Flashforward: Robert J. SawyerTwo minutes and seventeen seconds that changed the world Suddenly, without warning, all seven billion people on Earth black out for more than two minutes. Millions die as planes fall from the sky, people tumble down staircases and cars plow into each other. But thats the least of the survivors challenges. During the blackout, everyone experienced a glimpse of what his or her future holdsand the interlocking mosaic of these visions threatens to unravel