I started a trend.
I almost forgot...John Birmingham is in the middle of a series of books in this genre.
The first is “Without Warning” and the second is “After America”.
Both are interesting reads.
http://www.amazon.com/Without-Warning-ebook/dp/B001NLKS3O/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289491962&sr=1-5
http://www.amazon.com/After-America-John-Birmingham/dp/0345502914/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289491962&sr=1-1