Read the EMP novel Lights Out by David Crawford.
http://lightsoutthebook.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-David-Crawford/dp/0615427359/
The book started out as a free online book posted on a survival forum. It’s now out as a real paperback book, and is well worth the price.
I’ve read Lights Out about 3 times. It is a real can’t-put-it-down book. It has a believable storyline, a lot of practical ideas on a small community pulling together, and just the right amount of action but not overdone.
Can’t recommend it enough.
I can only hope that an editor was allowed to go wild on it since it had MANY superfluous scenes in it. Not to mention that Marine neighbor was just so GD annoying. It had potential, but I just couldn’t get into it. Not like “One Second After” which had me riveted from start to finish.