The Final Day

By: William R. Forstchen

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

The highly anticipated follow-up to William R. Forstchen's New York Times best-sellers, One Second After and One Year After, The Final Day immerses listeners once more in the story of our nation's struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and terror.

After defeating the designs of the alleged federal government, John Matherson and his community have returned their attention to restoring the technologies and social order that existed prior to the EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) attack. Then the government announces that it is ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what's left of the US Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states.

The man sent to confront John is General Bob Scales, John's old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days. Will General Scales follow orders, or might he be the crucial turning point in the quest for an America that is again united? As the dubious Federal government increasingly curtails liberty and trades away sovereignty, it might just get exactly what it fears: revolution.

©2017 William R. Forstchen (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

best dystopian trilogy ever

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I've read many a dystopian novel & trilogy in my 80 years, but never one so well written as this by a master storyteller, read by a narrator who so richly conveyed the various characters, and a cast of characters to care about. This story brought me to tears several times, but is far from maudlin. Again, the very best dystopian story ever. Read all three books. They're well worth the time.

Excellent

this book could have gone on and on and been much longer than it is. so many different ways this story could end or continue. the author did a very good job. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I thought the narrator was very good contrary to many other reviews. I would definitely listen to him again on another book. I read the first book which was really incredible, quite eye opening. this is a warning for people here on planet Earth. Life as we know it can change so radically if somebody drops a nuke or an emp type weapon, as in this case.

ties up some corruption

Ties up the things that caused this and a possible way out. I enjoyed the stories and am now waiting on four.

It got confusing

The narrator is the same as the 2nd book. He gave the main character John a more southern accent in that book but took it away in the 3rd. I found it frustrating when John and Bob spoke as they didn’t ever get to the bottom of anything. Vague soap opera style discussions of nothing. In the end I was disappointed with this 3rd book. Does John get to see his child born or not?????

The Final Day - Awesome

Gripping. Fantastic ending to the trilogy. Well read. I highly recommend listening/reading the entire series.