This was a fast paced read full of gruesome war images depicting a hypothetical future 'armageddon' styled war in the middle east focused around Israel where nuclear weapons are eventually used. The reasoning behind the plot is a sort of 'what if' question: What if the people of the United States became religious zealots just like those in majority-Islamic countries of the middle east. If our country were to take such a socio-political turn out of desperation to combat zealotry and 'fight fire with fire' so to speak then we would not remain the United States as we know it nor win a victorious war because in the end we would be fighting a Jihad just like muslim extremists and as the author hints at the end of the story, such a idealist religious war would never be over and the cost of such a war could be the collapse of civilization itself. It's something to think about and fear. The story could've used more characters and in-depth character analysis/sub-plots but that would eventually take away from the main point of the book and the bluntness of all the war it depicts. While the writing and the plot were effective and interesting, I just couldn't accept the premise. Yes, I can accept that Muslim extremists will go too far one day, nuke a city or two and force an overwhelming response that will result in massive suffering. What I can't buy is that the response will be couched in terms of a Crusade, and that the US would become a Christian polity. Our nation is too secular, and divided too much. Any attempt to force a Christian coup here would be strongly opposed, and would result in civil disorder. Even with Muslims using nukes. So I couldn't buy that whole vital part of the story. Our fundamentalists are not like theirs.
What do You think about The War After Armageddon (2009)?
Might have had a chance of being a good book if the story didn't move at a snails pace.
—d_bahena
insightful but found the story without inspiration for the reader to come back for more
—Nicko
Part of the Islamist invasion narrative genre
—pshxsami
