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The Final Day

By: William R. Forstchen
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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The highly anticipated follow-up to William R. Forstchen's New York Times best-sellers, One Second After and One Year After, The Final Day immerses listeners once more in the story of our nation's struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and terror.

After defeating the designs of the alleged federal government, John Matherson and his community have returned their attention to restoring the technologies and social order that existed prior to the EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) attack. Then the government announces that it is ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what's left of the US Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states.

The man sent to confront John is General Bob Scales, John's old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days. Will General Scales follow orders, or might he be the crucial turning point in the quest for an America that is again united? As the dubious Federal government increasingly curtails liberty and trades away sovereignty, it might just get exactly what it fears: revolution.

©2017 William R. Forstchen (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Fiction Dystopian Thriller Government Military US Army Survival Nuclear War Fiction

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All stars
Most relevant
original in its concept . It will make you think of the things that we hold dear

Second best of the series.

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it's nice to see a story wrap up so nicely covering so many individual characters and what happened to them.
my only criticism is the female voices are a bit quiet and hard to hear.

fantastic end to the trilogy

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Rarely has a set date f books kept me inthralled as these books have. Frights in their flirtation with reality and what might do easily happen in the future. Strong characters who compliment each other and the story so well.

Addictive trilogy

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I loved the all the books in this series, I hope there's room for a fourth, would love to read how the peaceful years pan out ....

Brilliant !!

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The story became intense as the characteristics of each character unfold.
I never like reading, as I found myself tiring of reading and imaging as the same time.
I picked this story as my first audible. And hell no! My imagination ran wild !

My first audible

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