{"product_id":"one-second-after-9780765356864","title":"One Second After","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths before publication, \u003ci\u003eOne Second After\u003c\/i\u003e has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFail Safe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTestament\u003c\/i\u003e, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe John Matherson Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eOne Second After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eOne Year After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eThe Final Day\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePillar to the Sky\u003cbr\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Forstchen\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOne Second After, One Year After, The Final Day, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Look Like Men of War\u003c\/i\u003e, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. He has co-authored several books with Newt Gingrich, including \u003ci\u003eGettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDays of Infamy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Try Men's Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValley Forge\u003c\/i\u003e. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He is a pilot and flies an original WWII recon \"warbird.\" He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569024995602,"sku":"9780765356864","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d603f6b-c955-4d73-980c-a4e93b9e047b.jpg?v=1731953957","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-second-after-9780765356864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}