Book #3

Book #1 One Second After, Book #2 One Day After. Since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States more than two years ago, the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina has suffered famine, civil war, and countless deaths. Now, after defeating a new, tyrannical federal government, John Matherson and his community intend to restore their world to what it was before the EMP apocalypse. This period of relative stability doesn't last long. A new, government announces that it's taking over and ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what's left of the U.S. Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states. John fears he and his town will be targets. General Bob Scales, John's old commanding officer from prewar days, is sent to bring John into line. Will John and his people accept the new regime, or will revolution rip the fledgling nation apart?