Harley Tate

Harley Tate is an American author of post-apocalyptic survival fiction. Her After the EMP series, beginning with Brace for Impact, follows ordinary people navigating the aftermath of a crippling electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States, collected into trilogies such as The Darkness Trilogy, The Hope Trilogy, and The Chaos Trilogy. Tate's Nuclear Survival series expands the premise into a nuclear-war scenario, split by region into Southern Grit, Northern Exposure, and Western Strength, each following different characters coping with the same catastrophe. Her No Ordinary Day series shifts to a more contemporary thriller register. Across five linked series, Tate's work is defined by grounded, procedural survivalism — practical detail about shelter, supplies, and family separation — typical of the prepper-fiction subgenre.