It is 9:47 p.m. when the lights go out. And they are never coming back on.
Spain, October 2024. An unprecedented cyberattack named Medusa leaves the country without electricity. No light, no communications, no hope. Chaos spreads like a virus as cities burn and the government collapses.
Elena Vega, an engineer at the national grid operator, uncovers the terrifying truth: this is only the beginning. Prometheus Corp has turned Spain into the testing ground for an attack that will plunge the whole of Europe into darkness.
48 hours to stop a digital apocalypse.
With the help of Marcos Ruiz, a disgraced intelligence officer, and Daniel Torres, a journalist who refuses to give up, Elena has two days to stop a digital apocalypse that will change the world forever.
In a world without technology, where betrayal lurks around every corner and the darkest secrets come to light, how far would you go to save your continent?
Blackout Europa is a techno-thriller that explores what happens when our dependence on electricity becomes our greatest vulnerability. Speculative science fiction with its roots buried in the most uncomfortable reality.
José María Palazón Molina (Alcantarilla, Murcia) is a developer, IT technician and writer. For more than twenty years he has worked at the crossroads of technology and management, from general management of financial-sector companies and the coordination of educational projects to Full Stack development with PHP, MySQL and Python.
Blackout Europa is his first novel, a techno-thriller born from his fascination with the fragility of the infrastructures that sustain our everyday lives. His second novel, PIZZA, TWITTER y 23 días en el INFIERNO, blends dark humour, a programmer's logic and the human condition at its rawest and funniest.
He currently combines his work in public administration with quality auditing of AI models at Scale AI and the writing of his next novel.
Interview about the creative process, the influence of technology on storytelling and the literary projects currently in development.
Listen on iVoox →The book has a very well-crafted plot, full of intense action, told minute by minute, that grabs you from the very start. An easy, accessible and highly entertaining read.
From the very first page, it had me completely hooked. The plot is gripping, with a relentless countdown that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It was especially eerie to read it right after the recent blackout we experienced in Spain.
An intense, breakneck thriller with a furious pace that is highly addictive. And since you cannot put it down, you read it in one sitting. Highly recommended.
A book that hooks you from the very first page. It is one of those books that make you say "just one more chapter"... and you end up devouring it without realising.
Find out whether Elena Vega manages to stop Medusa. Available now on Amazon in eBook and paperback.
