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The Breaking Earth
The Breaking Earth
Author: Keith Laumer
In classic space opera fashion, we have a reluctant hero with a hazy background who stumbles across a mystery. The mystery, as you may expect, sucks him in and soon has him running for his life. He encounters a foreign woman -- at least, she doesn't speak any language he recognizes -- and saves her life. Though he barely knows her, he finds hims...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812543872
ISBN-10: 0812543874
Publication Date: 5/15/1988
Pages: 288
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Keith Laumer is the author of the sometimes slapstick RETIEF series about the interstellar diplomat who tries to get things accomplished in spite of his superiors. Here Laumer shows a more serious side. And his facts are horribly accurate--the scenarios he depicts all too plausible!

From back cover: The earth has gone mad . . .
Always, beneath the calm surface of our planet, colossal forces are building up, and from time to time must find release. Minor geological events such as the San Francisco earthquake, and the eruptions of Krakatoa and Mt. St. Helens are the results. Minor events? Yes, minor. What if these forces were not satisfied by a single eruption or shifting of the Earth's mantle? What if they didn't stop?
It could happen!


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