One Second After
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
One Second After
| Author | William R. Forstchen |
|---|---|
| Published | 2009 |
| Pages | 352 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | An EMP strike takes the grid down over a small North Carolina town and the novel works forward through the consequences week by week — medicine, food, order. The first of a trilogy. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — named in the answers to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” (the thread, April 2025) — a near-future scenario novel rather than historical fiction, so a reply that wandered. The full list of replies is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
Connections
- Energy — the grid as the thing everything else rests on.
- Institutions — what fails first when the infrastructure stops.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.