Dedication
Epigraphs
1. Senator Tomlinson’s Office
2. Unitarian Universalist Congregational Church
3. Jacob Ross
4. Washington, DC
5. Hart Senate Office Building
6. Old Ebbitt Grill
7. Senator Mario Santino
8. 49th Street NW
9. Coalville, Kentucky
10. Dinner Invitation
11. The White House
12. Hart Senate Office Building
13. Wilmer Nevins
14. Summer of Discontent
15. The Tomlinson Residence
16. The Plan
17. San Diego
18. The Reaction
19. Leaking
20. Tidal Basin
21. Dinner
22. Fujiyama Sushi Bar
23. Bacterial
24. Political Roundtable
25. Senate Dining Room
26. Face the Nation
27. Viral
28. Christmas Eve
29. The Lion’s Den
30. Umberto Jacobi
31. Strategy
32. Sixty Minutes
33. Monday, Bloody Monday
34. Space Politics
35. Reagan National Airport
36. Library of Congress
37. WETA-TV
38. Easter Sunday
39. Easter Monday
40. Getting the Ball Rolling
41. The Lehigh Speech
42. The Blue Lagoon
43. Lady Cecelia
44. Tomlinson Residence
45. Senator Santino’s Office
46. Power Talk
47. Unemployed
48. Fourth of July
49. Hurricane Carlos
50. Blackout
51. Aftermath
52. Preparations
53. WETA News
54. Senate Hearing Chamber
55. Debriefing
56. Politics
57. The Little Saint
58. Declaration
59. Summer of Indecision
60. The Deal
61. The Morning After
62. Rework
63. Snooping
64. Warning
65. Collision Course
66. California
67. Fresno Yosemite International Airport
68. The FBI Field Office in Fresno
69. Home Again
70. Maneuvering
71. Confrontation
72. The Tunnels
73. Aftermath
74. Jacobi
75. Death Duel
76. Hospital
77. Thanksgiving
About the Author
Tor Books by Ben Bova
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
POWER SURGE
Copyright © 2015 by Ben Bova
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First Edition: August 2015