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Long-Awaited New Release in
Dystopian EMP Series
Now Available
“Five Years After
is a veritable guidebook for surviving the apocalypse
and better yet, how to avoid it.”
Ward Larsen, bestselling author of Deep Fake
Black Mountain, NC,—
It’s been 14 years since military historian and prolific
author William R. Forstchen, Ph.D., introduced readers to
the realistic devastation of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
attack in his New York Times bestseller, One Second After.
Public interest in the topic prompted Forstchen to write
three sequels, the latest of which is Five Years After,
and Forstchen attributes the continuing fascination with his
concept to the universal fear of living without electric
power.
“When those weapons
[EMPs] detonate above the atmosphere, they set off something
called the Compton effect … In short, it’s a giant
electrostatic discharge that hits the earth’s surface, feeds
into our power grid, and literally one second after … we’re
in the dark,” Forstchen explained during a recent interview.
“Electricity is the fundamental block of our society.
Everything is predicated on electrification.”
Widely considered
one of the foremost experts on EMP attacks, Forstchen’s
fictional explorations in his One Second After series are
rooted in the cold, solid facts of how an EMP strike above
U.S. soil would impact society. That there are now four
books in the series, featuring some of the same characters,
should give people hope that survival is possible, with the
right measures and mindset in place.
“The component of my
[first] book that was so important … is the realization that
the only way we’re going to get through this as a community
is by working together as a community, helping those who
need help … and then planning realistically for how we’re
going to get through the next six months, the next year, and
still have food on hand, water supply, medication, etc.,”
Forstchen added.
Five Years After
continues the saga of protagonist John Matherson, as he
contends with new threats to the fragile civilization that
he helped rebuild. The Republic of New America has all but
collapsed into regional powers, and the world at large is
struggling to remain stable as regional conflicts ravage the
post-EMP landscape. After several years attempting to lead a
quiet life, John receives word that the President is
terminal with cancer, and John is asked to take over the
reins of government.
Pulled back into the
fray, John struggles to hold the tottering Republic
together. Facing threats on multiple fronts, he races
against time to stop another EMP attack on the former United
States and China, putting years of progress at risk. With so
much of his work under threat, John must find the strength
within to start over, so that he can save the country and
the people that he holds dear from even greater calamity.
Forstchen’s
depiction of a post-EMP society throughout his One Second
After series is rooted in years of extensive research, and
he has long been advocating for greater awareness and
preparation against an EMP strike, which he considers a very
real threat. His goal is not to alarm, but to prompt
proactive measures to protect the American public.
“We’ve got to live our lives; we’ve got to enjoy ourselves …
don’t make this the obsession,” Forstchen said of the topic
of EMPs.
“But it should be out there. You should be thinking about
this
and doing some basic planning.”
About the Author
William R. Forstchen is a New
York Times bestselling author and a Professor of
History at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina. He
holds a doctoral degree from
Purdue University with a specialization in military history
and technology. He is the author of more than 50 books,
including the One Second After series that details the
realistic effects of an EMP strike.
He is a noted expert historian
and public speaker and has been interviewed on FOX News,
C-SPAN and many others on topics ranging from history to
technology and cultural issues, to space technology
development, to security threats.
For more information about the
One Second After series, please visit
https://www.onesecondafter.com/.
Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/Five-Years-After-Matherson-Novel/dp/1250854563/
Five Years After
Publisher: Tor/Forge
Release Date: August
22, 2023
ISBN-10:
1250854563
ISBN-13:
978-1250854568
Available now from
Amazon.com
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Praise for Five Years After
“The future has never seemed more chilling or more
believable than in Five Years
After, a riveting dystopian page-turner from one
of the masters of the genre. As you descend into the world
that William Forstchen creates, you absolutely know that
this is how it could all turn out. But as you root for the
characters who inhabit his world, your faith in the human
spirit will be restored.”
―William Martin, award-winning,
New York Times
bestselling author of The
Lost Constitution and
December '41
“Forstchen is a rare
storyteller who not only entertains, but also conveys a
vital message. He reminds us how much we’ve forgotten ― how
to subsist, how to fight, and how to live.
Five Years After
is a veritable guidebook for surviving the apocalypse ― and
better yet, how to avoid it.”
― Ward Larsen, winner of eight major awards and
USA Today bestselling
author of Deep Fake
“With One Second After,
William Forstchen redefined and elevated the genre of
apocalyptic fiction. Now, with the release of
Five Years After
he raises the bar once more. John Matherson faces his most
diabolical antagonist yet, when he he's thrust into a deadly
game of wits when a secret cabal of government survivors
unleash global holocaust. To save the world, John must
embrace the unthinkable, and live with the consequences
forever. This is edge-of-the-seat fiction at its finest!”
― Kathleen O'Neal-Gear and W. Michael Gear,
award-winning, New York Times bestselling authors of
The People of the Earth series and
Dissolution
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