The Superflare

Genre: SciFi novel

Author: Andrew G. Berger

How far would you go to survive in a post-apocalyptic world?

When a gigantic solar storm hits the earth in 2051, a worldwide EMP destroys almost all digital devices and power supplies. Life in the clean cities collapses. They sink into barbarism and chaos. The artificial super-intelligence Tron withstands the EMP in a shielded bunker and disempowers the people.

In the turmoil of this apocalypse, Julia (17), a girl from a clean city turned living hell, meets Winston, an 18-year-old settler, whose village lies in the wilderness and whose people strictly reject any use of digital technology. The catastrophe made the once separate worlds collide.
Together Julia and Winston have to go through many adventures and battles. They have to fight tooth and nail to stay alive. To survive and to find their own way, they have to question themselves and the principles of their worlds. But Winston and Julia also discover their love for each other and their true destiny in the free people’s fight against Tron and his machines.

For Julia has a special and powerful gift…

The Author

My name is Andrew G. Berger. I have studied German Literature, Political Sciences and History. Today I live and work in Berlin. I am married and have two children.

As a high school student, I realized that writing was something I liked and enjoyed. So I wrote for the school newspaper, then for the local paper, and later as a student for a large national daily newspaper. Then I wrote short stories that were published in anthologies.

Over time I developed the idea for “THE SUPERFLARE”, my first long novel. It was published in 2022. The story is set in the near future and explores how humans might behave in extreme situations.

An artificial superintelligence plays a central role in it – and not by chance. The question of what impact the triumph of AI could have on humanity’s future has long been the subject of controversial debate. Since Chat GPT was launched, this discussion has reached the public – and gained even more urgency.