The Shock

Afterword:

Aside from doomsday capitalists, hellfire evangelicals, and certain nihilistic madmen, most of us are not all that eager for the world to end. But the sun doesn’t care. It is a ticking time bomb that is likely to belch a fatal stream of radiation at us when we least expect it. And we never expect it, do we?

But the heat is on. Just check out a few of my research links:

A solar storm captured by NASA cameras

“Light bulb” solar storm

Electromagnetic storms carry risk

Life after an EMP attack

Michio Kaku on solar flare threat

Double solar storm

Best-case scenario, the sun lives to a cranky old age and dies out, turning into a frozen iceball before the universe collapses. Worst-case scenario is…the After series. I hope you will join me for more. Because it can get worse.

Speaking of which (although hopefully it is not my writing that gets worse!), be sure to look for the sequel, After: The Echo, as well as the prequel, After: The Storm.

I am also inviting writers to create their own stories set in my fictional world and I will publish the best of them in related ebooks (Ground rules: non-exclusive use and all rights to the characters, world, and intellectual property remain with me while you own your work. The stories will either be made freely available or any proceeds go to charity—these won’t be for-profit endeavovers.) If interested in writing an AFTER story, please email graveconditions@yahoo.com.