After America is an alternate history novel written by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n author John Birmingham

John Birmingham

John Birmingham is an Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1970.-Early life and career:...

 and released in Australia in July 2010

2010 in literature

The year 2010 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February - The Wheeler Centre, Australia's "literary hub", officially opened.*April 3 - First release of the Apple iPad, electronic book reading device....

. It was released in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 on 17 August 2010.

Synopsis

Four years after an energy event damages America for a year the populace still does not understand what is going on. The President is almost slain; seemingly by organized looter gangs. Soon, a new threat arises out of the Middle East.

After America is the first sequel to Without Warning

Without Warning (novel)

Without Warning, is an alternate history novel written by Australian author John Birmingham and released in Australia in September 2008 and in the United States and the United Kingdom in February 2009. It is the first book in a new stand-alone universe...

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