Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lights Go Out | 2025 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 2 | Darkness Descends | 2025 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 3 | The Hospital | 2025 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 4 | On the Move | 2025 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
| 5 | Break and Run | 2025 | Scott Medbury | Buy |
Blackout Nation is a serialized thriller published in five short, fast-paced episodes. An EMP pulse destroys every electronic device in a city, wiping out power, communications, and transportation in an instant. Society begins to unravel within hours.
Sarah Mitchell, an ER nurse and Afghanistan combat veteran who is also guardian to her young nephew, has to cross four miles of increasingly dangerous streets to reach him. Meanwhile, a gang leader moves quickly to fill the power vacuum, establishing control over resources and territory while the authorities are paralyzed. Each episode ratchets up the tension as Sarah navigates a city that becomes more lawless by the hour.
The series uses the same survival-under-collapse premise that drives Medbury’s other work, compressed into a tight, episodic format designed for readers who want action without filler.