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{{short description|2018 novel by Sam Boush}}
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}}{{Long plot|date=June 2023}}
'''''All Systems Down''''' is a 2018 [[techno-thriller]] novel by American writer [[Sam Boush]]. The novel deals with a [[
▲'''''All Systems Down''''' is a 2018 novel by American writer Sam Boush. The novel deals with a [[Cyberwarfare]] attack on Western countries, focusing on three groups of characters in the [[United States]].
==Plot==
''All Systems Down'' begins with a [[North Korea]]n [[Cyberwarfare|cyberattack]] that destroys infrastructure across Western nations, including banks, dams, and the power grid. Russia invades Eastern Europe while China and North Korea invade several US-allied nations in Asia.
The book focuses on one character in particular, Brendan Chogan, an out-of-work parking enforcement officer. While interviewing for a security guard position, Brendan recognizes danger when a [[computer virus]] strikes [[Portland, Oregon]], destroying internet access across the city. This is just the beginning of the attacks. Soon, the country descends into further chaos when citizens nationwide lose their [[Mobile phone|cellular service]] and [[electricity]]. Traffic backs up as vehicles are hacked. Local water systems collapse as generators fail.
Meanwhile, hacker Xandra
As Brendan and Vailea struggle to secure their home and [[stockpile]] food and water, the city descends into chaos.
At the same time, Xandra has flown across the country with a civilian pilot, Lorenzo, and his daughter Carmen. Each of the several groups
Kelly and Orion had spotted a Russian submarine in the [[Willamette River]], which leads Xandra to reformulate some of the code the North Koreans used to dismantle the [[US Navy]]. Brendan, Xandra, Kelly
When Xandra is shot, she gives Brendan a [[thumb drive]] with the code, and with
▲Kelly and Orion had spotted a Russian submarine in the [[Willamette River]], which leads Xandra to reformulate some of the code the North Koreans used to dismantle the [[US Navy]]. Brendan, Xandra, Kelly — and to Lorenzo’s dismay, Carmen — jump out of Lorenzo’s plane and into the river, adjacent to the [[submarine]].
In North Korea and in [[China]], the hacking units are celebrating their
▲When Xandra is shot, she gives Brendan a [[thumb drive]] with the code, and with Kelly’s help they sneak onto the submarine and upload the [[malware]] to the Russian [[Naval fleet|intrafleet]] computer. The code does more damage than they could have hoped for. Not only does it disable the Russian submarine, but it also spreads across the [[Naval fleet|armada]].
==Reception==
▲In North Korea and in [[China]], the hacking units are celebrating their victory. But even as they’re holding [[Military parade|victory parades]], the lights in their cities go suddenly dark. The code they built to destroy the imperialists has slipped its orbit and come home to them. Blackouts cascade across the region.
The book was well received by most critics, including [[Kirkus Reviews]] which called it "a tightly plotted tale"
Positive reviews also came from [[The Good Men Project]],
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In 2019, Lakewater Press announced it was going out of business<ref name=Lakewater>{{cite web |author=Lakewater |url=http://www.lakewaterpress.com/ |title=We Are Closing Down |date=2019-11-22 |accessdate=2020-01-29 |archive-date=2020-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130033736/http://lakewaterpress.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and would not be publishing the sequel, ''All Threats Within''.
▲The book was well received by most critics, including [[Kirkus Reviews]] which called it "a tightly plotted tale" <ref name=Kirkus>{{cite web|author=Kirkus Reviews |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sam-boush/all-systems-down/ |title=Fiction review: All Systems Down |publisher=Kirkus|date=2018-01-22 }}</ref>, and the [[Bend Bulletin]] which declared "The threats and situations … could almost be ripped from recent news headlines."<ref name=Bulletin>{{cite web|author=Kim Himstreet |url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/entertainment/6030849-151/fact-meets-fiction-in-new-cyberwar-thriller |title=Fact meets fiction in new cyberwar thriller |publisher=The Bend Bulletin |date=2018-03-01 }}</ref>
▲Positive reviews also came from [[The Good Men Project]], <ref name=GoodMen>{{cite web|author=Jay Snook |url=https://goodmenproject.com/arts/all-systems-down-cyber-terrorism-jsnk/ |title='All Systems Down' Shows how Crippling Cyber Terrorism can be |publisher=The Good Men Project |date=2018-02-07 |accessdate=2018-05-26}}</ref> [[Suspense Magazine]], and [[Mystery Suspense Reviews]] <ref name=MysterySuspense>{{cite web|author=Merryci |url=http://www.mysterysuspensereviews.com/systems-sam-boush/ |title=All Systems Down, by Sam Boush |publisher=Mystery Suspense Reviews |date=2018-01-22 |accessdate=2018-05-26}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://boushbooks.com/}}
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