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{{short description|2018 novel by Sam Boush}}
{{infobox book | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name =All Systems Down
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| language = English
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| genre =[[Techno-thriller]]
| publisher = Lakewater Press
| release_date = February 8, 2018
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| pages = 284 pages
| isbn = 978-0-9944512-7-9
}}{{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==
The book focuses on one character in particular, Brendan Chogan,
Meanwhile, [[hacker]] Xandra Strandlien’s boss at [[U.S. Cyber Command]] sends her to [[Oregon]]. Intelligence on [[Sino-Russian_relations_since_1991|Chinese-Russian joint military exercises]] has led to a fear of a post-cyberattack armed invasion, and the Oregon area, which has no military bases nearby, is a potential target.▼
▲Meanwhile,
As Brendan and Vailea struggle to secure their home and [[stockpile]] food and water, the city descends into chaos. It’s there they meet up with [[refugee|refugees]], whose storylines converge on Portland. These characters include Kelly and Orion, a pair of [[pilot|pilots]] whose [[Super Hornet]] gave out over the [[Pacific Ocean]], and Annalore and Ireana, campers forced to cross the [[Oregon_Coast_Range|Coastal mountain range]] with their children. Both sets of refugees witnessed first-hand the invasion on the Oregon Coast — an armada of Chinese and Russian ships that have slammed into the shore near [[Tillamook]].▼
At the same time, Xandra has flown across the country with a civilian pilot, Lorenzo, and his daughter Carmen. Each of the several groups have faced enormous challenges with the collapse of modern technology, fleeing and fighting as necessary, to finally converge at the home of Brendan and Vailea.▼
▲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 — and to Lorenzo’s dismay, Carmen — jump out of Lorenzo’s plane and into the river, adjacent to the [[submarine]].▼
▲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’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 [[armada]].▼
▲When Xandra is shot, she gives Brendan a [[thumb drive]] with the code, and with
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.▼
▲In North Korea and in [[China]], the hacking units are celebrating their
==Reception==
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]], <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>▼
▲Positive reviews also came from [[The Good Men Project]],
==Background==
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''.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://boushbooks.com/}}
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