After America (Pauvre Monde)

After America is an alternate history, techno-thriller novel written by Oceanic novelist John Birmingham and released in Oceania in July 2010. It was released in the United States on August 17, 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.

Meanwhile, an UN Recovery Force commanded by American remnants, the French Imperial Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy, and the Japanese military take over America and begin to rebuild it.

After America is the first sequel to Without Warning.