{"product_id":"9780553097085","title":"Richter 10","description":" From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRama Revealed \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a thrilling new collaborative novel of the race to avert a massive earthquake: the apocalyptic \"big one\" that threatens to send California sliding off into the Pacific Ocean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur C.  Clarke is the greatest living writer of science fiction, the mind that produced a string of blockbuster \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequels, as well as \u003ci\u003eRama II, The Garden of Rama \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRama Rescaled.  \u003c\/i\u003eNow, he turns his remarkable imaginative powers to a near-future novel of the struggle to avoid catastrophe in the form of a colossal earthquake more destructive than any in human history.  Written with Mike McQuay, this is a thrilling novel of man's will to survive against unstoppable forces of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLewis Crane lived through the devastating Los Angeles earthquake of 1994.  He survived, but his family didn't—and at ten years old, his life was ripped apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of thirty-five, Lewis has devoted himself to the study of the most powerful force on Earth: earthquakes.  He is the foremost expert in the field of seismology; and when he predicts a gigantic quake, everyone prepares for disaster.  But to his relief and dismay, the quake never occurs, and suddenly Crane is the subject of ridicule from scientists around the world.  Then he discovers a mistake in his calculations, and realizes that the \"Big One\" is just around the corner.  The clock is ticking as he attempts to convince the world that this time, catastrophe is certain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichter 10 is vintage Arthur C.  Clarke—a fast-paced novel of ideas andnear-future imagination, realized by McQuay's talent for characterization and\u003cbr\u003eingenious plotting—and is the major science fiction event of the season.  ","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052131401968,"sku":"9780553097085","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553097085_p0.gif?v=1763717265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553097085","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}