Directive 51 (A Novel of Daybreak) - Hardcover

Barnes, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 044101822X ISBN 13: 9780441018222

Publisher: Ace, 2010

Synopsis

View our feature on John Barnes’s Directive 51. The first book in a new post-apocalyptic trilogy from "a master of the genre"

Heather O'Grainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called "Daybreak." The group is diverse and radical, and its members have only one thing in common-their hatred for the "Big System" and their desire to take it down.

Now, seemingly random events simultaneously occurring around the world are in fact connected as part of Daybreak's plan to destroy modern civilization-a plan that will eliminate America's top government personnel, leaving the nation no choice but to implement its emergency contingency program...Directive 51.

About this title

About the Author:

John Barnes is the author of The Return with Buzz Aldrin.

From AudioFile:

The first in a new postapocalyptic trilogy, DIRECTIVE 51 explores what happens in the United States when there is an assault on the country and George Bush's National Security Presidential Directive 51 is put into effect. Modern technology becomes useless, and the federal government must take drastic measures to maintain itself. Susan Ericksen's performance rides the highs and lows of the plot and the main characters. Her general avoidance of exaggeration in presenting events and personalities serves the book well. She sustains suspense without overdoing it, easing the tension when the plot focuses on mundane details. Her facility with accents helps depict subtle regional differences. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 044101822X
• ISBN 13: 9780441018222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496