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This novella by New York Times bestselling author William R. Forstchen imagines a horrifying scenario where, in the course of one day, the terrorist group ISIS carries out massacres in schools and on highways across the United States. With a surprisingly small but well-organized and ruthless force, the nightmarish devastation brings America to a state of near paralysis.Bob Petersen arrives with his daughter at the middle school in Maine where he teaches, expecting another regular day but worried about what recent ominous news reports might portend. Suddenly his school--along with many others across the United States--is under attack. Gunmen burst in, slaughtering children and adults alike. From the ISIS leader in Syria to the murderous rampages throughout the States, Day of Wrath reveals with chilling effect how national panic and paralyzing terror can bring a mighty country to a near standstill. Petersen's fight to save lives and stop the merciless gunmen provides edge-of-your-seat drama. This provocative work should stimulate an intense national debate.
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June 1, 2015
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This book is really prescient, and is a brilliant partner-read with Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
This is how WWIII is being fought, with terrorism rather than tanks and frontlines. Everywhere is the frontline now. All men who don't believe in this form of fundamentalist Islam, including all other Muslims, are the targets. The key for women, it seems, is invisiblity.
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I was reading this book about small cells of suicidal jihadists attacking schools and taking great pleasure in killing children. As I was reading it the news of exactly the same type of attack was coming through from Pakistan. That's attacking their own co-religionists, how much worse would it be for those of us they consider the infidel?
The book goes through in detail the training they would have to have in order to be so hardened they could rape a 9 year old girl and film it for Youtube then slit her throat. The sort of training necessary to shoot children in the back as they flee or people on the highway driving, or anyone, anywhere that does not follow their particularly wicked and evil brand of fundamentalist Islam.
The details of selection of these terrorists, their training, how they would infiltrate the US without detection, the cost of such operations, the accumulation of weapons, plans of schools etc. all are given in detail. It's very chilling.
Perhaps the worst thing is how they would exploit two weaknesses of the West for their own murderous advantage. The two weaknesses are our utter horror of causing offence. How causing offence is now the worst of all crimes, almost. So as soon as someone does anything against them, these jihadists instantly and loudly call out 'Racist'. Then everyone stops. Is the man being thrown out because he is loud and troublesome? Doesn't matter if he is calling racist, all attention will turn to the other person. In the book the jihadists laugh at this, as they have no such sensibility feeling that racism in the sense that you aren't one of them and don't do what they want is good cause for execution. They do not share our values, they kill us for that whereas we are embarrassed to call them out on this and always have to make sure that people know we are only get jihadists and not those who silently support them.
Let me give an example. 9/11. There aren't many Muslims on the island I live on. They are all known (as they are throughout the Caribbean) as Syrians although most of them are Palestinian and Lebanese. That night, after the destruction by their co-religionists, they held a huge bonfire party to celebrate. It wasn't looking on well by the locals (who are 99% Christian) and it took them months of charity events to regain goodwill. These people are not murderers, but they sympathise obviously. And I hear a deafening silence from most of the Muslim world on the Jihadist murders in the schools and Nigeria and the Middle East. Except when it comes to Palestinians and Israelis. Then we have them all out in force on the media and the streets condemning the Israelis (I am not condoning the Israelis or condemning the Palestinians, that is something different).
The other and much worse weakness is our constant connectivity. As the jihadists carry out their murders, someone is filming it and posting it online where it is used by the jihadists handlers to see the action and to, with editing, repost on their own sites. It tells them exactly where the action is and how successful or otherwise it is. People set up a road block, someone videos it, someone shows the child being raped, everyone watches horrifically enthralled and knows that this could happen to their own children. Video tours of schools - openings, sports days etc, show the jihadists clearly where they need to go. Plans freely available at councils give them exact details.
And then we watch them too. Al Jazeerah is respectable (to some) now, but is their outlet of choice for 'official' news. Youtube for immediate action.
So what are we going to do to defend ourselves as what Enoch Powell mistakenly and in a very racist way declared would be a time of 'rivers of blood'
Sorry for the length and disorganisation of this review. I was very much affected by the book and real life exactly coinciding. The teacher being burned alive in front of her pupils and the children, the pupils, being murdered and the book ... Hard to process.
This book is really prescient, and is a brilliant partner-read with Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
This is how WWIII is being fought, with terrorism rather than tanks and frontlines. Everywhere is the frontline now. All men who don't believe in this form of fundamentalist Islam, including all other Muslims, are the targets. The key for women, it seems, is invisiblity.
______
I was reading this book about small cells of suicidal jihadists attacking schools and taking great pleasure in killing children. As I was reading it the news of exactly the same type of attack was coming through from Pakistan. That's attacking their own co-religionists, how much worse would it be for those of us they consider the infidel?
The book goes through in detail the training they would have to have in order to be so hardened they could rape a 9 year old girl and film it for Youtube then slit her throat. The sort of training necessary to shoot children in the back as they flee or people on the highway driving, or anyone, anywhere that does not follow their particularly wicked and evil brand of fundamentalist Islam.
The details of selection of these terrorists, their training, how they would infiltrate the US without detection, the cost of such operations, the accumulation of weapons, plans of schools etc. all are given in detail. It's very chilling.
Perhaps the worst thing is how they would exploit two weaknesses of the West for their own murderous advantage. The two weaknesses are our utter horror of causing offence. How causing offence is now the worst of all crimes, almost. So as soon as someone does anything against them, these jihadists instantly and loudly call out 'Racist'. Then everyone stops. Is the man being thrown out because he is loud and troublesome? Doesn't matter if he is calling racist, all attention will turn to the other person. In the book the jihadists laugh at this, as they have no such sensibility feeling that racism in the sense that you aren't one of them and don't do what they want is good cause for execution. They do not share our values, they kill us for that whereas we are embarrassed to call them out on this and always have to make sure that people know we are only get jihadists and not those who silently support them.
Let me give an example. 9/11. There aren't many Muslims on the island I live on. They are all known (as they are throughout the Caribbean) as Syrians although most of them are Palestinian and Lebanese. That night, after the destruction by their co-religionists, they held a huge bonfire party to celebrate. It wasn't looking on well by the locals (who are 99% Christian) and it took them months of charity events to regain goodwill. These people are not murderers, but they sympathise obviously. And I hear a deafening silence from most of the Muslim world on the Jihadist murders in the schools and Nigeria and the Middle East. Except when it comes to Palestinians and Israelis. Then we have them all out in force on the media and the streets condemning the Israelis (I am not condoning the Israelis or condemning the Palestinians, that is something different).
The other and much worse weakness is our constant connectivity. As the jihadists carry out their murders, someone is filming it and posting it online where it is used by the jihadists handlers to see the action and to, with editing, repost on their own sites. It tells them exactly where the action is and how successful or otherwise it is. People set up a road block, someone videos it, someone shows the child being raped, everyone watches horrifically enthralled and knows that this could happen to their own children. Video tours of schools - openings, sports days etc, show the jihadists clearly where they need to go. Plans freely available at councils give them exact details.
And then we watch them too. Al Jazeerah is respectable (to some) now, but is their outlet of choice for 'official' news. Youtube for immediate action.
So what are we going to do to defend ourselves as what Enoch Powell mistakenly and in a very racist way declared would be a time of 'rivers of blood'
Sorry for the length and disorganisation of this review. I was very much affected by the book and real life exactly coinciding. The teacher being burned alive in front of her pupils and the children, the pupils, being murdered and the book ... Hard to process.
September 4, 2014
Whether you're a liberal or a conservative; whether you're religious or not, this book is a must read for the simple fact that our world is limited only by our imagination. Before 9/11 we could not imagine evil people flying jets into tall buildings. Before this book I could not imagine evil people attacking small children.
After reading this book I realize that my definition of evil is framed by what I could do to another human being. I now realize that I'm very naive. And that scares me greatly.
After reading this book I realize that my definition of evil is framed by what I could do to another human being. I now realize that I'm very naive. And that scares me greatly.
September 1, 2014
This is probably one of the more frightening books I have read. It is so realistic and it could happen. It is about a very low tech, coordinated terrorist attacks across the country by several small teams of ISIS terrorists. I hope and pray this book does not become prophetic.
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February 1, 2016This is a book written on two levels. It works on one, and not on the other. As political polemic and call to action, it is quite good. As a novel, it is not very good.
Fortschen made his name with the excellent “One Second After,” which highlighted the dangers to the country of an EMP attack. This book is Fortschen’s attempt to similarly highlight the dangers of a low-tech wide-scale terrorist attack, in this case on numerous schools and then on people rushing to the schools. Fortschen explicitly uses the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which Chechen Muslims killed hundreds of Russian school children, as the template for his fictional attacks. (His telling of Beslan is even nastier than the mainstream account. His telling involves mass rape, including during killings. From my brief reading this is disputed and likely not true—but the reality was bad enough.)
The title is taken from the code words used for launch of the attack by the terrorists—“Dies Irae,” the title of the medieval hymn used at Catholic masses for the dead, focused on the actions of God, in all His three persons, of the Day of Judgment. It seems unlikely, though, that Muslim terrorists, if at all reflective, would choose as their code word a Christian term explicitly associated with the ultimate triumph of the Triune God.
As the author notes, schools are a logical terrorist target. They contain large numbers of people told to shelter in place until help arrives; killing children has a disproportionate impact; and schools are deliberately made totally defenseless by stupid gun-phobic policies. The type of terrorist attack Fortschen relates is plausible, in part because it is very low-tech. All it would require is dedication and competent coordination (which, in real life, is surprisingly lacking in terrorists). Of the plausible threats that we face, this is probably quite high on the list, and Fortschen performs a valuable service by highlighting it.
Unfortunately, the book is mostly a litany of horrors, not a novel. It occurs over one day, and mostly involves extreme and unpleasant violence described in detail. That’s Fortschen’s goal, to be sure. Sanitizing would reduce the desired impact. So, in service of his goal, technical details (including firearms usage) seem very accurate. But every character is wooden and stereotyped, and mostly incompetent. And the bad guys are incredibly competent and lucky, which is very unlikely in real life. But reflecting real life isn’t the goal here. Nor is the goal to get the reader to care about the characters���it’s to get him to care, or at least to be affected by, the message.
As Fortschen may or may not know, in much of the country there is at least some movement toward teaching schoolchildren how to react “better” to school shootings. Most of these new teachings (e.g., lock the door and hide where you can’t be seen; fight back if necessary; escape through the windows) might not work, but they’re better than the old “huddle and wait” teachings that contribute to the fictional carnage in this book. And I, and I suspect many parents, hammer into our children the need to make their own decisions and run, or take other action, if they deem it necessary, even if those in authority tell them to do the opposite. Finally, with millions more American civilians carrying guns every year, the ability to limit damage in such a scenario increases every year (although of course to avoid much of Fortschen’s scenario, common sense federal and state gun laws that encouraged adults to carry firearms in schools would be necessary). In practice, such a terrorist attack might not be as bad as portrayed in the book. But it would be bad enough.
My conclusion is that the book is worth reading, simply to hammer home the need to fight against stupid anti-firearm policies and to keep focused on the threat of Islamic terrorism. But it should also be read with a grain of salt as to its actual likelihood, and a pinch of optimism, as to an America moving to be a harder target.
Fortschen made his name with the excellent “One Second After,” which highlighted the dangers to the country of an EMP attack. This book is Fortschen’s attempt to similarly highlight the dangers of a low-tech wide-scale terrorist attack, in this case on numerous schools and then on people rushing to the schools. Fortschen explicitly uses the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which Chechen Muslims killed hundreds of Russian school children, as the template for his fictional attacks. (His telling of Beslan is even nastier than the mainstream account. His telling involves mass rape, including during killings. From my brief reading this is disputed and likely not true—but the reality was bad enough.)
The title is taken from the code words used for launch of the attack by the terrorists—“Dies Irae,” the title of the medieval hymn used at Catholic masses for the dead, focused on the actions of God, in all His three persons, of the Day of Judgment. It seems unlikely, though, that Muslim terrorists, if at all reflective, would choose as their code word a Christian term explicitly associated with the ultimate triumph of the Triune God.
As the author notes, schools are a logical terrorist target. They contain large numbers of people told to shelter in place until help arrives; killing children has a disproportionate impact; and schools are deliberately made totally defenseless by stupid gun-phobic policies. The type of terrorist attack Fortschen relates is plausible, in part because it is very low-tech. All it would require is dedication and competent coordination (which, in real life, is surprisingly lacking in terrorists). Of the plausible threats that we face, this is probably quite high on the list, and Fortschen performs a valuable service by highlighting it.
Unfortunately, the book is mostly a litany of horrors, not a novel. It occurs over one day, and mostly involves extreme and unpleasant violence described in detail. That’s Fortschen’s goal, to be sure. Sanitizing would reduce the desired impact. So, in service of his goal, technical details (including firearms usage) seem very accurate. But every character is wooden and stereotyped, and mostly incompetent. And the bad guys are incredibly competent and lucky, which is very unlikely in real life. But reflecting real life isn’t the goal here. Nor is the goal to get the reader to care about the characters���it’s to get him to care, or at least to be affected by, the message.
As Fortschen may or may not know, in much of the country there is at least some movement toward teaching schoolchildren how to react “better” to school shootings. Most of these new teachings (e.g., lock the door and hide where you can’t be seen; fight back if necessary; escape through the windows) might not work, but they’re better than the old “huddle and wait” teachings that contribute to the fictional carnage in this book. And I, and I suspect many parents, hammer into our children the need to make their own decisions and run, or take other action, if they deem it necessary, even if those in authority tell them to do the opposite. Finally, with millions more American civilians carrying guns every year, the ability to limit damage in such a scenario increases every year (although of course to avoid much of Fortschen’s scenario, common sense federal and state gun laws that encouraged adults to carry firearms in schools would be necessary). In practice, such a terrorist attack might not be as bad as portrayed in the book. But it would be bad enough.
My conclusion is that the book is worth reading, simply to hammer home the need to fight against stupid anti-firearm policies and to keep focused on the threat of Islamic terrorism. But it should also be read with a grain of salt as to its actual likelihood, and a pinch of optimism, as to an America moving to be a harder target.
May 14, 2021
Very uncomfortable reminder of what could be. And not in a sense "a meteor could be on its collision way to Earth". It is more a kind of dystopia that's very real because something close to this already happened, and is happening in other parts of the world.
It's very realistic apocalypse scenario. One not cause by natural phenomena, but by human evil, symptomatic of one sided minds. Those canned brains are also symptomatic of man's cowardice when it comes to assessing his ephemeral human existence, desperately anchoring his pathetic frightened soul in hopes of afterlife.
The result is hatred towards everything and everybody not sharing his house-of-cards belief system, threatening to introduce existential fear once again into this excuse of human being, operating belief system that is full of holes.
Any religion is, but Jihadists raise this to another level of sheer human inadequacy of accepting our limits of knowledge. I could go on with this analysis, but you get the idea.
It's also reminder of how it's time to stop this nonsense of teaching people passivity. These are not your regular garden variety banks robbers. Faced with this monstrous scale of evil, if worse comes to worst, the only solution is to take things into your own hands, however you can.
Yes, even if you're school kid. Maybe especially if you're one. The only alternative is more deaths and more sorrow.
It's very realistic apocalypse scenario. One not cause by natural phenomena, but by human evil, symptomatic of one sided minds. Those canned brains are also symptomatic of man's cowardice when it comes to assessing his ephemeral human existence, desperately anchoring his pathetic frightened soul in hopes of afterlife.
The result is hatred towards everything and everybody not sharing his house-of-cards belief system, threatening to introduce existential fear once again into this excuse of human being, operating belief system that is full of holes.
Any religion is, but Jihadists raise this to another level of sheer human inadequacy of accepting our limits of knowledge. I could go on with this analysis, but you get the idea.
It's also reminder of how it's time to stop this nonsense of teaching people passivity. These are not your regular garden variety banks robbers. Faced with this monstrous scale of evil, if worse comes to worst, the only solution is to take things into your own hands, however you can.
Yes, even if you're school kid. Maybe especially if you're one. The only alternative is more deaths and more sorrow.
February 13, 2017
This is one of the most harrowing and disturbing books I have ever read. It is also one of the best books I have ever read. I think every single person in America should read it! It is a scenario that could happen here. I think the scariest books are not horror books about supernatural vampires, etc. The scariest books depict things that could actually happen here. As the author says, don't expect to be entertained. But do expect to be made aware.
June 11, 2021
This book scared and disturbed me. It is very well written and very much a true to life could happen story. While I didn't like the story plot at all I couldn't stop reading. Very recommended if you want to see how this could happen
June 10, 2015
What can one say? Sloppily written (grammatical errors and syntactical infelicities abount) and deeply unconvincing. The author puts phrases, statements and arguments in the mouths of his various bad guys, liberals, teachers and reporters that demonstrate a lack of ear for the ways in which other people say and think things. The book feels strangely padded for a what is merely a novella and makes no compelling argument to anyone who might disagree with him.
This is not a claim/argument that there is no way in which a coup could be pulled off if the United States rather that if such a thing happens it will definitely not happen in a way similar to the events in the book. In fact it is much more likely that most people will not even realize that it has happened until long after the fact.
This is not a claim/argument that there is no way in which a coup could be pulled off if the United States rather that if such a thing happens it will definitely not happen in a way similar to the events in the book. In fact it is much more likely that most people will not even realize that it has happened until long after the fact.
December 17, 2014
Audiobook Review
Preppers rejoice! This book, if it can be called that, is like a fantasy segment from Fox News -- where a blo0dy terrorist horror evolves across the United States. I'm surprised Forstchen didn't infect the ISIS killers with Ebola.
Preppers rejoice! This book, if it can be called that, is like a fantasy segment from Fox News -- where a blo0dy terrorist horror evolves across the United States. I'm surprised Forstchen didn't infect the ISIS killers with Ebola.
September 29, 2014
This book is very scary. Especially if you have school aged kids or drive the freeways. This is one book everyone should read. Once you are done. Those of you that wish our borders to remain uncontrolled, might understand better why they need to be tightly controlled. Why some countries eliminate people that cross illegally or place them in prison. Right now, I see the events in this book being incredibly easy to pull off and there wouldn't be anything anyone could do to prevent it. I fear it will take an event such as this to get people to pull their heads out of their butts.
April 12, 2017
More so even than his book One Second After this is a very likely scenario we face today. With our porous borders, ISIS and the general unrest in the world you owe it to your family to read this book today! Download the Kindle version for $4.32 now from Amazon. It is a quick read.
September 14, 2015
Very, very plausible and it can happen here!!
WOW!!! This book was very thought provoking and will put something on your mind. It hits right on point with what's happening in our world today. I highly recommend it to everyone.
WOW!!! This book was very thought provoking and will put something on your mind. It hits right on point with what's happening in our world today. I highly recommend it to everyone.
October 18, 2023
The premise is peerless, the plot is terrifying.
The writing is average, occasionally cringey; the characters are shallow and more caricature than personality.
But the novella was written for emotional effect, and it certainly did. Even if the author gets a little preachy in his analysis - the dude has a PhD in history and writes war games professionally…maybe we should at least listen and see what he has to say.
The writing is average, occasionally cringey; the characters are shallow and more caricature than personality.
But the novella was written for emotional effect, and it certainly did. Even if the author gets a little preachy in his analysis - the dude has a PhD in history and writes war games professionally…maybe we should at least listen and see what he has to say.
October 19, 2014
A must read for anyone claiming to be American.
Americans need to wake up to the reality of this story. Though it is fiction, it could certainly happen here tomorrow.
The lack of control over our borders and the push for acceptance of other's beliefs, religions and lifestyles, has opened our country up to a myriad of possible terrorist activities. Instead of teaching our children respect, manners and right-from-wrong, we've raised a generation of lazy, indecisive, entitled, spoiled brats. It is very sad that the principals and beliefs I grew up with are now less important than the rights of the few. Our founding fathers are probably rolling over in their graves seeing how low this nation has fallen.
When society wants nothing more than to bury its head in the sand and ignore all the signs pointing toward the collapse of our nation, it is a very, very sad day for our Nation.
It is especially scary to think about what the Government's response will be.
Americans need to wake up to the reality of this story. Though it is fiction, it could certainly happen here tomorrow.
The lack of control over our borders and the push for acceptance of other's beliefs, religions and lifestyles, has opened our country up to a myriad of possible terrorist activities. Instead of teaching our children respect, manners and right-from-wrong, we've raised a generation of lazy, indecisive, entitled, spoiled brats. It is very sad that the principals and beliefs I grew up with are now less important than the rights of the few. Our founding fathers are probably rolling over in their graves seeing how low this nation has fallen.
When society wants nothing more than to bury its head in the sand and ignore all the signs pointing toward the collapse of our nation, it is a very, very sad day for our Nation.
It is especially scary to think about what the Government's response will be.
December 18, 2015
Written to spread fear to your local congressman before voting on any gun control measure.
August 19, 2024
I am mid-range on this one. This is a book written to make you angry, to make you react, to make you want to take up arms. And in that, it is frighteningly effective.
I had never heard of William R. Forstchen, but I am willing to read almost anything once. A coworker lent me this novel, knowing my vast range of book love, letting me know that grammatically, it needed work, but to give it a chance. I have to agree that as far as polish goes, this has none at all. It is an obviously indie-published novel that never saw the light of a professional editor's office.
This is NOT a character-driven book; it is all action, fear, and rage. The characters are not well-developed, but they do play on racist and phobic fears of the American people vs the jihadists.
The biggest issue with this book is that Americans' overall reaction would, unfortunately, NOT be so far from what is predicted here. While active shooter drills have gotten better, and the school my son attends is a guardian school armed for this type of scenario, this is still a nightmare for any parent/teacher/student.
The decision made by the president in the end, we saw some of that with Covid and as a reaction to rioting in larger towns when riot baiters escalated violence and damage outside of frustrated people with a just cause.
The biggest mistake many people make is EVER painting an enemy as stupid. Leaders do not become leaders who plot for years extensively without some grasp and understanding of their target. The Russia/Crimea/Ukraine scenario showed just how social media can be used against an enemy. Showcasing that here was a good call.
This book is worth reading to get a better understanding of horrors coming true on a large-scale terrorist attack on schools and highways.
This is not an easy book to read. It is very gruesome and traumatic. It is meant to be triggering. There is much gun violence and the sexual assault of a minor.
Not many authors would want to go there.
Overall, the book itself is about a 3 star.
I had never heard of William R. Forstchen, but I am willing to read almost anything once. A coworker lent me this novel, knowing my vast range of book love, letting me know that grammatically, it needed work, but to give it a chance. I have to agree that as far as polish goes, this has none at all. It is an obviously indie-published novel that never saw the light of a professional editor's office.
This is NOT a character-driven book; it is all action, fear, and rage. The characters are not well-developed, but they do play on racist and phobic fears of the American people vs the jihadists.
The biggest issue with this book is that Americans' overall reaction would, unfortunately, NOT be so far from what is predicted here. While active shooter drills have gotten better, and the school my son attends is a guardian school armed for this type of scenario, this is still a nightmare for any parent/teacher/student.
The decision made by the president in the end, we saw some of that with Covid and as a reaction to rioting in larger towns when riot baiters escalated violence and damage outside of frustrated people with a just cause.
The biggest mistake many people make is EVER painting an enemy as stupid. Leaders do not become leaders who plot for years extensively without some grasp and understanding of their target. The Russia/Crimea/Ukraine scenario showed just how social media can be used against an enemy. Showcasing that here was a good call.
This book is worth reading to get a better understanding of horrors coming true on a large-scale terrorist attack on schools and highways.
This is not an easy book to read. It is very gruesome and traumatic. It is meant to be triggering. There is much gun violence and the sexual assault of a minor.
Not many authors would want to go there.
Overall, the book itself is about a 3 star.
June 1, 2021
I picked this one up for free on Audible Plus. The first chapter features Bob the middle school teacher who illegally carries a gun to class every day while fantasizing about defending the school against a lone gunman. I wasn't happy with how the book started. I expected the lone gun-carrying teacher would save the day. I was half right. Random civilians with guns in texas are shown to be more effective than police, which is silly. But there is no happily-ever-after here.
The story is told over multiple perspectives, including bob, the laughing terrorists, and bob's wife who is trying to drive to the school despite the police telling her not to. I started reading Rage by Stephen King about a boy who brings a gun to school, but 'Day of Wrath' is very different. This book is brutal. The assailants go on shooting sprees on the road after strategically causing gridlock; shoot a LOT of kids in hallways and classrooms; and rape middle school kids on TV (trigger warning).
The story is told over multiple perspectives, including bob, the laughing terrorists, and bob's wife who is trying to drive to the school despite the police telling her not to. I started reading Rage by Stephen King about a boy who brings a gun to school, but 'Day of Wrath' is very different. This book is brutal. The assailants go on shooting sprees on the road after strategically causing gridlock; shoot a LOT of kids in hallways and classrooms; and rape middle school kids on TV (trigger warning).
November 15, 2021
There are very few words I can even put here to describe my thoughts on this book. It is terrible. Not the book, the book itself holds no punches and is brutally honest and graphic. What's terrible is that it is the world we live in but most people don't want to or haven't thought about. What's terrible is how needed this book actually is for Americans to consider by few will. That said, it is difficult for me to recommend this book. I fully believe that everyone should read it and at least consider what it says about our world. However, it is hard to get through. If you are a parent or even a semi-caring individual, this will test your emotions and may keep you up at night.
July 4, 2020
Grim story of the potential consequences of an all-too-possible scenario of multi-faceted simultaneous radical Islamist terrorist attacks on the United States. Published in 2014, this book describes the likely panicked as well as heroic reactions of everyday citizens to the massive chaos that would no doubt result, and contrasts those with what, in his view, would be the probable feckless response by those in government (remembering this was written when Obama was the prez).
Hint: Governing bodies would seek once again to further compress Americans' freedoms for the sake of our and "the children's" security, while also concentrating on limiting any backlash against the perpetrators. Never mind all the true victims.
It's not a pretty picture; let's pray this, nor anything like this, ever happens. If it does, IMO - all will be lost.
Hint: Governing bodies would seek once again to further compress Americans' freedoms for the sake of our and "the children's" security, while also concentrating on limiting any backlash against the perpetrators. Never mind all the true victims.
It's not a pretty picture; let's pray this, nor anything like this, ever happens. If it does, IMO - all will be lost.
September 4, 2017
Bob is a paranoid man who follows the news and takes seriously what is happening in the world, especially the rise of ISIS. He carries an illegal weapon to school where he works and where his child goes, in case anything happens there so he is not left helpless. He has seen so many school shootings in the past that he is willing to risk losing his job to keep himself and the kids protected. On this day, he takes his twelve year old daughter Wendy to school, leaving his wife Kathy at home with the baby.
ISIS are planning a Day of Wrath in America to strike fear into the population and cause maximum death. They are gathered in hotels preparing for their mission, ready to take out soft targets. They are about to attack selected schools that are close to highways, taking everyone by surprise. Having a POV from the terrorists through this story shows just how easy they found it to plan this kind of attack, and being with them through the attacks was totally chilling.
News about terrorist activity is on the TV, alarming Kathy at home, and she starts thinking that Bob may have been right and tries to contact him about it. Bob gets into a verbal spat with a fellow teacher who refuses to let him view the news when he is alerted to it. But what is on TV and the trouble the spat might cause him pales into nothing as Bob glances out of the window, and he sees ISIS terriorists with guns running towards the door of his school, and he realises that his worst fears are about to come true. Now he is in a panic to find Wendy and either find somewhere to hide or a way to escape...with only a small gun to fight with.
The book just takes off after this. Kathy becomes aware that a terrorist attack is happening at Bob's school, so she leaves the baby with a neighbour and thinks only of getting to the school to find her husband and daughter. The media are telling people to stay away from the affected schools but panicked parents aren't listening and are pouring onto the interstate to get there quickly. As the traffic backs up and people become stuck, new teams of terrorists appear on these interstates to start slaughtering the parents. It becomes utter mayhem and Kathy has to abandon her vehicle and run for her life.
Back in the school, Bob is running to where Wendy's class are and he finds her quickly in the corridor as gunshots ring out. Bob ushers the screaming kids into a classroom and tries to persuade everyone to climb out of the windows and run for the woods. The kids are panicking and their teacher is convinced that staying is the better option. Bob struggles to persuade them as the terrorists come closer and a confrontation becomes inevitable. Is Bob really going to be able to shoot the terrorist to save the kids? Is there any way to survive?
The tension level hits the roof as Kathy has to leave her car and run while Bob faces possible death at the school. We witness what is happening to the people being slaughtered on the interstates and see it through the media reports and the eyes of the gleeful terrorists. It is a disturbing read and what bothered me the most was the thought in my head of how little there was that could be done to stop this kind of ramage, especially the killing of the parents. It is a twisted plot and the death toll would be massive. How exactly could we put in measures to prevent that from happening? I certainly don't have the answers. It was pretty unsettling to realise just how unsafe we could be and how easily this could happen.
My only complaint is the great big plot spoiler at the end of chapter one which basically tells you what is in store for Bob and Kathy by the end of the book and I really hate that! Why authors insist on bad spoilers instead of just letting us read the story and finding out for ourselves as we go through it, is just beyond me! It does take some of the tension out of the story which is a real shame and is not necessary. It didn't make me enjoy the book any less though.
This is such a well written book. It takes a look at what happens when pure evil is unleashed on the innocent and how crippled the emergency services are. It shows how helpless the parents feel when they see that their kids are under threat and how the terrorists use parental instincts to trap even more victims. It is shocking, rivetting and scary because of the subject matter and the author's writing is so good that you are hooked from start to finish. It is a cliche but I really could not put this book down.
I'm a firm believer in being aware of your surroundings and keeping an eye out for any kind of trouble. I admit that I do think about what I would do in emergency situations so I really got into this book in a big way. I cannot wait to read more by this author and I can't recommend this book highly enough.
ISIS are planning a Day of Wrath in America to strike fear into the population and cause maximum death. They are gathered in hotels preparing for their mission, ready to take out soft targets. They are about to attack selected schools that are close to highways, taking everyone by surprise. Having a POV from the terrorists through this story shows just how easy they found it to plan this kind of attack, and being with them through the attacks was totally chilling.
News about terrorist activity is on the TV, alarming Kathy at home, and she starts thinking that Bob may have been right and tries to contact him about it. Bob gets into a verbal spat with a fellow teacher who refuses to let him view the news when he is alerted to it. But what is on TV and the trouble the spat might cause him pales into nothing as Bob glances out of the window, and he sees ISIS terriorists with guns running towards the door of his school, and he realises that his worst fears are about to come true. Now he is in a panic to find Wendy and either find somewhere to hide or a way to escape...with only a small gun to fight with.
The book just takes off after this. Kathy becomes aware that a terrorist attack is happening at Bob's school, so she leaves the baby with a neighbour and thinks only of getting to the school to find her husband and daughter. The media are telling people to stay away from the affected schools but panicked parents aren't listening and are pouring onto the interstate to get there quickly. As the traffic backs up and people become stuck, new teams of terrorists appear on these interstates to start slaughtering the parents. It becomes utter mayhem and Kathy has to abandon her vehicle and run for her life.
Back in the school, Bob is running to where Wendy's class are and he finds her quickly in the corridor as gunshots ring out. Bob ushers the screaming kids into a classroom and tries to persuade everyone to climb out of the windows and run for the woods. The kids are panicking and their teacher is convinced that staying is the better option. Bob struggles to persuade them as the terrorists come closer and a confrontation becomes inevitable. Is Bob really going to be able to shoot the terrorist to save the kids? Is there any way to survive?
The tension level hits the roof as Kathy has to leave her car and run while Bob faces possible death at the school. We witness what is happening to the people being slaughtered on the interstates and see it through the media reports and the eyes of the gleeful terrorists. It is a disturbing read and what bothered me the most was the thought in my head of how little there was that could be done to stop this kind of ramage, especially the killing of the parents. It is a twisted plot and the death toll would be massive. How exactly could we put in measures to prevent that from happening? I certainly don't have the answers. It was pretty unsettling to realise just how unsafe we could be and how easily this could happen.
My only complaint is the great big plot spoiler at the end of chapter one which basically tells you what is in store for Bob and Kathy by the end of the book and I really hate that! Why authors insist on bad spoilers instead of just letting us read the story and finding out for ourselves as we go through it, is just beyond me! It does take some of the tension out of the story which is a real shame and is not necessary. It didn't make me enjoy the book any less though.
This is such a well written book. It takes a look at what happens when pure evil is unleashed on the innocent and how crippled the emergency services are. It shows how helpless the parents feel when they see that their kids are under threat and how the terrorists use parental instincts to trap even more victims. It is shocking, rivetting and scary because of the subject matter and the author's writing is so good that you are hooked from start to finish. It is a cliche but I really could not put this book down.
I'm a firm believer in being aware of your surroundings and keeping an eye out for any kind of trouble. I admit that I do think about what I would do in emergency situations so I really got into this book in a big way. I cannot wait to read more by this author and I can't recommend this book highly enough.
April 13, 2019
I understand the 5 star reviews, and I get it...but hear me out:
The author states that this book was not written because he wanted to, but because he felt he needed to...
I’m fairly hardened as a reader and I can handle a lot, but this book was the most gruesome I’ve ever read - or probably will ever read. The slaughter of THOUSANDS of children in schools by terrorists, the rape of a middle school girl, and the slaughter (in vivid detail) of people on highways, is beyond anything I’ve read - I had to force myself to continue.
I’ve read this author’s other books and they all highlight important issues and, while they all involve death at some level, they were never at this extreme and was never needlessly incorporated for plot development. Not even close. I don’t care the political ideology or motive behind this book. NOTHING justifies this book being written. It’s not an issue of “could I write this” but rather “should I write this.” The answer is a resounding NO.
There were other ways to write this book and this...is so inhuman, so merciless, so disgusting.
It’s not my political views that are making me writing this, in fact I agree with the author on a few points. But the brutality in this goes too far for me.
I hope I never encounter this in real life or in literature.
The author states that this book was not written because he wanted to, but because he felt he needed to...
I’m fairly hardened as a reader and I can handle a lot, but this book was the most gruesome I’ve ever read - or probably will ever read. The slaughter of THOUSANDS of children in schools by terrorists, the rape of a middle school girl, and the slaughter (in vivid detail) of people on highways, is beyond anything I’ve read - I had to force myself to continue.
I’ve read this author’s other books and they all highlight important issues and, while they all involve death at some level, they were never at this extreme and was never needlessly incorporated for plot development. Not even close. I don’t care the political ideology or motive behind this book. NOTHING justifies this book being written. It’s not an issue of “could I write this” but rather “should I write this.” The answer is a resounding NO.
There were other ways to write this book and this...is so inhuman, so merciless, so disgusting.
It’s not my political views that are making me writing this, in fact I agree with the author on a few points. But the brutality in this goes too far for me.
I hope I never encounter this in real life or in literature.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2020
Do you like mass chaos, murder, terrorism, and graphic depictions of the torture and brutal killing of small children? Then boy howdy, do I have a book for you! Seriously. Having this in my home depresses me. Somebody come take it off my shelf.
This book exists primarily as a political polemic. A call-to-action, as it were. A thought experiment, even. As I write this, we are three years into the Trump administration, and the issues that the book addresses - specifically immigration, border security, and concealed-carry laws have been and are being discussed at length on the cable news network of your choice. While most of the people reviewing this book seem to be doing so on how they view it in these terms, I have nothing to add on those topics. Instead, I would like to attempt to ignore the subject matter and review this simply as a work of fiction.
You may think that by doing this, I am missing the point of the book entirely, which isn't true at all. I am a former schoolteacher, and am still certified as a substitute. If I step into a classroom, the safety and wellbeing of my students is my number 1 concern from start to finish, full stop. And if you think that I haven't thought about situations similar to the ones depicted in this book, you are very wrong, indeed.
I enjoy the writing of William R. Forstchen, and very much enjoyed his John Matherson trilogy (One Second After, One Year After, and The Final Day). It is because of that respect, and the fact that this book is so heavy-handed with it's rhetoric, that I feel that this book deserves a dispassionate criticism as a work of fiction.
In my view, this book isn't great, but it isn't bad, either. I find that Forstchen's writing keeps me engaged, most of the time. His prose is tight and flows well. It generally feels rather polished, as well. He does go off on tangents from time-to-time, but considering that he is a history professor, and that these tangents do ultimately serve to flesh out the main plot, I think that they ultimately serve to add context for the plot points, and flow with the story itself. I can, however, see how they might take some out of the reading experience and/or be seen as filler. The story will pull you in if you let it. Despite the grisly subject matter, you will find yourself wanting to know what happens next and how the story concludes itself, which is ultimately what I look for in a reading experience.
The downside of this particular book is the characters, who are paper-thin. Going beyond archetypes, these characters border on caricature. While creating nuanced and three-dimensional characters is not Forstchen's strong-suit in any of his novels, it is especially pronounced here, where the characters exist simply to serve the plot, which exists simply to serve a political agenda. I could provide some examples, but I don't want to spoil the book.
Ultimately, the good outweighs the bad, but only just. If this was a full novel it would be in serious trouble, but at 168 pages (at least in my paperback edition), things are able to be kept tight and moving along for the most part, hence my rating of 3/5.
This book exists primarily as a political polemic. A call-to-action, as it were. A thought experiment, even. As I write this, we are three years into the Trump administration, and the issues that the book addresses - specifically immigration, border security, and concealed-carry laws have been and are being discussed at length on the cable news network of your choice. While most of the people reviewing this book seem to be doing so on how they view it in these terms, I have nothing to add on those topics. Instead, I would like to attempt to ignore the subject matter and review this simply as a work of fiction.
You may think that by doing this, I am missing the point of the book entirely, which isn't true at all. I am a former schoolteacher, and am still certified as a substitute. If I step into a classroom, the safety and wellbeing of my students is my number 1 concern from start to finish, full stop. And if you think that I haven't thought about situations similar to the ones depicted in this book, you are very wrong, indeed.
I enjoy the writing of William R. Forstchen, and very much enjoyed his John Matherson trilogy (One Second After, One Year After, and The Final Day). It is because of that respect, and the fact that this book is so heavy-handed with it's rhetoric, that I feel that this book deserves a dispassionate criticism as a work of fiction.
In my view, this book isn't great, but it isn't bad, either. I find that Forstchen's writing keeps me engaged, most of the time. His prose is tight and flows well. It generally feels rather polished, as well. He does go off on tangents from time-to-time, but considering that he is a history professor, and that these tangents do ultimately serve to flesh out the main plot, I think that they ultimately serve to add context for the plot points, and flow with the story itself. I can, however, see how they might take some out of the reading experience and/or be seen as filler. The story will pull you in if you let it. Despite the grisly subject matter, you will find yourself wanting to know what happens next and how the story concludes itself, which is ultimately what I look for in a reading experience.
The downside of this particular book is the characters, who are paper-thin. Going beyond archetypes, these characters border on caricature. While creating nuanced and three-dimensional characters is not Forstchen's strong-suit in any of his novels, it is especially pronounced here, where the characters exist simply to serve the plot, which exists simply to serve a political agenda. I could provide some examples, but I don't want to spoil the book.
Ultimately, the good outweighs the bad, but only just. If this was a full novel it would be in serious trouble, but at 168 pages (at least in my paperback edition), things are able to be kept tight and moving along for the most part, hence my rating of 3/5.
February 5, 2015
I will try to keep my review spoiler free so if I sound cryptic or offbeat at times, my apologies in advance.
This is one of those books where I am torn with the rating system.
Is the book good? Yes, the book is extremely good and for that reason I would give it 5 stars. Mr. Forstchen does an excellent job of making the story engaging and believable. This book is well written and is quite literally ripped from the headlines.
What if...
Did I like the book? No, I did not. I actually hated it. I hated it because it brought to the surface feelings in me that as a husband and parent I hope to never face in reality. Like a horrific traffic accident from which you cannot look away, the book is equally terrifying and fascinating. At times I would find my vision blurring as I imagined myself in the same situation as the characters in the book.
What if...
How would I react? Would I be able to react if faced with such a brutal reality? We all like to think that we would think and act heroically if ever faced with a situation like this, but the fact of the matter is until it actually happens to us, most of us have no idea how we would react. For me, one of the most frightening part of the book is the ending. I don't want to get into a political discussion or debate, but suffice it to say that I am no fan of big government. But I feel that our current administration, as it stands today, would react in exactly the manner played out in "Day of Wrath" or worse, and that scares me.
Do I recommend the book? Hell, yes. I recommend it to every parent. Read it and put yourself in the character's shoes.
What if...
I can almost guarantee that once you have finished, you will hug your wife or husband and hug your kids each and every morning as they leave for work or school wishing, hoping, and praying for their safety and again each and every evening, thankful for their safe return. This book will change you. It could possibly change your thinking. It could possibly change how you go about your day. It could possibly change how you feel about the direction in which America is heading from both a political and world affairs point of view. It could make you re-think your stand on some political issues. But it will change you in some way.
As a fan of Mr. Forstchen's "One Second After", I've looked forward to reading "Day of Wrath" since learning of its publication. If you have not had the opportunity to read "One Second After", I strongly recommend that you do so. It could change the way you think about "It can't happen here" just as "Day of Wrath" could change the way you think about ISIS. Some opinions I've heard are "They could not do that here, they're too small. too unorganized. A complex attack would be impossible to pull off. They're over there, we're over hear. Does ISIS have a navy now?". Read this book and you will say "Yes, they in fact could possibly do that here". I recommend that you do your own research about the brutality of this group and the things they are capable of that the mainstream media won't show you. I'm sure the schools in Chechnya and Peshawar were not expecting their respective attacks even though they lived in an area of the world where it was more likely to happen than is the case here. The fact that the way the scenarios are played out in "Day of Wrath" are so simple is what makes it so terrifying.
What if...
This is one of those books where I am torn with the rating system.
Is the book good? Yes, the book is extremely good and for that reason I would give it 5 stars. Mr. Forstchen does an excellent job of making the story engaging and believable. This book is well written and is quite literally ripped from the headlines.
What if...
Did I like the book? No, I did not. I actually hated it. I hated it because it brought to the surface feelings in me that as a husband and parent I hope to never face in reality. Like a horrific traffic accident from which you cannot look away, the book is equally terrifying and fascinating. At times I would find my vision blurring as I imagined myself in the same situation as the characters in the book.
What if...
How would I react? Would I be able to react if faced with such a brutal reality? We all like to think that we would think and act heroically if ever faced with a situation like this, but the fact of the matter is until it actually happens to us, most of us have no idea how we would react. For me, one of the most frightening part of the book is the ending. I don't want to get into a political discussion or debate, but suffice it to say that I am no fan of big government. But I feel that our current administration, as it stands today, would react in exactly the manner played out in "Day of Wrath" or worse, and that scares me.
Do I recommend the book? Hell, yes. I recommend it to every parent. Read it and put yourself in the character's shoes.
What if...
I can almost guarantee that once you have finished, you will hug your wife or husband and hug your kids each and every morning as they leave for work or school wishing, hoping, and praying for their safety and again each and every evening, thankful for their safe return. This book will change you. It could possibly change your thinking. It could possibly change how you go about your day. It could possibly change how you feel about the direction in which America is heading from both a political and world affairs point of view. It could make you re-think your stand on some political issues. But it will change you in some way.
As a fan of Mr. Forstchen's "One Second After", I've looked forward to reading "Day of Wrath" since learning of its publication. If you have not had the opportunity to read "One Second After", I strongly recommend that you do so. It could change the way you think about "It can't happen here" just as "Day of Wrath" could change the way you think about ISIS. Some opinions I've heard are "They could not do that here, they're too small. too unorganized. A complex attack would be impossible to pull off. They're over there, we're over hear. Does ISIS have a navy now?". Read this book and you will say "Yes, they in fact could possibly do that here". I recommend that you do your own research about the brutality of this group and the things they are capable of that the mainstream media won't show you. I'm sure the schools in Chechnya and Peshawar were not expecting their respective attacks even though they lived in an area of the world where it was more likely to happen than is the case here. The fact that the way the scenarios are played out in "Day of Wrath" are so simple is what makes it so terrifying.
What if...
February 6, 2024
I read William Forstchen's One Second After years ago and it made a deep impression on me. Although the scenario it presents is somewhat unrealistic, as much of our infrastructure has been hardened to withstand an EMP pulse, it still would disrupt our society and transform our world.
Day of Wrath is even more frightening. I bought it about a year ago and it has been sitting on my shelf, waiting for the day that I felt the impulse to pick it up. After the election last week, I thought it would be a good idea to read it. I am concerned because we have an inexperienced President-elect preparing to take over governing this country, an event which our enemies may see as an opportunity to take advantage of.
In Day of Wrath, the attacks on schools is just the beginning. I won't reveal any more, I will just say that every American should read this book.
Day of Wrath is even more frightening. I bought it about a year ago and it has been sitting on my shelf, waiting for the day that I felt the impulse to pick it up. After the election last week, I thought it would be a good idea to read it. I am concerned because we have an inexperienced President-elect preparing to take over governing this country, an event which our enemies may see as an opportunity to take advantage of.
In Day of Wrath, the attacks on schools is just the beginning. I won't reveal any more, I will just say that every American should read this book.
December 15, 2016
Published in 2014 by Spectrum Literary Agency
William R. Fortschen notes in his introduction that he felt compelled to write the story after a long discussion with a couple of friends about ISIS and the porous nature of America's southern border. What he came up with is this novella that is jam-packed full of action and very short on things like character development and a real resolution. But, it was written as a warning more than anything else.
The main characters are Bob Peterson and his wife Kathy who live in Maine. Bob is a middle school teacher. ISIS-backed terrorists have invaded America to launch a series of attacks on schools in smaller towns across the country, including Bob's.
Bob breaks school rules and state laws by carrying a pistol on his person in the school, and on this day that is a good thing...
Fortschen's descriptions of the ensuing death and mayhem are over the top but effective. To be honest, this book reminded me of Stephen King's orgies of blood and chaos in books like The Stand and The Cell and I think that Fortschen would welcome the comparison.
Is this book a great book? No. It is an effective warning and serves as food for thought.
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William R. Fortschen notes in his introduction that he felt compelled to write the story after a long discussion with a couple of friends about ISIS and the porous nature of America's southern border. What he came up with is this novella that is jam-packed full of action and very short on things like character development and a real resolution. But, it was written as a warning more than anything else.
The main characters are Bob Peterson and his wife Kathy who live in Maine. Bob is a middle school teacher. ISIS-backed terrorists have invaded America to launch a series of attacks on schools in smaller towns across the country, including Bob's.
Bob breaks school rules and state laws by carrying a pistol on his person in the school, and on this day that is a good thing...
Fortschen's descriptions of the ensuing death and mayhem are over the top but effective. To be honest, this book reminded me of Stephen King's orgies of blood and chaos in books like The Stand and The Cell and I think that Fortschen would welcome the comparison.
Is this book a great book? No. It is an effective warning and serves as food for thought.
http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/
May 4, 2015
unsettling, prophetic, unspeakable actions carried out by international actors. HIGHLY Recommended to anyone who has gone places and done things, military, police, Contractor. Please read this book AND if you are out of shape, allowed your Skills to degrade and NOT LATELY driven down the road and thought, "WHAT would I Do if this happened? What would I do if my family was with me? what IF my family was somewhere else and THEY were in trouble.
TIME to rethink and rebuild those skills. the Enemy will NEVER send you an email and say: "Thursday, 9:15, at the Mall, BE Ready."
Like Stephen Hunter's 'Soft Target', and other books, this story takes you inside two parents' worst nightmare, and switches back and forth between the friendlies and the enemy.
read it and prepare.
Rich Johns
82nd and Army SF
security Contractor '03 - '13 IRAQ.
TIME to rethink and rebuild those skills. the Enemy will NEVER send you an email and say: "Thursday, 9:15, at the Mall, BE Ready."
Like Stephen Hunter's 'Soft Target', and other books, this story takes you inside two parents' worst nightmare, and switches back and forth between the friendlies and the enemy.
read it and prepare.
Rich Johns
82nd and Army SF
security Contractor '03 - '13 IRAQ.
October 19, 2017
Fictional account of terrorists that attack schools and exploit a nation made vulnerable by complacency, arrogance, a twisted culture and political correctness. Horrifying so not really an enjoyable book to read, but it was obviously written to cause the reader to think about different aspects of western culture and society. It certainly achieves that goal. Many will think it has a right wing bias but left and right are outdated concepts nowadays and thinking that way will make the reader blind to the book's intent.
March 10, 2021
I enjoyed Forstchen's One Second After series. In that series, I thought a decent job of "what if" for his post-apocalyptic series. This book was nothing like that. Everyone who has a place in this story is an exaggerated ridiculous character. I understand that the author feels this story is a warning, but it doesn't make the point he is going for. Instead, he does the topic a dis-service by appearing political and ridiculous.
September 13, 2014
This author wrote the chilling novel, "One Second After" exposing the real possibility of terrorism coming to the US. He now presents a scenario of the terrorist
group ISIS attacking what we treasure most, our children. The unthinkable becomes more of a reality in this book where you begin to think differently than you ever thought you would.....shocking.
group ISIS attacking what we treasure most, our children. The unthinkable becomes more of a reality in this book where you begin to think differently than you ever thought you would.....shocking.
October 22, 2016
WRF is a really fine writer, and there is nothing wrong with this, but it's not his best. Sort of a toss-away book. Fast paced, full of action, but not a full story. More of a caution, a warning, and probably a fairly accurate one. But for my reading pleasure, I prefer his other works, which are more imaginative.
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