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  • Blackout

  • The Battle of Hell Ridge, Book 1
  • By: Owen Baillie
  • Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
  • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Blackout

By: Owen Baillie
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
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Publisher's summary

At the height of a scorching summer, multiple EMP attacks are launched against the world’s western allies.

Australia and the US are at the top of the hit list.

Planes fall from the sky. Cars crash through buildings. Power outages create desperation for food and water and people quickly succumb to the heat. The world crumbles faster than anybody can imagine.

Up at Hell Ridge outside a small town on the outskirts of Melbourne, Parker Richardson sits on the banks of the King Parrot Creek, ready for a quiet two-week camping trip. A much-needed escape after the death of his mother, separation from his long-time girlfriend, and the sudden loss of his best mate’s friendship.

But when his phone and truck go dark, Parker loses all contact with his friends and must make the long, hazardous walk down into the township to uncover what has happened. Along the way, he slowly discovers there is more to the situation than he first thought.

Without the essentials on which they have come to rely, Parker and his friends must overcome their relationship issues, then band together to avoid the perils of a town drowning in chaos and an invading enemy intent on taking everything they have ever known.

Can the local people overcome their differences and repel the invasion? Or will this be the first of many towns to fall across the country and the western world as we know it?

Don't miss the start of the next action-packed post-apocalyptic EMP survival thriller from Owen Baillie, best-selling author of Invasion of the Dead. This disaster series is perfect for fans of Kyla Stone, A.G. Riddle, Bobby Akart, Jack Hunt, and Ryan Schow.

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Narrator is great but story is slow.

This book reminds me of the movie red dawn from an average person perspective. Some references to covid and how people panicked. The story is very slow progression.

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Great read

Justin finished today. Can't wait for book 2! it had great character development that left me wanting more.

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