Slow Apocalypse
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Book Overview
Despite wars with Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as 9/11, the United States' dependence on foreign oil has kept the nation tied to the Middle East. A scientist has developed a cure for America's addiction--a slow-acting virus that feeds on petroleum, turning it solid. But he didn't consider that his contagion of an Iraqi oil field could spread to infect the fuel supply of the entire world... In Los Angeles, screenwriter Dave Marshall heard this scenario from a retired US marine and government insider who acted as a consultant on Dave's last film. It sounded as implausible as many of his scripts, but the reality is much more frightening than anything he could have envisioned. An ordinary guy armed with extraordinary information, Dave hopes his survivor's instinct will kick in so he can protect his wife and daughter from the coming apocalypse that will alter the future of Earth--and humanity...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0441017576
ISBN13:9780441017577
Release Date:September 2012
Publisher:Ace Books
Length:438 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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The title should be "Slow Book"
Published by Bayou Boy , 25 days ago
Another "end of the world" book, but the ending comes from a lab virus that causes all oil products to solidify and they then blow up. So..no cars, no buses, no airplanes, etc. etc. You can tell that this is a movie somewhere out there. It a bloated novel that runs for close to 400 pages when it really should be a novella. Typical characters: Gruff but lovable father, Teenage daughter who worships her old man. Beautiful, intelligent wife who has been rather distant to her family. At one point I realized that I had fallen asleep while reading, but found out later that it didn't matter.
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