Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic.

Forstchen has put Bin Laden's dream on paper and, in the process, taken civilization straight to the rack.” - Stephen Coonts, author of The Assassin on the works of William R. “Civilization slides into the abyss of a new dark age in this horrifying apocalyptic novel. I highly recommend it.” - Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impact and The Codex on the works of William R. This is a fascinating, fiercely passionate, well-honed thriller full of innovative insights, suspense and cutting edge science. “William Forstchen's novel, Pillar to the Sky tells the story of a world sinking into apocalypse, which can only be saved by a radical and terrifying experiment. Will Matherson’s friends and neighbors be next? But “the New Regime” is already tyrannizing one nearby community. He and the people of Black Mountain protest vehemently. That hope quickly diminishes when town administrator John Matherson learns that most of the young men and women in the community are to be drafted into the “Army of National Recovery” and sent to trouble spots hundreds of miles away. When a “federal administrator” arrives in a nearby city, they dare to hope that a new national government is finally emerging. After months of suffering starvation, war, and countless deaths, the survivors of Black Mountain, North Carolina, are beginning to recover technology and supplies they had once taken for granted, like electricity, radio communications, and medications. The story begins one year after One Second After ends, two years since nuclear weapons were detonated above the United States and brought America to its knees. Forstchen’s smash hit One Second After, the novel cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read When town administrator John Matherson protests the draft, he's offered a deal: leave Black Mountain and enter national service, and the draft will be reduced.One Year After is the New York Times bestselling follow-up to William R. Then comes word that most of the young men and women of the community are to be drafted into an 'Army of National Recovery' and sent to trouble spots hundreds of miles away. They cling to the hope that a new national government is finally emerging. After suffering starvation, war, and countless deaths, the survivors of Black Mountain, North Carolina, are beginning to piece back together the technologies they had once taken for granted: electricity, radio communications, and medications. The story picks up a year after One Second After ends, two years since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States brought America to its knees. One Year After is the thrilling follow-up to that smash hit. Hundreds of thousands of people have read the tale. Forstchen's One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read.

One year after by william r forstchen