Broken River: Book 2 of The 7.9 Scenario (Paperback)

~ Sam Penny (Author) "Captain Buddy Joe Simpson rubbed the thick gold wedding band across his short curly red beard and listened to the ship's clock chime two bells..." (more)
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Product Description

The captains of two boats on the Mississippi River try to bring their ships and passengers to safety after experiencing the worst earthquake to strike the central United States in nearly two hundred years. Their experiences tell of what we can expect along our great waterways when a giant earthquake once again wracks our land. In Book 1, titled Memphis 7.9, you read of the destruction throughout the eastern United States, and especially in the city of Memphis, when a giant earthquake strikes on the New Madrid Fault.

About the Author

Author and Lecturer Sam Penny has published two novels in his The 7.9 Scenario series: Memphis 7.9 (Revised) and Broken River, and is finishing his next book: The Phoenix of Memphis. These techno-thrillers offer a blunt perspective of what will transpire when once again a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes the center of the United States, as seen from the point of view of characters who are there when it happens. The stories are based upon scientific analyses from the USGS and FEMA of what happens when a giant earthquake again occurs on the New Madrid Fault beneath the Mississippi River, within a few miles of a major metropolitan area. Penny retired in 1998 from a career as an engineering physicist, computer scientist, entrepreneur, and corporate executive. “My keen interest in geology evolved while designing computing systems for the oil drilling industry. During that time, I co-authored several trade and scientific articles with geologists on directional drilling and rock mechanics.” In 1989 he felt the shaking from the magnitude 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake. “When I saw the fallen Cypress Freeway in Oakland, California, a mile from the original offices of the company I helped found in 1970, my interest in geology refocused on seismology and the effects of giant earthquakes. "Since I retired, writing has become my avocation as my wife and I travel full-time in our RV, following the best weather from place to place throughout the North American Continent, and researching the effects of natural disasters on our land."

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: TwoPenny Publications (September 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097556711X
• ISBN-13: 978-0975567111
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #380,619 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Series on the Madrid Fault, April 25, 2008

By	Ruth W. Stidger (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Be sure to read this series in the correct order. It will give you a new view of what will happen when the Madrid Fault blows.

3.0 out of 5 stars 7.9 Scenario, May 17, 2009

By	G. Bernacki "loadeddice" (Henderson, Nv) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Memphis 7.9 and Broken River should be read in sequence. They are astonishingly detailed about a 7.9 earthquake along the New Madrid Fault Zone and are probably a must-read for people living in the area who care. The technical knowledge is terrific, but...these are fiction, and the writing is amateurish at best. Characters are cardboard and the dialogue is one step above Saturday Night Live. Even with those negatives, anyone fascinated by earthquakes (very likely) in the American heartland probably should read them.