One Second After

· A John Matherson Novel Book 1 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Joe Barrett
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A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons.

In a small North Carolina town, one man struggles to save his family after America loses a war that will send it back to the Dark Ages.

Already cited on the floor of Congress and discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a book all Americans should read, One Second After is the story of a war scenario that could become all too terrifyingly real. Based on a real weapon—the electromagnetic pulse (EMP)—which may already be in the hands of our enemies, it is a truly realistic look at the awesome power of a weapon that can destroy the entire United States, literally within one second.

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.

A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons. In a small North Carolina town, one man struggles to save his family after America loses a war that will send it back to the Dark Ages. Already cited on t...

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137 reviews
Jennifer Botelho
March 1, 2018
I stopped listening after the town's doctor referred to the influx of urban refugees as carriers of every version of hepatitis, cholera, and perhaps ebola "based on the countries they originally came from". Additionally the Town Manager Kate sounded like an idiot who was unable to grasp what was going on and continually asked John for reassurance that this crisis couldn't possibly go on for weeks. And I never quit an audiobook.
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Dan Griesbach
December 10, 2019
Would be a fun read if it were treated like the science fiction story it is rather than the "possible real life scenario!" that it's treated as in the foreword and afterword. Also, does no one in this town own a bicycle?
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Glen Palmer
August 27, 2019
Very rambling, like the plot but taking way to long to get though this book. Could do less on the smoking storyline like anyone really cares.
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About the author

William R. Forstchen has a PhD from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of fifty books, including the New York Times bestselling John Matherson series, the Lost Regiment series, and the award-winning young adult novel We Look Like Men of War. He has also authored numerous short stories and articles about military history and military technology.

Newt Gingrich is a former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and 2012 presidential candidate. He is chairman of Gingrich 360, a multimedia production and consulting company based in Arlington, Virginia. He is also a Fox News contributor and author of forty-two books, including many New York Times bestsellers.

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

William R. Forstchen has a PhD from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of fifty books, including the New York Times bestselling John Matherson series, the L...

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