Daybreak Zero

the long version

**DAYBREAK ZERO** *In* Directive 51*, John Barnes created "the thinking person's techno-thriller"+ about the modern world brought to a standstill by radical groups who engineered the destruction of a century of technology...* A year has passed since the catastrophic event known as "Daybreak" began. 9 months since Daybreak killed seven billion people. 8 months since Daybreak vaporized Washington DC. 6 months since rival governments emerged in Athens, Georgia, and Olympia, Washington. 4 months since the two governments of what was formerly the United States were on the brink of war. 3 months since war was (barely) avoided. 2 months since Athens and Olympia agreed to work together. 1 month since the survivors discovered that Daybreak isn't over... +S. M. Stirling This description comes from the publisher. *Daybreak Zero* is the second Novel of Daybreak, the first of which is *Directive Fifty-One*.