Tomorrow War: The Chronicles of Max [Redacted]

by J. L. Bourne

Overview

J.L. Bourne’s apocalyptic novel Day by Day Armageddon was praised by #1 bestseller Brad Thor as “so real, so terrifying...that I slept with two loaded Glocks under my pillow.” In this ultrarealistic military thriller, the collapse of America’s power grid threatens the world’s fate—and only those prepared for the ultimate catastrophe will survive.

On an unacknowledged mission inside the Syrian border, a government operative unwittingly triggers an incredible event that unleashes a weapon with the power to destroy the moral fabric of humanity. As the crisis unfolds, hyperinflation cripples the US economy. Families struggle to find food, water, and electricity. Post-war armored military vehicles patrol the streets as martial law is imposed.

The US government appears to offer salvation, but there is a sinister catch...

One man stands up to push back against a high tech, tyrannical enemy hell-bent on ripping liberty from the pages of future history. But as vital supplies and makeshift weaponry are running out, so is time…and he will have to use every resource and survival tactic to fight for survival: for himself and his home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451629149
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Series:	The Chronicles of Max , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

J.L. Bourne is a commissioned military officer and acclaimed author of the horror series Day by Day Armageddon, and the dystopian thriller, Tomorrow War. With twenty years of active military and intelligence community service behind him, J.L. brands a realistic and unique style of fiction. He lives on the Gulf Coast but is sometimes spotted toting a rifle and a Bowie knife in the rural hills of Arkansas where he grew up. Visit him at JLBourne.com before the grid goes dark.

Editorial Reviews

J.L Bourne is, hands down, one of my favorite authors. Tomorrow War is dystopian fiction at its best! The book is so real, it scared the hell out of me. Read it today and pray to God it doesn't come true tomorrow.

Brad Thor

"A nonstop action thriller that explores the dark side of 'what if' our entire digital and economic grid collapsed. An unforgettable novel."

Scott McEwen

"A nonstop action thriller that explores the dark side of 'what if' our entire digital and economic grid collapsed. An unforgettable novel."

SCOTT MCEWEN

2015-04-15
After the economy crashes, a covert-operations veteran faces the cruel realities of life off the grid and outside the law. Commissioned military officer Bourne (Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass, 2012, etc.) has created a scenario in which martial law is established in the U.S. and a Hobbesian state of nature develops. Reminiscent of Jack London's classic 1908 novel, The Iron Heel, this story about a dystopian future is told mainly through the journal entries of a government operative named Max (last name redacted) who's been through SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) school in Maine, as well as even more advanced training grounds aimed at what he calls " 'high risk of capture' folks like me." On his first mission, however, he unknowingly helps trigger a cyberattack that leads to the complete breakdown of the international economic exchange (the details of how this happens remain vague). When he realizes what the ramifications of his actions will be, Max returns to an old family plot in rural Arkansas, stockpiles weapons, and loads up on supplies. Once the banking system implodes, civil society quickly deteriorates. Unlike nearly everyone else, Max is well-prepared for the harsh new realities of life. All the same, there are many obstacles between him and a pleasant life among his hoarded goods. Not only will he have to battle looters, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and the harsh elements, but he will also face a militaristic local arm of the government which is looking to disarm its citizens and has lost any regard for the tenets of the Constitution. While it remains unclear how the international fabric of economic stability can be unraveled so rapidly, the author knows more than enough about the prepping process for a post-apocalyptic reality to maintain the reader's rapt attention. A dark but captivating look at life inside a failed American society.

Kirkus Reviews