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Kate Sherman is a brilliant young meteorologist who can't understand how she recently missed predicting three major storms -- storms that cut into the profits of her employer, Coriolis Industries. Afraid of being fired, Kate throws herself into an analysis of the strange storms -- and headlong into the path of a secret plot that may cost her her life!
Hurricane Simone is a Category 7 -- the biggest, strongest storm in recorded history -- and she's clawing her way up the East Coast. When she hits New York City, skyscrapers will fall. Subways and tunnels will flood. Lower Manhattan and much of Queens and Brooklyn will disappear under more than thirty feet of water. Thousands, if not millions, will die.
Created by secret, cutting-edge weather science, Simone is not just an unnatural disaster -- she's a weapon. Kate and CIA weatherman Jake Baxter must figure out how to stop the storm before she flattens New York City... and identify Simone's master before he has them both killed.
Hurricane Simone is a Category 7 -- the biggest, strongest storm in recorded history -- and she's clawing her way up the East Coast. When she hits New York City, skyscrapers will fall. Subways and tunnels will flood. Lower Manhattan and much of Queens and Brooklyn will disappear under more than thirty feet of water. Thousands, if not millions, will die.
Created by secret, cutting-edge weather science, Simone is not just an unnatural disaster -- she's a weapon. Kate and CIA weatherman Jake Baxter must figure out how to stop the storm before she flattens New York City... and identify Simone's master before he has them both killed.
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Steven K. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A little disappointing. In the author's note, Bill Evans talks about New York City's vulnerability to a hurricane and how he had hoped to write a scientific book about the potential impact. He was instead encouraged to write a novel.
I was expecting a story about heroism, tragedy, survivors and recovery. Instead, this book is about a terrorist engaged in "weather manipulation" to create a storm while the CIA and a few meteorologists try to decipher and thwart it.
I think I would have liked the scientific study better.
2 stars out of 5
Bryan T. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fascinating idea for a book and possibly movie. The book reads fast but the writing is superficial. Yet, for this type of novel, that's OK. Basically a light action read with minimal character development.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a real page-turner as it describes the birth and mutant growth of a record storm aimed at Manhattan. Political subplots galore involve human manipulation of climate. I'm surprised this book hasn't yet become a film; the writing creates horrific special effects images that are tailor-made for the big screen.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was interesting. The concept was fascinating because you don't know if it is even possible.
Natasha S. (
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I love disaster movies and thought this was a bit like an entertaining disaster movie on paper. There are many characters with the primary "heroes" emerging (and looks like in another book). The story follows the odd storms to culminate in a category 7 (the system is up to 5) storm that is devastating the East Coast. I enjoyed it.
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Jennifer W. (CATEGORY 7 is an enjoyable weather-based thriller, although it took me awhile to get into the story, due to all of the unfamiliar terms. Once I got through it, though, I found myself immersed in the story.
The basics: a meglomaniac decides to take revenge on the President by using his creation, the ability to control the weather, to send a massive Category 7 hurricane towards New York City. Panic and devastation ensue, and it's up to a small-town weather reporter and a CIA operative to stop both the hurricane and the bad guy.
Like I said, this really is an entertaining and enjoyable thriller, and once you learn the weather-related jargon, you'll be in for a really good story.
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