First published 2017
John Matherson has led his community through the worst of the electromagnetic pulse aftermath. They've beaten back the corrupt federal remnants and started rebuilding their corner of North Carolina. Power grids flicker back to life. Social order takes shape again. Then Washington delivers crushing news. The government will hand over vast American territories to China and Mexico. The Constitution no longer applies. What remains of the U.S. Army marches out to crush any resistance in the surviving states. The man sent to confront John is General Bob Scales, his former commanding officer and closest friend from before the collapse. Scales carries orders to suppress John's community, but their shared history complicates everything. John must decide whether to submit to a government that trades away sovereignty or risk everything in open rebellion. His choice will determine whether America can unite again or splinter forever.
Genres: dystopia, military-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: North Carolina, United States, China, Mexico
Period: 21st-century
466 pages · Hardcover · Forge Books