One Second After
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One Second After
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Joe Barrett
About this listen
A post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons.
In a small North Carolina town, one man struggles to save his family after America loses a war that will send it back to the Dark Ages.
Already cited on the floor of Congress and discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a book all Americans should read, One Second After is the story of a war scenario that could become all too terrifyingly real. Based on a real weapon—the electromagnetic pulse (EMP)—which may already be in the hands of our enemies, it is a truly realistic look at the awesome power of a weapon that can destroy the entire United States, literally within one second.
In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe, and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future and our end.
©2009 William R. Forstchen (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
Good narration.
Recommend :)
First audio book and I really enjoyed it.
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What did you like most about One Second After?
The book explores our modern dependency on technology and how vulnerable we become without it. The difficulties caused by an electronic meltdown were well explored, even down to areas such as those who are medication dependant as well as the more obvious issues such as food, water and power.What other book might you compare One Second After to, and why?
The book revolves very much around the lead character his family and their town so in that respect, tends not to compare to other books of the genre I have read. This book explores the disaster at the local level. If it were to happen, we would all experience the same issues.What about Joe Barrett’s performance did you like?
I loved this narrator for his soft accent, good diction and measured pace.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The book does tug at the heart strings but would have done so much more with less schmaltz and a big lid on the patriotic We are Americans stuff. I understood what the author was trying to say with it but it was too heavy handed especially as the people causing all the trouble were also Americans too!Any additional comments?
I enjoyed the book but felt that it missed the opportunity to be taken a bit more seriously and that is a shame. As with so many books today, I felt some of the story and the writing was sacrificed for the movie the author was hoping for.Thought provoking storyline
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Where does One Second After rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Best book I've listened to for a while. Perhaps ever.What did you like best about this story?
This book must've been good as I found myself talking about its scenarios over dinner, wondering to myself what *I* would do in a similar situation and getting emotional more than once as the story progressed. I guess it's really immersive - perhaps more so as an audio book, aided partly by the narrator's performance, which never pulled me out of the story once.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Pray it never happensAny additional comments?
I've seen reviews of the paper book criticising the grammar. But as a 'read' book I never noticed any of this so I'm glad that I listened to it!Pray it never happens
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gripping read
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good book. recommended.
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Shocking and thought provoking
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This isn't a story, it's a warning.
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A grim reality of what could happen in an emp attack.
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Great narration and loved the main protagonist, his background and career was really fitting and helpful haha!
I think what made this such a great book was that it gives you a good insight to how far and desperate people will go for just the basics.
Definitely recommend and what’s even better this is 1 of 3 books!!
Absolutely brilliant!
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I found it genuinely gripping, though some parts (like the whole “posse” storyline) veered a bit too much into Hollywood/Mad Max territory — a large street gang with a few hangers-on would’ve done. Bit early for full-blown cannibal cults less than 90 days after the lights go out.
What really lands is how it makes you reflect on community, leadership, and the kind of person you’d be when the modern world suddenly disappears.
All in all, well worth a listen.
Stark warning of how vulnerable modern society is
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