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Surge
A Category 5 hurricane is bearing down on Galveston Island. Unknown to the sixty thousand residents desperately trying to flee the wrath of Mother Nature, there is an even greater threat to their safety than the storm. An angry man is secretly planning revenge that could set in motion a chain reaction along the entire Gulf Coast, rivaling the destruction of Hiroshima.Written before Katrina and Rita, author Rod Tanner evokes through harrowing events and compelling characters the human story of a natural disaster.The storm surge is responsible for ninety percent of the deaths that occur during a hurricane.The Houston-Galveston area has a population of over six million people. Over a million of those live in a high-risk area of major flooding.The Houston-Galveston area has more than three hundred chemical, petro-chemical plants and refineries clumped together in a fifty-mile area. These facilities use and produce some of the most toxic and deadly gasses on the planet.SURGE is the best thrill-ride to come out of the ocean since JAWS.
276 pages, Hardcover
First published April 29, 2004
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July 5, 2025
As someone who has lived in Galveston and along the coast I enjoy all the local references and as someone who has fled hurricanes I can tell you this book is the real deal! Luckily I’ve never experienced a horrible one but we all know the Gulf is a ticking time bomb. This story will keep you on the edge of your seat as you cheer for the characters to survive the storm of the century!
February 24, 2014
Good hurricane disaster book
Good hurricane disaster book
I thoroughly enjoyed this story.there are a few storylines I would have liked to see Mr tanner choose alternative outcomes.I'm sick but the more bang the better.but it was well written.my one Huge complaint is the use of upward of 13 blank pages between chapters on kindle.luckily the story outways my irritation on this.I would have liked to take half point off if I could.but the plot was good enough not to drop to a four..good luck, Mr. tanner, on future books
Good hurricane disaster book
I thoroughly enjoyed this story.there are a few storylines I would have liked to see Mr tanner choose alternative outcomes.I'm sick but the more bang the better.but it was well written.my one Huge complaint is the use of upward of 13 blank pages between chapters on kindle.luckily the story outways my irritation on this.I would have liked to take half point off if I could.but the plot was good enough not to drop to a four..good luck, Mr. tanner, on future books
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