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The world changed forever when a massive wave of energy slammed into North America and wiped out 99 percent of the population. As the United States lay in ruins, chaos erupted across the globe.
Now, while a skeleton American government tries to reconstruct the nation, swarms of pirates and foreign militias plunder the lawless wasteland where even the president is fair prey. In New York City, armies of heavily armed predators hold sway—and hold off a struggling U.S. military. In Texas, a rogue general bent on secession leads a brutal campaign against immigrants. And in England, a U.S. special ops agent enters a shadow war against a deadly enemy who has made the fight personal. While the president ponders a blitz attack on America’s once greatest city, the forces of order and anarchy wage all-out war for postapocalyptic dominance—and a handful of survivors must decide how far to go to salvage whatever uncertain future awaits . . . after America.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've just had the absolute pleasure of finishing After America and it has been the first book for a long, long time that has had me gripped from start to finish.
Without Warning, the previous book by the author was very good and this one takes off from where that one finished. Once you are able to let your imagination go a bit and follow the (initially) far fetched story, you'll soon be immersed in a thoroughly enjoyable 'what if' read.
If you enjoy alternative history, end of the world, America not always coming out on top type books, then to you I heartily recommend both the book and the author.
All that I need to do now is wait for the author to release another book !
Without Warning, the previous book by the author was very good and this one takes off from where that one finished. Once you are able to let your imagination go a bit and follow the (initially) far fetched story, you'll soon be immersed in a thoroughly enjoyable 'what if' read.
If you enjoy alternative history, end of the world, America not always coming out on top type books, then to you I heartily recommend both the book and the author.
All that I need to do now is wait for the author to release another book !
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having finished 'After America', the second volume of John Birmingham's Wave trilogy, I went and took a look at the review of Volume I, Without Warning. It turns out that I could pretty much copy and paste most of that review into this one and it would be equally applicable.
As with 'Without Warning', 'After America' is a highly episodic book, with the narrative swapping, chapter by chapter, between several different stories. Most of these follow characters from the previous book, (although Birmingham has taken the wise decision to move the action on by several years when After America opens so that individuals are in very different places to where they were left at the end of volume), and as before some are more successful that others. This time around I found the espionage plot involving apparent 'super-spy' and all round badass Caitlin the least successful, whilst Miguel and Sofia's trials in Texas felt the most rounded.
Once again the number of parallel storylines is a problem. As with Volume 1 the constant shifting between plots gives the book a disjointed feel and robs it of dramatic momentum. By providing natural breaks in the narrative you don't feel the need to keep reading and for an action packed and overall enjoyable book it took me longer than I would have expected to finish After America; something that was also the case with Without Warning. Thinning the herd of characters somewhat would not have been a bad idea. Caitlin's adventures could have been excised entirely for example, allowing more time to be given to other storylines. Milosz the Polish Special Foces Veteran and his team are particularly underserved by the book's structure, which is a pity as they provide one of the more entertaining plot strands.
On the plus side most of the stories tie in or intersect with one another better than they did in Without Warning, giving this volume a more cohesive feel. The action, of which there is plenty, is as well written as always, and Birmingham's 'what if' concepts remain well thought out and generally plausible. He also leave enough loose ends to ensure that the next volume will have plenty to cover.
So, if you enjoyed Without Warning you're likely to find just as much to like in the follow-up. If, like me, its a while since you read the first book I would recommend skimming it again to refamiliarise yourself with who's who. Shifting events forward and moving everyone around make things a bit confusing at the beginning. Apart from Kipper it took me a while to remember who was who and what their backgrounds were. If you haven't read Without Warning definitely tackle it first; otherwise a lot of what happens in this volume will not make much sense.
I'll be back for Volume 3, as it seems will most of the recurring characters. Hopefully however, as their paths become increasingly intertwined some of the weaknesses that have afflicted Volumes 1 & 2 will resolve themselves.
As with 'Without Warning', 'After America' is a highly episodic book, with the narrative swapping, chapter by chapter, between several different stories. Most of these follow characters from the previous book, (although Birmingham has taken the wise decision to move the action on by several years when After America opens so that individuals are in very different places to where they were left at the end of volume), and as before some are more successful that others. This time around I found the espionage plot involving apparent 'super-spy' and all round badass Caitlin the least successful, whilst Miguel and Sofia's trials in Texas felt the most rounded.
Once again the number of parallel storylines is a problem. As with Volume 1 the constant shifting between plots gives the book a disjointed feel and robs it of dramatic momentum. By providing natural breaks in the narrative you don't feel the need to keep reading and for an action packed and overall enjoyable book it took me longer than I would have expected to finish After America; something that was also the case with Without Warning. Thinning the herd of characters somewhat would not have been a bad idea. Caitlin's adventures could have been excised entirely for example, allowing more time to be given to other storylines. Milosz the Polish Special Foces Veteran and his team are particularly underserved by the book's structure, which is a pity as they provide one of the more entertaining plot strands.
On the plus side most of the stories tie in or intersect with one another better than they did in Without Warning, giving this volume a more cohesive feel. The action, of which there is plenty, is as well written as always, and Birmingham's 'what if' concepts remain well thought out and generally plausible. He also leave enough loose ends to ensure that the next volume will have plenty to cover.
So, if you enjoyed Without Warning you're likely to find just as much to like in the follow-up. If, like me, its a while since you read the first book I would recommend skimming it again to refamiliarise yourself with who's who. Shifting events forward and moving everyone around make things a bit confusing at the beginning. Apart from Kipper it took me a while to remember who was who and what their backgrounds were. If you haven't read Without Warning definitely tackle it first; otherwise a lot of what happens in this volume will not make much sense.
I'll be back for Volume 3, as it seems will most of the recurring characters. Hopefully however, as their paths become increasingly intertwined some of the weaknesses that have afflicted Volumes 1 & 2 will resolve themselves.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Loved the idea of the Without Warning so looked forward to reading this.
It just didn't grab my interest in the same was Birminghams other books have.
Ultimatley little is resolved and just felt like fodder rather than any substantial plot progression.
It just didn't grab my interest in the same was Birminghams other books have.
Ultimatley little is resolved and just felt like fodder rather than any substantial plot progression.
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The idea of the book is a bit madcap, but it's such an interesting idea that the book stands up well in its own right. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tralfamadore
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I loved the world war 2.x books, I could not put them down. Without warning was a little more of a struggle, even the concept was a little bizarre. Read more
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Good with better to come
As a follow on from Without Warning I was a little worried that this story might not live up to the first book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J. N. Bullock
Not so much....
I looked forward to this all year, big delay as the author broke his arm half way through.
I don't think its as good as the 1st book, quite pacey, but 1 or 2 characters... Read more
I don't think its as good as the 1st book, quite pacey, but 1 or 2 characters... Read more
Published 17 months ago by T.
John Birmingham needs to stop tweeting...
... and get on with the next book in this series! To be fair I don't know if he is not writing it but I signed up for Twitter just so I could keep my ear to the ground for the next... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Robert Dimbleby
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