{"id":116758,"date":"2023-09-07T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/o52s5t8h2.nuvmedia.com\/world\/long-awaited-new-release-in-dystopian-emp-series-now-available\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:21:20","slug":"long-awaited-new-release-in-dystopian-emp-series-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/o52s5t8h2.nuvmedia.com\/world\/long-awaited-new-release-in-dystopian-emp-series-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Awaited New Release in Dystopian EMP Series Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five Years After traces the plight of protagonist John Matherson as he struggles to protect the fragile civilization he helped rebuild following an EMP strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
William R. Forstchen is widely considered one of the foremost experts on EMP attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Fourteen years ago, military historian and prolific author William Forstchen took hard science and wove it into a tale that launched an awakening.<\/i><\/p>\n \u2014 Ward Larsen, bestselling author of Deep Fake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2023\/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — It\u2019s 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<\/a>. Public interest in the topic prompted Forstchen to write three sequels, the latest of which is Five Years After<\/a>, and Forstchen attributes the continuing fascination with his concept to the universal fear of living without electric power.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen those weapons [EMPs] detonate above the atmosphere, they set off something called the Compton effect \u2026 In short, it\u2019s a giant electrostatic discharge that hits the earth\u2019s surface, feeds into our power grid, and literally one second after \u2026 we\u2019re in the dark,\u201d Forstchen explained during a recent interview. \u201cElectricity is the fundamental block of our society. Everything is predicated on electrification.\u201d<\/p>\n Widely considered one of the foremost experts on EMP attacks, Forstchen\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe component of my [first] book that was so important \u2026 is the realization that the only way we\u2019re going to get through this as a community is by working together as a community, helping those who need help \u2026 and then planning realistically for how we\u2019re going to get through the next six months, the next year, and still have food on hand, water supply, medication, etc.,\u201d Forstchen added. <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n Forstchen\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to live our lives; we\u2019ve got to enjoy ourselves \u2026 don\u2019t make this the obsession,\u201d Forstchen said of the topic of EMPs. \u201cBut it should be out there. You should be thinking about this and doing some basic planning.\u201d<\/p>\n About the Author 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.<\/p>\n For more information about the One Second After series, please visit https:\/\/www.onesecondafter.com\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n Amazon link: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Five-Years-After-Matherson-Novel\/dp\/1250854563\/<\/a> <\/p>\n Five Years After Trish Stevens Watch an interview with William Forstchen, who is a renowned expert on EMP strikes, here: <\/p>\n \n
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.<\/p>\n
Publisher: Tor\/Forge
Release Date: August 22, 2023
ISBN-10: \u200e 1250854563
ISBN-13: \u200e 978-1250854568
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