by S.F. Chapman
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Everyone knew it was coming but no one was sure just when it would happen.
It had been over a hundred years since the last big earthquake had decimated the San Francisco Bay Area and another massive tremor was long overdue. The slumbering beast that is the Hayward Fault finally awoke on an ordinary October morning, catching the 7 million people of Bay Area by surprise as they tended to their routine affairs.
Will seventeen-year-old Kayla Hendley, airline pilot Burt Weaver, precocious second grader Gwen Mills and many others live through the convolutions of the angry earth? Surviving the savage pummeling will have more to do with blind luck than any careful preparations.
The lives of ordinary people will be forever changed by the colossal natural disaster that is The Beast.
It had been over a hundred years since the last big earthquake had decimated the San Francisco Bay Area and another massive tremor was long overdue. The slumbering beast that is the Hayward Fault finally awoke on an ordinary October morning, catching the 7 million people of Bay Area by surprise as they tended to their routine affairs.
Will seventeen-year-old Kayla Hendley, airline pilot Burt Weaver, precocious second grader Gwen Mills and many others live through the convolutions of the angry earth? Surviving the savage pummeling will have more to do with blind luck than any careful preparations.
The lives of ordinary people will be forever changed by the colossal natural disaster that is The Beast.
AUTHOR BIO
The tireless author has since written eight books. His first, "I'm here to help" (published by Striped Cat Press in July of 2012), is a literary fiction novella about a teenage daughter looking for answers to some troubling inconsistencies in her birth certificate. "The Ripple in Space-Time" (published by Striped Cat Press in February of 2013) is Chapman's second book. It is an exciting science fiction detective adventure set in a moldering and corrupt future controlled by greedy warlords.
Chapman's third novel "On the Back of the Beast" is about a huge earthquake that destroys much of the San Francisco Bay Area. It will be available in August 2013 from Striped Cat Press.
Other completed works awaiting publication are the post-apocalyptic soft science fiction MAC Series consisting of "Floyd 5.136", "Xea in the Library" and "Beyond the Habitable Limit"; and a recently completed sequel to "The Ripple in Space-Time" entitled "Torn From On High."
Chapman is currently writing a rough and tumble literary fiction novel about homelessness called "The Missive In The Margins."
REVIEWS
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping natural disaster themed thriller July 10, 2013
By John Anders
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I could not stop reading this book, it was so gripping that I finished it in less than a day.
The story surrounds the lives of many characters living (and many dieing) during a giant earthquake and the subsequent chaos that it creates. There are many characters in this book and the writers style is enthralling. When ever I found myself thinking that I would just finish the chapter or paragraph I was reading then put the book away to continue later I found myself being thrown back into the often times scary or thrilling escapades of another character or set of characters. This style kept me entranced by the story. I found myself at times coming to the end of a section or chapter wondering what was happening with another character and as if the writer was in my head the next section would bring that characters story into focus.
This book is certainly a warning to the world about the disruption and chaos that major earthquakes cause. It was also absolutely enthralling, pulling me forward, further into the novel at nearly every turn.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller or is interested in earthquakes. Just remember that "The Beast" is slumbering under your feet
The story surrounds the lives of many characters living (and many dieing) during a giant earthquake and the subsequent chaos that it creates. There are many characters in this book and the writers style is enthralling. When ever I found myself thinking that I would just finish the chapter or paragraph I was reading then put the book away to continue later I found myself being thrown back into the often times scary or thrilling escapades of another character or set of characters. This style kept me entranced by the story. I found myself at times coming to the end of a section or chapter wondering what was happening with another character and as if the writer was in my head the next section would bring that characters story into focus.
This book is certainly a warning to the world about the disruption and chaos that major earthquakes cause. It was also absolutely enthralling, pulling me forward, further into the novel at nearly every turn.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller or is interested in earthquakes. Just remember that "The Beast" is slumbering under your feet
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