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Autor W.R. Forstchen is a retired Army Col. with a PHD from Perdue U.who specializes in military history, especialy military technology, he has authored 40 books.
In this novel, which takes place in his home town near Ashville NC, an unknown enemy has detonated a nuclear device high above the USA instantly plunging the country into a pre-industrial age that cannot support even one tenth of the country's population. The story, rooted in hard fact, follows the main characters and thier community which is completely cut-off from outside help, as they struggle to survive the 1st year following the attack.
This story is extremely well researched, instead of radio active mutant zombies the all to real characters mostly sucumbe to the same quite killers that have plagued mankind for centuries and only the miracle of modern tecnology has held at bay in the western world. The progression of the effects of a complete collapse of that world is brought home in a clear and chilling degree of certitude along with more than a few lessons on how to lessen the impact of such an event on a local scale. The grim hard facts and grief that fills the pages of this 'novel' is enough to turn even the most blasse american into a hard core survivalist. If you are looking for rainbows and unicorns this book is not for you, but it is the definitive survivalist novel written by a man of vision and compassion for his fellow americans.
In this novel, which takes place in his home town near Ashville NC, an unknown enemy has detonated a nuclear device high above the USA instantly plunging the country into a pre-industrial age that cannot support even one tenth of the country's population. The story, rooted in hard fact, follows the main characters and thier community which is completely cut-off from outside help, as they struggle to survive the 1st year following the attack.
This story is extremely well researched, instead of radio active mutant zombies the all to real characters mostly sucumbe to the same quite killers that have plagued mankind for centuries and only the miracle of modern tecnology has held at bay in the western world. The progression of the effects of a complete collapse of that world is brought home in a clear and chilling degree of certitude along with more than a few lessons on how to lessen the impact of such an event on a local scale. The grim hard facts and grief that fills the pages of this 'novel' is enough to turn even the most blasse american into a hard core survivalist. If you are looking for rainbows and unicorns this book is not for you, but it is the definitive survivalist novel written by a man of vision and compassion for his fellow americans.
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