“Civilization slides into the abyss of a new dark age in this horrifying apocalyptic novel. Butterworth IV, New York Times bestselling authors, on One Second After “The only thing more terrifying than this masterfully crafted story is the possibility of it actually happening-and not a damn thing being done to protect us.” -W.E.B. “An entertaining apocalyptic thriller.” - Publishers Weekly, on One Second After “A riveting cautionary tale.” - Booklist, on One Second After Bill has perfected his talent.” -David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author, on One Year After “True storytelling that only the rarest of writers ever master. The wise will listen.” -Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author, on One Year After “Forstchen is the prophet of a new Dark Age.

“A fine postapocalyptic thriller, with richly drawn characters and the kind of story that we can easily imagine happening.” - Booklist, on One Year After This third book in the series immerses readers once more in the story of our nation’s struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and death. Forstchen’s novel One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read.

Will John and his people accept the new, autocratic regime? Or will revolution rip the fledgling nation apart at the seams? General Bob Scales, John’s old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days, is sent to bring John into line.

John fears he and his town will be targets. Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what’s left of the U.S. A new, aggressive government announces that it’s taking over and ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. This period of relative stability doesn’t last long. Now, after defeating a new, tyrannical federal government, John Matherson and his community intend to restore their world to what it was before the EMP apocalypse. Since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States more than two years ago, the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina has suffered famine, civil war, and countless deaths. A major release in the New York Times bestselling One Second After series, set in an alternate America rebuilding after an electromagnetic pulse, this is William R.

Forstchen the final day