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Powerless
What would happen if the power grid failed? Would you be ready?
Demi Thicke, a mega pop star, is on stage when the lights go out. She had finally scored her dream venue, performing at The Dive, an almost twenty thousand seat arena, and she sold it out. When the lights go out, Demi and her best friend, Mike, soon discover it’s not just the lights that are gone. Vehicles no longer work, and fires are raging along Las Vegas Boulevard. At first, she wants to refuse to believe, but she knows what this is. Thanks to her unconventional childhood with an overbearing, prepper father, she recognizes the signs of a high-altitude nuclear detonation that creates a massive EMP.
Demi is on a race against time and the inevitable crumbling of society as she and Mike form a plan to leave Las Vegas, so they can reach her sister and his family. The panic is just beginning, but Demi knows it will only get worse. Desperate people do desperate things, and they need to leave Las Vegas while they still can.
That proves more difficult than she ever anticipated…
Lights Out a three-part series
Powerless kicks off the post-apocalyptic thriller series by following ordinary people doing extraordinary things after the United States experiences a disaster, destroying their entire infrastructure.
Powerless is the first in a three-part survival series about the aftermath of a HEMP. Parts two and three of Lights Out will be available soon.
Be on the lookout for Book 2: Power Trip and Book 3: Power Struggle.
This work has been significantly edited from its original version that was published under a different author. The full copyright was transferred to Hayden.
Demi Thicke, a mega pop star, is on stage when the lights go out. She had finally scored her dream venue, performing at The Dive, an almost twenty thousand seat arena, and she sold it out. When the lights go out, Demi and her best friend, Mike, soon discover it’s not just the lights that are gone. Vehicles no longer work, and fires are raging along Las Vegas Boulevard. At first, she wants to refuse to believe, but she knows what this is. Thanks to her unconventional childhood with an overbearing, prepper father, she recognizes the signs of a high-altitude nuclear detonation that creates a massive EMP.
Demi is on a race against time and the inevitable crumbling of society as she and Mike form a plan to leave Las Vegas, so they can reach her sister and his family. The panic is just beginning, but Demi knows it will only get worse. Desperate people do desperate things, and they need to leave Las Vegas while they still can.
That proves more difficult than she ever anticipated…
Lights Out a three-part series
Powerless kicks off the post-apocalyptic thriller series by following ordinary people doing extraordinary things after the United States experiences a disaster, destroying their entire infrastructure.
Powerless is the first in a three-part survival series about the aftermath of a HEMP. Parts two and three of Lights Out will be available soon.
Be on the lookout for Book 2: Power Trip and Book 3: Power Struggle.
This work has been significantly edited from its original version that was published under a different author. The full copyright was transferred to Hayden.
438 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2019
About the author
Hayden James
6 books2 followersWhat would happen if the power grid failed? Would you be ready?
When the Earth as we know it comes tumbling down, what would you do to survive?
Hayden James writes suspenseful post-apocalyptic fiction examining what transpires when ordinary people face unreasonable choices. Do they come together and help one another or do they look out only for themselves?
If our nation was attacked, who would survive?
The apocalypse brings out the best and the worst in all of us. It is survival of the fittest at its finest.
The end of the world is only the beginning.
When the Earth as we know it comes tumbling down, what would you do to survive?
Hayden James writes suspenseful post-apocalyptic fiction examining what transpires when ordinary people face unreasonable choices. Do they come together and help one another or do they look out only for themselves?
If our nation was attacked, who would survive?
The apocalypse brings out the best and the worst in all of us. It is survival of the fittest at its finest.
The end of the world is only the beginning.
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December 8, 2019
This was a bit of an uneven tale and there were quite a few editing issues as well. I like Demi who is a fairly strong female character with a survivalist past. I can understand some lapses in situational awareness given that this major of an event would be very unsettling. However, given that she had a very persistent determination to get firearms for defense, after Demi successfully stopped the attack on the trucker, why did she not grab the firearms and ammo of the dead looters? That made no sense to me. If her sister is much closer to the father and had the same childhood training, why should Lacey wait for Demi to get hundreds of miles to her instead of just heading to the compound? I am mildly curious to find out what happens so I will likely read book 2 and hope the writing does improve.
September 10, 2019
Loved the story line. couldn't put the book down. Looking forward to the next book.
September 17, 2019
Powerless review
Powerless is the first fast paced post apocalyptic EMP survival book in the Lights Out series written by author Hayden James.
Powerless is the first fast paced post apocalyptic EMP survival book in the Lights Out series written by author Hayden James.
October 20, 2019
Many many editorial mistakes. I didn't make it past the 25% mark. Simplistic story with failed characters. Don't waste your time.
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