Opening series to the Age of Fire & Ash Universe
Begins Releasing October 2026
They knew the war was coming. They just couldn’t tell anyone.
While millions of Americans go to work, send their children to school, and worry about an approaching winter storm, deep inside the government, the truth is already known.
The world is on the brink of nuclear war.
Then the bombs fell.
Washington. New York. Boston. Philadelphia. One by one, cities disappear. Communications fail. The government fractures. And across a shattered America, the survivors discover that living through the initial attack was only the beginning. Simon and his family race toward a prepared survival community hidden in rural Kentucky, where years of planning may finally pay off. Beneath Raven Rock, the remnants of political power begin deciding what—and who—is worth preserving. At Cheyenne Mountain, a new president faces an impossible task: hold together what remains of a nation that may no longer exist.
Above them all, radiation spreads. Resources dwindle. Winter closes in and desperate people are beginning to realize that whatever survived the old world is theirs for the taking.
The bombs destroyed America in a day. What comes next will determine whether anything worth saving survives.
Dawn of Destruction is a gripping post-apocalyptic survival thriller of nuclear war, societal collapse, government bunkers, preparedness, ordinary families, and the brutal choices that begin when civilization ends. Perfect for fans of realistic disaster fiction, nuclear apocalypse thrillers, prepper survival fiction, and stories where the greatest threat isn’t always the catastrophe—it’s what people become afterward. If you devour the terrifying realism of William R. Forstchen and the survival grit of A. American, this story is for you.
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