{"product_id":"the-final-day-a-john-matherson-novel","title":"The Final Day: A John Matherson Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA major release in the New York Times bestselling One Second After series  set in an alternate America rebuilding after an electromagnetic pulse  this is William R. Forstchens The Final Day.  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. For the most part  they are succeeding.  This period of relative stability doesnt last long. A new  aggressive government announces that its taking over and ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. The Constitution is no longer in effect  and whats left of the U.S. Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states.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  Johns old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days  is sent to bring John into line. Will John and his people accept the new  autocratic regime? Or will revolution rip the fledgling nation apart at the seams?  Months before publication  William R. Forstchens novel One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read. This third book in the series immerses readers once more in the story of our nations struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness  starvation  and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983849713717,"sku":"ByrdShop_0765376733","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765376732.jpg?v=1770811166","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-final-day-a-john-matherson-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}