WHAT WOULD YOU DO if a voice was screaming in your head - GET READY . . . for a catastrophic event of epic proportions . . . with no idea where to start . . . or how, or when? This is a true story, it just hasn't happened yet. Bobby Akart delivers up-all-night thrillers to readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. He has sold over one million books in all formats, which includes over forty international bestsellers, in nearly fifty fiction and nonfiction genres. The characters depicted in The Blackout Series are fictional. The events, however, are based upon fact. This is not the story of preppers with stockpiles of food, weapons, and a hidden bunker. This is the story of Colton Ryman, his stay-at-home wife, Madison, and their teenage daughter, Alex. In 36 Hours, the Ryman family and the rest of the world will be thrust into the darkness of a post-apocalyptic world. "Should be a movie or at least a mini series." A catastrophic solar flare, an EMP--a threat from above to America's soft underbelly below--is hurtling toward our planet. The Rymans have never heard of preppers and have no concept of what prepping entails. But they're learning, while they run out of time. Their faith will be tested, their freedom will be threatened, but their family will survive. "A real story about a real family facing a very real catastrophe!" An EMP, naturally generated from our sun in the form of a solar flare, has happened before, and it will happen again, in only 36 Hours. This is a story about how our sun, the planet's source of life, can also devastate our modern world. It's a story about panic, chaos, and the final straws that shattered an already thin veneer of civility. It is a warning to us all ... never underestimate the depravity of man. What would you do when the clock strikes zero? Midnight is forever. Note: This book does not contain strong language. It is intended to entertain and inform audiences of all ages, including teen and young adults. Although some scenes depict the realistic threat our nation faces from a devastating solar flare, and the societal collapse which will result in the aftermath, it does not contain graphic scenes typical of other books in the post-apocalyptic genre. MORE BOOKS FROM  THE BLACKOUT SERIES 36 Hours Zero Hour Turning Point Shiloh Ranch Hornet's Nest Devil's Homecoming "Only Akart can weave a story that begins so calm, so normal and before you know it, you are at the end of the book with your pulse pounding in your chest and your mind screaming for more! " ~ Amazon Hall of Fame, Top 2 Reviewer "Under MY version of Wikipedia, under 'Insomnia - Causation', is a picture of Bobby Akart. I have learned not to pick up one of his books near bedtime as I will be unable to set it aside for hours!" "Akart is a master of suspense , keeping us on the edge of our seats. But, he does it with fact-based fiction that would scare even the most hardened readers." "Mixing science and suspense is something Bobby Akart is a master of-writing character driven stories that will have you on the edge of your seat." "I have highly enjoyed Mr. Akart's literary works because his research is comprehensive and he has an eerie prescience of writing fiction and it becoming reality ." "Mr. Akart has become one of my favorite authors joining the ranks of fellas named King, Grisham & Clancy. " "Bobby Akart is one of those very rare authors who makes things so visceral, so real, that you experience what he writes ... His research, depth of knowledge, and genuine understanding of people make his works more real than any movie." " No one, and I mean NO ONE, does it better! " International bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, delivers up-all-night thrillers to readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKE , a standalone natural disaster thriller THE ODESSA SERIES , a Gunner Fox Trilogy, a terrorism thriller Reborn Rising Strikes THE VIRUS HUNTERS , medical thrillers Virus Hunters 1 Virus Hunters 2 Virus Hunters 3 THE GEOSTORM SERIES , post-apocalyptic survival thrillers The Shift The Pulse The Collapse The Flood The Tempest The Pioneers THE ASTEROID SERIES , a Gunner Fox Trilogy, a disaster thriller Discovery Diversion Destruction THE DOOMSDAY SERIES , a political thriller series Apocalypse Haven Anarchy Minutemen Civil War THE YELLOWSTONE SERIES , natural disaster thrillers Hellfire Inferno Fallout Survival THE LONE STAR SERIES , post-apocalyptic survival fiction Axis of Evil Beyond Borders Lines in the Sand Texas Strong Fifth Column Suicide Six THE PANDEMIC SERIES , medical thrillers Beginnings The Innocents Level 6 Quietus THE BLACKOUT SERIES , post-apocalyptic survival fiction 36 Hours Zero Hour Turning Point Shiloh Ranch Hornet's Nest Devil's Homecoming THE BOSTON BRAHMIN SERIES , political thrillers The Loyal Nine Cyber Attack Martial Law False Flag The Mechanics C