The HAB Theory (Paperback)

~ Allan Eckert (Author)

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"...intense action, character developments that reek with reality, and some of the finest mind-bending writing in a long, long time." -- Cincinnati Enquirer

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"Eckert's plotline is terrifying and provides the reader with intense action, character developments that reek with reality, and some of the finest mind-bending writing in a long, long time."

—Cincinnati Enquirer

"Intrigue, love, high imagination, politics, White House and residential drama, cunning skill, technique and an overpowering sense of disaster. A great experience, it all adds up to a sizzling novel."

—Edinborough Evening News

"Eckert thrusts us without warning into a breathtaking adventure. A gripping tale, monumental, captivating and enthralling, the story is a masterpiece!"

—Chicago Sun Times

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Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse (September 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595008208
• ISBN-13: 978-0595008209
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,865 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should have been a non-fiction?, February 28, 2000

By	Samson Moy (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hab Theory (Hardcover)

Since I bought this book 23 years ago, I must have read it a couple dozens times. It gave us tons of verified ancient mysteries in virtually every fields of science relating to the history of the earth and its unexplained vanished civilizations. HAB Theory was a postulate which explained the majority of them. In a nutshell, the HAB Theory presented the fact that because of the eccentricity of the North and South Poles to the magnetic poles, it created an imbalance in the rotation of the earth. When this imbalance reached a stage where it overcame the gyroscopic effect of the earth's rotation, the earth would see a near 90 degree shift of its axis of rotation. The result of which would mean that the poles ended up in the equator and the result would be catastrophic to any life form. This phenomenon occured once every 3000 to 7000 years in the past. The last roll over occurred more than 7000 years ago. Unlike most other novels, one would find it very difficult to read HAB Theory just once or twice. I discovered some new evidence every time I re-read the book. Every time after re-reading the book, my question used to be: Why didn't it happen? Now, it is: When will it happen? It is that good!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Novel I Have Ever Read, September 9, 2002

By	Jay Adler (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

I first read The HAB Theory in 1977 at the age of 12. After about nine years of searching in vain, I finally found an out-of-print copy for sale on the Internet late in 2000 (this was prior to the novel's reprinting). My mission was to decide whether my favorite book could captivate me as an adult in the same way it did as a child. I was definitely not disappointed!

Not only are the characters depicted in fascinatingly vivid detail, the scientific theories presented still seem plausible to me a full 23 years after my first reading. Eckert slowly weaves the reader into a web of intriguing premises that are all eventually tied into a neat little apocalyptic bow. As key characters begin to accept the possibility of a cataclysmic earth event, so too does the reader. Most of the questions the skeptic in me privately asked throughout the novel were answered in great detail later on.

Some of the material is dated - cell phones or the Internet had not yet been invented at the time of the HAB Theory's writing - but what science fiction novel that takes place in the near future (15-20 years) can foresee every innovation? More to the point, the author's primary concern is with the past, not futuristic devices not central to the storyline.

While it is likely a scientist could refute most of Herbert Allen Boardman's postulates, one cannot help but wonder if there is perhaps a grain of truth to his overall theory. How would our current president handle a similar situation? I, for one, do not wish to find out.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE RE-PRINT THIS BOOK!!!, September 5, 1999

By	Karen Hill "Earth, book, & music lover" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Hab Theory (Hardcover)

My husband received this book from his 8th grade English teacher in the late 70's. After we married, he suggested I read it. I did and found myself pacing the floor towards the end of the book. I felt as if the floor had literally 'dropped out from underneath me' at the end. Those of you who have read the book will understand what I mean. Unfortunately, I loaned the book to someone who never had the courtesy to return it. I'm very sorry for that, especially since it is out of print and obviously difficult to find. I strongly recommend that if you ever should stumble across a copy of this book you read it! I'm not the 'scientific' type, but even I could follow the theory. I'm not so sure that it isn't a theory that should be taken seriously and scare the hell out of us. It sure made me think hard and I haven't forgotten it since! I have recommended it to many people. If the publisher/author should be so kind as to re-print this book, I can promise that I will buy extra copies to loan out so that I never lose my own!