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Is part of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Without Warning
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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)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2008 .
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      Extent: 580p.
      Description: map
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 October 2008.
      • On front cover: America is gone.
      ISBN: 9781405038126
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Ballantine Books ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 520p.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 3rd 2009
      ISBN: 9780345502896
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Titan ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 546p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 4th 2013
      ISBN: 9781781166031
Alternative title: Der Effekt : Roman
Language: German
    • Munich,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Wilhelm Heyne ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 750p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 5th 2009
      ISBN: 9783453526006

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Works about this Work

John Birmingham – Author Interview (2) 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , March 2013;
The New Deal John Birmingham , 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 Glenn Davies , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , August no. 134 2009;

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Without Warning Glenn Davies , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , July no. 133 2009;

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
Pick of the Week Cameron Woodhead , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
Falling Back in Diverse Perils and Doom Colin Steele , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2008; (p. 12)

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Without Warning Glenn Davies , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , July no. 133 2009;

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Without Warning Glenn Davies , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , August no. 134 2009;

— Review of Without Warning John Birmingham , 2008 single work novel
Vengeance Without Warning Jason Steger , 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 Lynne Minion , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 October 2008; (p. 10)
On Lowbrow Street Graeme Blundell , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 7)
The New Deal John Birmingham , 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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