Those that recommended 'One Second After'

[Gritty]

For those looking for One Second After by Forstchen:

It is in PDF format here. Its condensed without spaces at 216 PDF pages (book is 352 pages), but its a great copy to save and share.
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/2191690...cond+After.pdf


For those looking for Lights Out by Crawford (AKA Halffast):

Frugal Squirrel has posted the first 10 chapters in PDF format. It comes to 72 PDF pages (the complete PDF version was pulled due to a possible movie deal).
http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/ficti...htsout1-10.pdf

Enjoy


EDIT: Found full 611 PDF page copy of Lights Out (All 75 chapters) - Practically one of the last ones on the web. Book mark it and save it while you can.
http://misc.weedwhacker.org/misc/lights_out.pdf


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[Gritty]

I just read the first 10 chapters of LO. I love Halffast's writing style and character buildup.

[Irving]

Halffast's character development is excellent, but I find his overall style to be amateur. He spends too much time explaining stuff on a 4th grade level and goes into too much detail on the gun stuff. I let a friend borrow OSA and she accused the author of being a Nicholas Sparks wanna-be. I laughed and told her I wouldn't bother giving her LO then. heh.

[mcantar18c]

+1 on the character development. The thing that annoyed me in LO is how obvious the foreshadowing was, after you pick up on the pattern.

[Gritty]

I agree that LO could use a few general improvements in its overall book structure but think that Halffast did a good job for an amateur/hobby writer.

I also appreciate the several years of work he put into distributing LO for free and then later publishing it. I certainly would not have the patience to write 75 chapters of open source literature.

[jerrymrc]

I agree that LO could use a few general improvements in its overall book structure but think that Halffast did a good job for an amateur/hobby writer.

I also appreciate the several years of work he put into distributing LO for free and then later publishing it. I certainly would not have the patience to write 75 chapters of open source literature.

I remember as the book came to life. Had some chats with him over on the Falfiles years ago.

As long as one can paint a picture that looks good to me then I am happy.

I have a copy along with printing one out. one sided, 600 pages........

[Paradude54]

I read One Second After a few months ago and really enjoyed it, though it bugged the hell out of me when he kept calling a "magazine" a "clip," but then we all have our little odd quirks and that's mine. Too many years in SF I suppose.

I'm just starting Lights Out, got it yesterday.

I didn't do any prepping when I was in the military, it just didn't seem important since I'd be busy with other things. At least that was my thought pattern at the time. I prepped a decent bit for Y2K and just kept building on that.

By the way, if anyone here is near Trinidad, 81082, I'd love to get together sometime when I'm out there. I have the land, but I'm still living in TN for the most part. I'd hoped to be out there permanently by now, but it just hasn't happened.

[gungrinder]

After you're done with One Second After, The Road and Lights Out try Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse. It's an excellent read IMO.

[Ronin13]

Just tried a little checking and WB now has the film rights for OSA and plans to turn it into a movie, but no word or anything yet on script, director, cast or even what year they expect to begin production... Seems to me like it would make one helluva blockbuster, if they do it right.

[jhood001]

I read it after hearing about it here. Definitely not one of the finest literary works I have ever read, but +10 points to bringing awareness to a very serious issue.

I spotted this in the news the other day:

North Korea Tests 'Super-EMP' Nuke


http://www.newsmax.com/KenTimmerman/...6/16/id/400260