A short novel by David F Pennant
A Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator in a sleepy road does virtually nothing - he puts round two or three news sheets a year and sends out the odd email - until one day the world's computer chips stop working, everything changes and he has to fight to keep the residents from death.
He reckons the malfunction was caused by a flare from the sun. Five days after I web-published, the opening discussion on Radio 4's Material World (27.8.09) was about the severe solar flare of 1859 and its damaging effect on power cables, melting a transformer, etc. and that we are overdue for another flare. (See feedback 7) You have been warned...!
You can download the book free by clicking below. I am presenting it like this to make it as accessible as possible. I don't want to make money out of it. I don't have any publicity machine or contacts in high places, so if you enjoy the book please help me by spreading the word. Thanks!
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Thanks for your interest in my book and best wishes, David Pennant
