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Title: A Hi-Tech Page Turner
Review: Every once and a while a whale of a thriller plot combines difficult technological issues and doesn't fall flat on its face. Blackout not only passes that test it gets straight A's both in its coverage of technical details and in drawing the reading in to its plot. Digital TV, which I know more than anyone wants to know about, is a complex issue - so far mainly a technical, political and economic disaster. In Ward's book, just like real life, American's are addicted to their good old analog TV, until - unlike real life - Ward's TVs begin to blow up. While this may sound fantastic, Ward manages to weave in accurate details without leaving the reader behind. Indeed, once he establishes his characters and the technology background, the pages turn faster and faster until the reader slams into the conclusion. In sum, an easy to read beginning that draws the reader into an exciting techno-thriller plot.
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