Saving Cascadia [Paperback]

John J. Nance (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket Books (2006)
• ISBN-10: 0743476611
• ISBN-13: 978-0743476614
• ASIN: B001ZXCK9K
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #836,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John J. Nance, aviation analyst for ABC News and a familiar face on Good Morning America, is the author of several bestselling novels including Fire Flight, Skyhook, Turbulence, and Orbit. Two of his novels, Pandora's Clock and Medusa's Child, have been made into highly successful television miniseries. A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Nance is a decorated pilot veteran of Vietnam and Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He lives in Washington State.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced, suspenseful, a page-turner., September 24, 2005

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Ragnar (New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saving Cascadia: A Novel (Hardcover)

In my opinion, in Saving Cascadia, John J. Nance has written another excellent thriller. As a professional geologist, I found his research on the Cascadia Subduction Zone to be authentic and believable. As a novelist who writes about some of the same subjects as John, both wildfire and earthquakes, I found Saving Cascadia to be a page turner - the kind you stay up with all night - fast-paced, suspenseful, brilliantly plotted, with realistically flawed characters thrown up against one challenge after another.

Linda Jacobs

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but still lacking a certain something, April 20, 2006

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M. D. Stern (Orange, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saving Cascadia: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the first book I have read by John J. Nance. The concept was interesting, but I couldn't help but comparing it to the old "Earthquake" movie: ruthless capitalist knows there is a problem and refuses to deal with it, as hero seismologist attempts to save his corner of the world while at the same time his own personal life is in disarray. Involved is a whole host of other characters with their own stories. The comparisons just were overwhelming to me. I kept thinking that the author was going to concentrate on the flying/helicoptor rescue bits of this novel, but it just wasn't to be.

Overall the book kept me interested and I felt it fairly well written. However, I just kept thinking the author was holding something back. If the book was more edgy I think it might have been better and far more interesting. **SPOILER** Everything just ties up entirely too nicely, and I think that is part of the problem.

If looking for a relatively interesting book to pass the time, this one might do it.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, April 5, 2005

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Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saving Cascadia: A Novel (Hardcover)

I found this novel to be entertaining. It's a nice change that John J. Nance doesn't write yet another air disaster but keeps it on the ground instead. Nance is a very skilled writer with a narrative that puts you in the middle of the story. A fast and sometimes emotional story that kept me entertained.

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