'Civilization slides into the abyss of a new dark age in this horrifying apocalyptic novel. The John Matherson Series #1 One Second After #2 One Year After #3 The Final Day Other Books Pillar to the Sky 48 Hours In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future.and our end. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.

Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real.a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages.A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). New York Times best selling author William R. A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons.

A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons.

One second after by william r forstchen