After the Fall

Jason's Tale

By: David E. Nees

Narrated by: Gabriel Zacchai

In a world without power, Jason must fight for survival as he heads to the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains. In this story, ably narrated by Gabriel Zacchai, an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States shuts down all power, communications and transportation. With no food deliveries, and no vehicles working, society begins to unravel. Starvation and death begin to reign and panic leads to violence. Marauding gangs roam the countryside, stealing, killing or worse and cities begin to wall themselves off from the danger outside. As society breaks down, Jason heads to the Appalachian Mountains to avoid the growing anarchy, hoping to wait out the chaos. The gangs threaten but loneliness becomes his biggest enemy as the solitude envelopes him. In a secluded mountain valley he finds a woman, Anne, and her two daughters struggling to survive. They are near starvation when Jason shows up. Violence soon follows him. Survival will mean fighting...and killing. The power hasn't returned, the country is still shattered and Jason and Anne must struggle for a new life in a dangerous world. If you like One Second After and other survival/post-apocalyptic stories, you will enjoy this personal story of trying to survive and thrive after an EMP attack. Gabriel's compelling narration brings this exciting tale to life.

©2013 David E. Nees (P)2016 David E. Nees

Great listen!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story, the narration was excellent and the story was engaging and well written.

Predicts a Dystopian Future

I think the author did a nice job imagining what would happen if an EMP wiped out communications and transportation across the US. The descriptions in the book mimic what I think of when I think of the end of days. People hunting people, people taking advantage of others.

The books is well-written and the characters are believable. Some of the bad guys are one dimensional, but many bad guys are. I thought the solutions proposed by the book were solid. I liked the fact that there was a fight and even the good guys got hurt, and some of the good guys got killed. Jason Richards as a lead character is very nice, and there were plot twists with relationships between him and Catherine (and Anne) that I was interested in seeing him resolve. He did so nicely. I will read the rest of this series.

Not bad

A apocalyptic tale that gets into the process of survival. Some of the storyline goes into delves into questionable scenarios (feelings of teens) but the main character is likable and the storyline, while not action filled, plausible and interesting. I had a hard time determining when the narrator switched between male characters at times as the voice never changed between males.

One of these days...

One of these days several Middle Eastern freighters are going to steam their way towards the United States. Within each of their holds is a container containing a short range ballistic missile carrying a 20 megaton warhead. On a clear night early in the morning multiple missiles will launch like a shot in the dark, detonating in earth’s atmosphere creating massive EMPs across the majority of the North American continent known by its attackers as “The Great Satan”. Terrorist cells implanted and hidden within the United States for years rejoice as the results of their attack is realized and they are set loose upon the civilian population to create additional damage and chaos. One of these days this scenario may come to pass for real. This is Jason’s Tale. As the nukes detonate and the planes begin to fall our protagonist, Jason heads for higher ground. During his journey Jason will come upon a widowed woman, Anne with two teenage daughters, Catherine & Sarah who is alone, frightened, and low on food and supplies. Jason offers his labor, protection and military training in exchange for a place to stay. While extremely cautious Anne agrees and Jason gets to bunk in the barn. The group gets along with one another and eventually Jason and Anne begin a relationship. From here the tale chronicles the fortification of the house, training the women in self-defense and firearms, and introduction to the other homesteads in the valley. The family and the valley are subject to attacks by looters, gangs and the usual mix of ne’er-do-wells that crawl out of the woodwork during a disaster. The story is an intimate study of people, relationships and coping with stress and chaos in the midst of the apocalypse. The characters are well-developed and likable. Gabriel Zacchai did a fine job of narration. I understand there is another book coming “Catherine’s Tale”. I look forward to enjoying it.

great story

so many I listen to have one climactic part or battle it builds up to and I'm completely bored until then and then after but this story was good and kept me intrigued..I hope there's a part two with more marauders and fights between gangs and corrupt officials in Hillsborough