Fans have been anxiously awaiting the next book in the New York Times bestselling One Second After series for nearly seven years — and now it’s here. Fourteen years ago, military historian and prolific author William Forstchen took hard science and wove it into a tale that launched an awakening. He continues to sound the alarm in his newly released fourth installment, Five Years After, and readers will want to keep their eyes wide open.
Forstchen’s 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.
“We’ve got to live our lives; we’ve got to enjoy ourselves … don’t make this the obsession,” Forstchen said of the topic of EMPs. “But it should be out there. You should be thinking about this and doing some basic planning.”