Emberverse, book 1: Dies the Fire
S. M. Stirling2004

More of "the best straight-ahead science fiction the genre has ever seen" (Amazing) from the bestselling author of Conquistador.

An electrical storm over Nantucket causes all electronic devices to cease to function-computers, radio, even firearms-and plunges the world into a darkness humanity is unprepared to face. But as some people band together to help, others are building armies for conquest...