When the lights go out, everything changes.
‘The Long Night’ follows the Winter family as they fight to survive a devastating EMP attack that plunges America into darkness. This cyber-attack survival thriller is a must-read for fans of "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen, "Lights Out" by David Crawford, and "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel.
A coordinated cyberattack has crippled America’s power grid. Nuclear plants are failing. Communications collapse. Then an electromagnetic pulse strikes—and the modern world disappears in an instant.
For the Winter family, survival begins on opposite sides of a broken Florida.
Former military officer John Winter and his fifteen-year-old son, Jack, are stranded nearly one hundred miles from home when cars, phones, and every piece of modern technology stop working. Their only choice is to cross a collapsing world on foot, where every road hides danger and every stranger could become a threat.
Back in Harbour Island, Tampa, Emily Winter—an electrical engineering expert—must protect her daughter Sarah and hold her community together as fear spreads, supplies vanish, and the truth behind the blackout becomes more terrifying by the hour.
This was not an accident. This was an attack.
As America falls into darkness, one family must fight to reunite before chaos consumes everything they love.
The Long Night is a gripping post-apocalyptic EMP thriller for readers who love realistic survival fiction, cyber warfare, grid-down suspense, family-centered drama, and stories of faith, courage, and sacrifice in the face of collapse.
Start the journey into The Long Night Saga today.
Excerpt from "The Long Night":
Suddenly a deafening series of explosions reverberated around the arena. John and Jack instinctively ducked, their hearts racing. As they dared to glance up, they witnessed electrical transformers detonating, sending showers of sparks and flames into the night sky. Power lines, once a symbol of modern reliability, were now ablaze, their flames flickering like malevolent serpents.
A massive LED panel at the front of the arena, which usually displayed highlight reels of the Magic’s star players, horrifyingly burst into flames. The inferno cast an eerie, otherworldly orange glow over the entrance below.
On the streets, every car came to a sudden and mysterious stop. Smoke billowed from beneath the hoods of some vehicles, while others were jolted by the sudden deployment of airbags, leaving their occupants shocked and disoriented.
Without hesitation, John seized Jack’s arm, yanking him away from a live wire that had fallen perilously close. “We need to get out of here!” John’s voice cut through the chaos, his eyes darting, searching for a sanctuary amidst the bedlam.
They moved away from the crowds still pouring out of the Amway Arena. They found a spot up ahead, a brief respite from the vehicular and electrical chaos.
Taking a moment to assess the situation, John was struck by the profound darkness that had enveloped them. It was an oppressive, almost palpable void, swallowing every sound and sight. Not a single light was on – no streetlights, billboards, emergency lights, or even headlights.
The streets, once teeming with life, now resembled a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Cars lay abandoned, their drivers standing nearby, their faces etched with disbelief and confusion. A cacophony of voices rose as people grappled with the inexplicable blackout. (…)
