Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Transworld Digital
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Paperback edition published in 2017 by Black Swan
Copyright © Marc Elsberg 2012
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