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'2003: In Paris, an assassin wakes from a coma. In Kuwait, American forces are assembled for their invasion of Iraq. In the pristine forest of the Cascades, a lone hiker watches a plane fly into the side of a mountain. And just north of the Equator, a modern-day pirate, a rogue Tasmanian, is witness to the unspeakable. A wave of inexplicable energy has slammed into America. And destroyed it. In one instant, all around the world, from Cairo to Canberra, things will never be the same.
'Now, allied soldiers are fighting a war without command; a correspondent files a story for a newspaper that no longer exists. The line of Presidential succession is in tatters; the functioning remnants of government are in Pearl Harbor, Guantanamo Bay, and one desperate, isolated corner of the Pacific Northwest.
'For the jihadists, Allah has performed a miracle. For Sadaam, it is a chance for revenge. Iran declares war, but on an America that doesn't exist, except in the hearts and souls of the men and women who want it to. For US allies, Armageddon has arrived. Israel acts. Australasia, far from the noxious waste darkening Europe's skies, beckons as a possible oasis.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Works about this Work
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John Birmingham – Author Interview (2)
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , March 2013; -
The New Deal
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: Ampersand Magazine , Summer no. 5 2012; (p. 33-37) -
John Birmingham – Author Interview
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , June 2010; -
[Review] Without Warning
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , August no. 134 2009;
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Without Warning
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , July no. 133 2009;
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel
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Pick of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel -
Falling Back in Diverse Perils and Doom
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Without Warning
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , July no. 133 2009;
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Without Warning
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , August no. 134 2009;
— Review of Without Warning 2008 single work novel -
Vengeance Without Warning
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 September 2008; (p. 23) A column canvassing current literary news including a brief report on John Birmingham's novel Without Warning and a comment on the use of strong language in Matt Ottley's Requiem for a Beast. -
Bombshells from Birmingham
2008
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column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2008; (p. 10) -
On Lowbrow Street
2008
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column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 7) -
The New Deal
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: Ampersand Magazine , Summer no. 5 2012; (p. 33-37) -
John Birmingham – Author Interview
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , June 2010;
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