Listen free for 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
48 Hours cover art

48 Hours

Written by: William R. Forstchen
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Try for $0.00

$14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $20.15

Buy Now for $20.15

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

From The New York Times best-selling author of the smash hit One Second After series comes 48 Hours, a nail-biting and prescient thriller about a solar storm with the power to destroy the world's electrical infrastructure.

In 48 hours, the Earth will be hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun, a "Carrington Event" that has the power to shut down and possibly destroy the world's electrical infrastructure. To try and prevent permanent damage, everything goes dark prior to the hit: Global communications are shut down; hospital emergency generators are disconnected; the entire internet, media broadcasting, and cell phone systems are turned off.

Will the world's population successfully defend itself in the wake of the CME, or will mass panic lead to the breakdown of society as we know it?

William R. Forstchen is at his best in 48 Hours, a tale of the resilience of American citizens when faced with a crisis.

©2019 William R. Forstchen (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

What listeners say about 48 Hours

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    52
  • 4 Stars
    25
  • 3 Stars
    9
  • 2 Stars
    7
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    50
  • 4 Stars
    20
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    44
  • 4 Stars
    19
  • 3 Stars
    14
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

at last a post apocalyptic novel that Make sens

This author is the best apocalyptic writer that Is. The believable scientifically accuracate description of the event is fantastic. I live the fact that you follow the personal president' handling of the situation. Although I was not sure about the rash couple's decision at first, it all turns out to make sens as it finally catch up to them later. The population's reactions are so realistic that I would have take another couple of hour of that

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Let’s hope that this is closer to fantasy than to reality

Let’’s hope that this is closer to fantasy than to reality, that it won’t or cannot happen, that humanity includes more generous humans than it does egocentric humans.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent story. Poor narration

The narrator does not do a good job of bringing the story to life. Despite this you will overlook his short comings and continue to listen to learn what happens next. The story is strong enough to keep you listening.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I found the story a little hard to follow at times and had to rewind to catch myself up. However I was invested enough to put in the effort because I was enjoying the story and wanted to catch the details I had missed.

The ending was not fully expected which I appreciate.

This was the first novel I have read by Forstchen and I am looking forward to trying another.

I will definitely buy more books narrated by Bronson Pinchot, I think he did a phenomenal job! At first I could just hear Balki but he did such a good job, it was easy to settle in and I enjoyed his narration very much. I enjoyed his accents and female voicing which is a big deal!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Future?

This is a very interesting book. Hopefully it remains fiction and people react more humanely than a lot of these characters.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic book, makes you think.

Binged listed to this novel, the first I’ve read from this author. As a new parent, the story certainly hits home. Wouldn’t recommend listening late at night if you don’t want to stay awake for half the night dreaming about how you’d react to parts of it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
  • DY
  • 2023-06-24

slow book, but overall decent

The narrator did an annoying British accent that kinda ruined the book for me. It is a slower story, and it took a while to get into it. Didn't expect the ending, but it was good.

The author is Christian so it is expected that religion will play a part in his books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Morals

it's a good read in a similar vein of one second after but different enough to make it unique. I enjoyed the moral delema and the scenes of hope that had been lost and people finding peace in their own way. Some scenes do drag a bit here and their and believe me when I say you will know what a karaton event is by the end. Overall a well thought and overall good listen.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I loved this book!

A realistic display of how human beings would react facing extinction, scary, but very true.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Ike
  • 2019-01-17

Seemed like a desperate attempt

Not up to the standard set in the Matherson series. Just another book presenting a mass population extinction event.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful