All Systems Down: The Cyber War #1. Sam Boush. Lakewater Press. February 2018. 284
pp. ASIN#: B078CXKYQF.
Imagine
for a moment that all the electric power in the world gradually and quickly
turns off. Everything! We’ve all
occasionally had power outages at home but not everywhere else, including cars,
planes, trains, cell towers, etc. The
world is dark and cold. And forces are
about to attack America!
Brendan
Chogan is out of work. He was a parking meter attendant and former boxer but
automation has forced him out of his job and he’s none too happy. His interview for a new job goes nowhere and
then suddenly his world situation gets so much worse after the power goes out –
everywhere!
Cyber
war is a problem that many fear will eventually happen on a world-wide scale
but few realize what Brendan gradually realizes. When there is no help to be had and no
substitution for heat, water, transportation, protection, etc., then human
beings show their best and worst characteristics.
Small
groups begin to form, looking to steal and kill just for the sheer pleasure of
it. Families have only each other and
seek to escape away from the highly volatile urban areas. Nine strangers learn to rely on each other
and we never learn the full outcome of this Portland, Oregon area. It seems there will be more to come of this
cyberwar series.
North
Korea is behind this masterful hacking job and there’s a story behind the
solution, but there are human frailties that almost prevent that from
happening.
Sam
Boush is a writer who knows how to craft a completely engaging story that is
all too real, given our knowledge (and lack of it) about hacking, cyberwar and
international spying. This goes deeper
and the rollercoaster ride herein is highly recommended reading!
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