Without Warning

Product Description [This is the MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.] Gritty, suspenseful, and thought-provoking, Birmingham's audacious geopolitical thriller asks what would happen to the world if America suddenly disappeared. On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Baghdad, as the world waits for war, a miles-high energy wave cordons a vast area from southern Canada to northern Mexico. In a moment, 99 percent of the U.S. population has been wiped from the face of the earth. To fill the vacuum, heroes rise to meet the unimaginable challenges of the city of Seattle: James Kipper, chief engineer of the city of Seattle and Caitlin Monroe are on the trail of a Muslim fanatic ready to take advantage of what becomes known as The Disappearance, while General Tusk Musso and Admiral James Ritchie try desperately to keep the peace in a world gone mad with fear. Review ''John Birmingham's ability to seamlessly merge the gritty realism of Tom Clancy with the raw speculation of Michael Crichton is like no other author I've ever read. Brilliant, nail-biting, thoughtful, and excruciatingly pertinent to our times, his latest novel, Without Warning, is simply a tour de force, a true classic in the making. It should be required reading for the entire world.'' --James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author ''Delivers all the action and techno-detail that any Clancy fan could wish for.'' --Robert Buettner, author of Orphanage ''Like any well-built tech thriller, the actions come fast and hot, ripping the reader along on the ride.'' --San Diego Union-Tribune''If you really want to be terrified, consider John Birmingham's Without Warning, an alternate reality in which 99% of the US population is wiped out by a mysterious energy force on the eve of the country's invasion of Baghdad.'' --Parade magazine ''An unusual and intriguing scenario . . . This well thought-out alternate history will appeal to fans of hard SF and techno-thrillers.'' --Publishers Weekly ''[A] blockbuster . . . While Birmingham's shocking premise may unnerve some American readers, a story line replete with full-throttle action should appeal to Anglophones everywhere.'' --Booklist ''An absolutely cracking read that was set to become a classic series.'' --SF Site ''Narrator Tom Weiner impresses with a broad range of male and female characterizations that reach across several cultures--English, Spanish, Australian, and others. Overall, Weiner's delivery is strong, exacting, and accurate . . . This is must listening--fast paced and edgy.'' --AudioFile About the Author JOHN BIRMINGHAM is the author of the 'Axis of Time' trilogy and several other novels and nonfiction titles. He and his family live in Brisbane, Australia.