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By Jennifer McClelland-Smith

New York Times bestselling author William R. Forstchen’s next thriller,  opens in a new window48 Hours, comes out on January 8—but if you’re looking for more of his engrossing, pulse-raising work to tide you over until then, here are some ideas on where to start:

opens in a new windowOne Second After

opens in a new windowThe US is hit by an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, wiping out all electrical systems. The first book in a New York Times bestselling series, One Second After has been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read. This book and its two follow-ups,  opens in a new windowOne Year opens in a new window After, and  opens in a new windowThe Final Day, create an unforgettable portrait of ordinary citizens surviving an unprecedented catastrophe.

opens in a new windowPillar to the Sky

opens in a new windowPandemic drought. Escalating oil prices. Natural resources growing scarcer and scarcer. The world is at war in this NASA-inspired standalone novel, and society teeters on the edge of chaos. It’s going to take an unconventional solution to avoid total annihilation. Enter four brilliant and unexpected thinkers who work together to do the impossible: build an elevator to the heavens.

opens in a new windowThe Gettysburg Trilogy 

opens in a new windowCo-written with Rep. Newt Gingrich, this alternate history of the Civil War imagines what would have happened if Robert E. Lee and the Confederate army had been victorious at Gettysburg. Beginning with  opens in a new windowGettysburg, these action-packed, painstakingly researched, and utterly riveting books will keep Civil War buffs entranced.

opens in a new windowThe Pacific War

opens in a new windowAnother alternate history co-written with Newt Gingrich, this series kicks off with Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8^th, which provocatively reimagines the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. With a rich cast of characters ranging from national leaders to ordinary citizens, both American and Japanese, this haunting and fascinating series presents a chilling “what if?” reconsideration of one of the most important moments in world history.

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