When there’s no tension arising from the plot, it suffices at times to have readers asking: Who are these people anyway? Ambiguity stirs the curious, after all, and it’s one of Forstchen’s favorite gimmicks. The State defends against outlaws in costly battles against the Posse and against Fredericks, attackers about whom nothing is known as the author never bothers to explain. Struggling to start over, the State of Carolina in the Appalachian Mountains of what once was the state of North Carolina is led John Matherson, the hero of the story. Gone are the Internet, the power grid, computers on line at the time, law enforcement, water and sewer and services of a civilized society. Ninety percent of the population perish in a cataclysm of detonated nuclear missiles and high impact shock weapons. Forstchen lets readers infer that his story takes place early in the 21 st century. In his novel, The Final Day, author William R.

Metropolitan areas are radioactive wastelands or havens for marauders armed with military weapons to plunder villages where refugees seek survival. China occupies all territory west of the Mississippi except for the lands Mexico reclaims it lost in the Southwest. Will General Scales follow orders, or might he be the crucial turning point in the quest for an America that is again united? As the dubious Federal government increasingly curtails liberty and trades away sovereignty, it might just get exactly what it fears: revolution.Post- apocalypse America. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what's left of the US Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states.The man sent to confront John is General Bob Scales, John's old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days. Then the government announces that it's ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. Forstchen's New York Times bestsellers, One Second After and One Year After, The Final Day immerses listeners 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 terror.After defeating the designs of the alleged federal government, John Matherson and his community have returned their attention to restoring the technologies and social order that existed prior to the EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) attack.

The highly anticipated follow-up to William R.

Forstchen the final day