What's it like going through a nuclear apocalypse? What do you do while you try to survive the radiation period? Where do you go after? If you've ever wondered about any of those situations and many more, this book might be your perfect match for your next read.

Following a multitude of different people and situations, this book explores almost anything you can think of, and that’s exactly what I loved about i. Very exciting from the start, even showing the president of the united states for a bit. The world is futuristic, but not too far in the future from us now, and very well could be here and now. The end of the world comes quickly with nukes, by hackers, and it’s exactly as frightening as it sounds.

Almost to a fault, this book shows many, many different points of view. But there are a few static storylines, two teachers protecting their students, two co-workers, and a man and his pregnant wife. Though very different in theory, they work so well together.

If i had to think of the most realistic apocalypse books, this would be one of the top cones. I never thought about how hard it would be for some of the different kinds of situations of people surviving the wasteland, but now that I know about them, I can’t stop thinking about them. The characters just seem so lifelike, and the world is so much like ours that it’s very intriguing and immersive and horrifying.

Overall, this book is one of surviving, and perfect for any fans of the genre. It’s great, and one of those that will make you want to start prepping for the end of the world. Great for readers sixteen and up.

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Really enjoyed this book. Very plausible read. Looking to more by this author.

Apocalyptic look at what happens when the world goes mad...nuclear devastation across the globe...North America hit the hardest. The few survivors must find a way to live in this changed world. Fast paced and well written.

Fair enough entry in the TEOTWAWKI. However, too many coincidences (Old army buddy just happens to end up with the group who journey hundreds of miles to his friends ‘ hometown); Formula given by a doctor to a friend who is pregnant, just in case she needs it. Many things seemed to come with less effort than would be thought necessary. Have read many others that gave a better plot line more in line with reality .

The Day after Oblivion by Tim Washburn is a recommended, highly for the right reader, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it survival thriller.

The power grid, all communications links, and, well anything run by a computer have all been hacked. This includes the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency. It also includes a nuclear-armed CIA drone. When the remotely controlled drone is sent over Russian airspace and detonated, all hell breaks loose and the world is involved in a global nuclear exchange.

After the exchange, the action shifts and novel follows five different groups of people: the computer experts from Washington D.C.; the teachers and group of young teens from Texas stranded in Minneapolis; the small town Oklahoma family; the father and son in a sailboat; the crew on a submarine. The computer experts are trying to cross the country and get to a family in Oklahoma. The teachers and teens are trying to get back to Texas. The family in Oklahoma is trying to get a wind turbine working and is expecting a baby. The father and son are trying to sail to someplace safe. The submarine crew is looking for a safe area to dock. They needs supplies but are also still at war.

There is no doubt that this is an action packed thriller as the various groups try to make their way home. They all encounter a lot of the worst humanity has to offer along with a very few good souls. Everyone is armed or immediately gets armed. Rule #1 for the end of the world after a nuclear attack is to arm yourself and get enough ammo for your weapon. Shot anyone who looks at you funny or gives you a funny feeling. Rule #2 is get water and food. A codicil might be to look for an old vehicle that will start after an EMP and immediately find a hose or tubing to siphon gas (as 2 groups do here).

Now, please indulge me and allow me to address all young women in the event of this or a similar scenario. For goodness sakes, remember rule #1. Do not allow some jackwagon to capture you and then make you a sex slave. This happened to more than one woman in this version of the end, so be prepared. Apparently, those who believe in a rape culture will survive, will be traveling, and will try to get you. Fight back. Get them first. Training in self-defense beforehand would be wise, along with your gun and ammo.

The Day after Oblivion is entertaining. It provides action, gun play, narrow escapes, insidious bad guys, and ultimately a satisfying ending. The chapters are short and quickly move from one group to another. Is it a realistic look at the aftermath of a global nuclear war, uh, probably not likely. The focus here is on the journey the various groups are making and the difficulties they encounter along the way. There isn't a lot of room for much character development either, but that really isn't the focus of the novel.

As I said, this is an entertaining novel. It's a thriller that won't require much beyond just following the groups. Set disbelief aside and go with the story and you will enjoy it. The Day after Oblivion is a perfect airplane book. It is engaging and will hold your attention. 4 stars for the reader who can set aside disbelief; 3.5 for me due to a few issues I had with it.

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The Day after Oblivion by Tim Washburn is an apocalyptic thriller that takes readers on the wild ride of just what might happen if we face another world war. The story started with bringing in computer experts when it looks like the government has been hacked. Things quickly escalate leading the world to an all out nuclear war.

After the dust settles there are some survivors left in the world and this book tells their story and what it might be like for those left. The chapters are fairly short with each changing the point of view between different characters and groups that have survived and what is happening with them.

I have to admit I’ve always been a bit of a fan of the doomsday scenario movies and books. Who knows, maybe one of these apocalyptic thrillers will give me the tips to survive if it looks as if the world is actually ending or in the very least they are fun to read to pass the time with all the action and events.

I don’t know that I would say this book held anything new or amazing but even so I still found it to be an entertaining read. All of the survivors in the story seemed to lead completely different lives and have differing views on how and what to do after the bombs dropped so it made for interesting reading switching between what was going on with each of them at any given time. In the end I thought this was a solid read and would definitely check out more from this author in the future.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Nail biting thriller I couldn't put down!
Three segments: Present Day, After, One Week Later provide the timing for this doomsday fiction which is full of political, scientific and survivalist knowledge.
I loved learning about wind turbines, cyber security, basic military level mechanics of a submarine and military installation placement across the USA.
Five scenarios alternate in one and two page chapters that end on cliffhangers had me wishing I was reading print over EPub so I could fast forward to see what happens with those characters next, then flip back to do the same with the next set of characters. An audiobook would be even better - I could listen while making dinner!
Having read Tim Washburn's Powerless I knew I would be in for a fascinating story and this met every expectation and then some.

If you love apocalyptic fiction, this book is one for you. Even if you just enjoy a good thriller, you will enjoy it. What happens when the world literally goes to hell in a handbasket? No one knows who started it or why. This book follows a handful of people from Day 1 to a year later. You see the good and bad side to humanity and how dangerous even the most simple things can become.

The blurb for this books sounds really good. A nuclear war resulting in TEOTWAWKI. It sounds like there is a lot of action, people fighting for survival. I was so disappointed. There was a nuclear war and even EMP’s, apparently but it was more of a “light apocalypse.” Yes, there was destruction, some radiation, some hazy skies, and most of civilization is dead but the band of survivors that we follow throughout seem of nonchalant about the end of the world. Conversations (which there isn’t much of) is stilted. They don’t encounter much in terms of difficulties and when they do they don’t have any problems taking care of it And everything is smooth sailing again. Chapters are very short and there are too many groups to follow for much story development for each group. So when something does happen, it is over before you know with no build up.f There wan’t much in the way of tense moments and I wasn’t on the edge of my seat either. No surprise endings. The only part of the story I found interesting was the submarine. If the entire book focused on the submarine then maybe it would have been more interesting and original.

One day everything is normal. People go to work, take trips, go on outings with family. The next day - Armageddon. Iran and North Korea have a pact and attack the United States with nuclear weapons. The destruction is horrific. Millions are killed outright, other millions will die soon after the attack due to radiation poisoning. Not knowing who exactly initiated the attack US elements are ordered to follow prior plans to launch missiles against planned targets. Civilization has come to an end as we know it and survivors must make their way in a scenario not conceived before the attacks.

Tim Washburn presents a frightening, very realistic story about certain survivors that must contend with impossible conditions and somehow come to grips with the horror that exists for them. There are two programmers working for the US government and brought into a meeting initiated by the president. They flee the meeting and begin a journey across half a devastated country to the Texas home of one of them.

A father and his son launch their boat in order to escape the radiation from attacks all over the country, and the crew of an American nuclear submarine after launching their missiles as ordered find themselves at a lose to know what to do. Survivors find themselves contending with conditions never imagined. Money is no good nor are the normal endless supplies of food, medicine and other staples of life available. A barter system somehow arises. Among the items traded for are women and girls who will be used as sex slaves. Vandalism becomes the order of the day and guns and other weapons the norm for anyone that wants to continue surviving.

No punches are pulled by the author. The story describes a nightmare world suddenly placed before those that did not perish during the devastating attacks. The strength of Mr Washburn's novel is the depiction of real people in an unreal world and the lengths they go to simply survive in horror. A very well done novel. The ending is just like the rest of the novel. What is there for the survivors and is there any hope for a return to a civilization as we know it. A very well done story describing an impossible scenario.

This was the wrong book for me. I just didnt connect with it at all. It just didnt make me feel anything reading it. I didnt enjoy it all sorry

Oh, this book drove me crazy. The description is awesome - props to the blurb writer. But the story itself? Utter idiocy. This is a book about TOTAL NUCLEAR WAR and yet the characters are the most blase about the destruction and the deaths of billions and the eradication of life as they know it. It's like...the author started with a book about an EMP or solar flare event, and then changed it to nuclear war for no good reason. Everything goes swimmingly for the main characters - finding supplies, winning gun battles, making their way across the irradiated wasteland of America...it's just one long, slightly strenuous road trip with the occasional minor problem. By the mid-point I'd had enough, but I kept reading in the hope that all the main characters would die.

And don't get me started on the teenagers...I have to ask, has the author ever interacted with actual teenagers?

If you want a good horror book about nuclear war, read SWAN SONG by Robert McCammon.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Day After Oblivion. I have to admit, I'm a disaster movie junkie - ever since The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno; and that has translated - somewhat - to my choice of post-apocalyptic thrillers. I have read one of Mr. Washburn's previous novels (and plan on reading the other one).
On a day like no other, every country in the world decides to launch a wave of nuclear weaponry - most likely spurred on by malware infecting computer systems across the world.
The Day After Oblivion tells the story of the day it happened, and tracks the lives of various characters in the aftermath.
Tautly written, and very expertly described, this will keep you reading far into the night and to the end. I, for one, cannot wait to see what else the author has for us in the future.