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Book Review of One Second After (After, Bk 1)

One Second After (After, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 5


This book is a public service announcement about the danger of an EMP device to America in the form of fiction. The most successful element going for the book is the convincing case it presents for an EMP attack being an imminent threat to America. Life as we know it in America would be shot back into the dark ages if one of our enemies was successful in detonating a nuke 25 miles above the ground. Apparently when a nuclear device is blown up at the right height it generates a pulse that fries virtually all electronics. Cars, cell phones, electricity, running water, and many other conveniences would stop functioning. The story revolves around this doomsday concept.
It is not especially gripping or skillfully written. As people start dying it had little pull on my heartstrings because I was not connected to the characters. Basically, you think about what would happen to your loved ones if all resources were used up and new resources (food, medicine) could not be shipped in. So Ill save you some time; buy canned foods, guns, bullets, medical supplies, etc if you are worried about a disaster situation so you can have some peace of mind for you and your loved ones.