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    The Beacon
    The Beacon
    The Beacon
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    The Beacon

    By Mark Vaughan

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    It's 2019, an EMP attack has devastated the Eastern half of the USA.
    An international incident is described, causing the calamity that follows. Such an incident is not far removed from current day politics.
    How do people react to the changes and struggles of life without power?
    Follow the journey of a young man searching for pockets of civilization, the characters along the way, the ingenious problem solving and the attack of a drone called Satan.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Vaughan
    Release dateJul 9, 2018
    ISBN9780463375082
    The Beacon
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    Mark Vaughan

    An Englishman now living in Oklahoma, USA. Mark is 48 years old, married to Julie for 11 years. He is a musician, electronics hobbyist, alternative energies researcher, arcade machine restorer, model flight enthusiast and author. Having moved to Oklahoma from Minnesota with his wife to chase tornadoes, neither has seen one in the 10 years since. In fact neither has ever seen a tornado. It was noted that the area they had lived in was struck by one as soon as they left.

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