The Wave

By Christopher Hyde

Book Overview

An unstoppable wave surges toward the nation's most important nuclear facility in this high-stakes thriller of natural disaster and human resilience.

A disaster begins with a crack--and becomes a cataclysm. When a series of dams in British Columbia collapse, a churning wall of water surges down the Columbia River, setting off a race against time across the Pacific Northwest.

As the torrent barrels toward the Richland nuclear facility in Washington State, scientists, engineers, and first responders must confront an unthinkable scenario: a meltdown that could poison the river, devastate ecosystems, and send radioactive contamination into the Pacific Ocean.

Relentless and cinematic, The Wave is a pulse-pounding thrill ride--where every second counts, and the cost of failure is unimaginable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385513011
• ISBN13: 9780385513012
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A really good book on a Disaster that really could happen

I really like this book. The book uses non-fictional facts and locations in B.C and Northwest U.S.A. The book takes place supposedly when the Columbia River Treaty is up for Renewal, And Terrorists Blow up the Mica Dam. Which causes a series of events that cause much destruction. What makes the book a little far fetched is the amount of coincidences's that happen. This book is really good, and people should read it, especially if you live in the area that the Wave would travel through if it were to happen.