One Year After (sequel to One Second After, great EMP novel)

Good Reads ^ | Sept. 15, 2015 | various

[AppyPappy]

That was the intention but it begs the question. If we have never tested an EMP, how do we know it has this devastating effect on the entire country?

[driftdiver]

They have tested EMP, just not a real bomb on a real city. They know EMP real and they know its effect on modern electronics.

[AppyPappy]

Exactly. They don’t know the impact of a strike. It’s Y2K all over again.

[driftdiver]

“It’s Y2K all over again.”

Hardly, we know EMP is real. We know it destroys electronics. There are a million variables which impact the actual damage. Not all of those variables have been tested in real life.

I don’t need to drop a nuke on a city to know what would happen.

[AppyPappy]

Yes but we admittedly have never tested an EMP to see if it will wipe out the whole country. The tests in the 60’s only affected a very limited area(like one city).

[T-Bird45]

The sequel will not make you happier. I bought my Kindle copy last night, read into the early a.m., finished at lunch today. Good stuff - thematic broad hint: think Matthew Bracken, i.e. FR’s Travis McGee. If you read the free sample on Amazon, it’s easy to see.

[The Bat Lady]

I’ve been keeping a record of every book I’ve read, where I got it, how much it cost and how I rated it since 2008.

I sure wish I had done that since Jr. High school. I have thought that many, many times yet... never thought of starting the list now...... duh! good for you!