Aftermath: The Bomb Dropped - But the World Didn't End

by Roger Williams

The bomb dropped - but the world didn't end...Five 200-kiloton warheads explode over Eastern Britain. London is incinerated. Durham is devastated. Aberdeen is blown away. Through a shattered communications network the undamaged West struggles to respond as emergency systems creak into action. Burnt, bewildered, stunned, the survivors crawl from the wreckage into a fractured new world

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First published March 18, 1982

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[J McEvoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Follows disparate groups of character caught up in the aftermath of several nuclear explosions in cities in Britain, as far apart as London and Aberdeen.

A short, effective book, much like the BBC's Threads, though pre-dating it by several years - it's a shame Williams' novel has fallen into obscurity. The writing, of course, does not have the power to convey the absolute horror, but the author makes a brave stab at creating both likeable and unlikeable characters and placing them under merciless duress. There's a sting in the tail too. If you can find a copy, worth a read.