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Sponsored by Blackout by Marc Elsberg.
When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always come back on soon, don’t they? Surely it’s a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. But something seems strange about this night. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere.
A former hacker and activist, Piero Manzano investigates a possible cause of the disaster. The authorities don’t believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. With the United States now also at risk, Piero goes on the run, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks. After all, the power doesn’t just keep the lights on—it keeps us alive.
Last week, we asked readers to get paranoid (or maybe just realistic?) and consider what you would do if you suddenly found yourself in a “the end is near” situation where no one had electricity, ever, anywhere. Would you run screaming into the streets about the zombie apocalypse? Hunker down in your basement with a weapon? Decide now’s a good time to finally read through your to-be-read pile because what else is there to do? Readers submitted their ideas for what they would do to survive a blackout, and we’ve picked our two faves. These semi-finalists each get a copy of Blackout by Marc Elsberg! Now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite entry, and that winner will also get a $100 gift card to Powell’s Books! Take a gander, and vote below. Voting is open until Saturday, 5/27 at 11:45 PM EST. Good luck!

Last week, we asked readers to get paranoid (or maybe just realistic?) and consider what you would do if you suddenly found yourself in a “the end is near” situation where no one had electricity, ever, anywhere. Would you run screaming into the streets about the zombie apocalypse? Hunker down in your basement with a weapon? Decide now’s a good time to finally read through your to-be-read pile because what else is there to do? Readers submitted their ideas for what they would do to survive a blackout, and we’ve picked our two faves. These semi-finalists each get a copy of Blackout by Marc Elsberg! Now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite entry, and that winner will also get a $100 gift card to Powell’s Books! Take a gander, and vote below. Voting is open until Saturday, 5/27 at 11:45 PM EST. Good luck!