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Bill Evans (2) (1960–)

Autore di Category 7

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6 opere 327 membri 15 recensioni

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Opere di Bill Evans

Category 7 (2007) 207 copie
Frozen Fire (2009) 45 copie
Dry Ice (2011) 42 copie
Blackmail Earth (1768) 19 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Evans, William Howard
Data di nascita
1960-07-16
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Istruzione
Mississippi State University
Jackson State University
Attività lavorative
meteorologist
novelist
Organizzazioni
ABC News
Premi e riconoscimenti
Emmy Award

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Recensioni

Great weather info, excellent descriptions of a killer hurricane, and some suspense and drama as the weather in the Eastern Seaboard spins out of control.
I could have used a lot less "woo-woo"'s in the story, however...it just seemed an awkward choice of wording and pulled me up short each time I ran into it.
 
Segnalato
kwskultety | 8 altre recensioni | Jul 4, 2023 |
Un huracán de categoría 4, con vientos de hasta 155 millas por hora, arranca techos de edificios, rompe ventanas y puertas y puede enviar inundaciones hasta el segundo piso. Se sugiere la evacuación hasta seis millas tierra adentro.
El huracán Katrina era de categoría 4 cuando tocó tierra.
El huracán Simone es de categoría 7, la tormenta más grande y fuerte registrada en la historia. Cuando llegue a la ciudad de Nueva York, los rascacielos caerán. Los subterráneos y túneles se inundarán. El Bajo Manhattan y gran parte de Queens y Brooklyn desaparecerán bajo más de diez metros de agua.
A lo largo de la costa este, los pueblos y ciudades están siendo evacuados a medida que la lluvia, impulsada por el viento, azota la costa y las marejadas ciclónicas se estrellan contra los diques. Las carreteras están llenas de automovilistas que huyen, cuyos coches están repletos de todas las pertenencias personales que se pueden meter, además de familiares, amigos y queridas mascotas. Un gran desastre natural se está gestando en el Atlántico.
Excepto que Simone no es natural. Ella es el producto de la ciencia meteorológica que maneja el multimillonario Carter Thompson como parte de una venganza personal contra el presidente de los EE.UU., Winslow Benson. Una vez, Carter quiso traer lluvia al desierto y alimentar a los pueblos hambrientos del planeta. Ahora quiere mostrarle a Benson, y al resto del mundo, cuán poderosos pueden ser el viento y el agua.
Si la tecnología creó a Simone, quizás la tecnología pueda detenerla. Depende de Kate Sherman, una vez miembro del equipo meteorológico de Carter; y Jake Baxter, un meteorólogo de la CIA, para intentarlo, usando un arma secreta de la Marina de los EE.UU.
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Natt90 | 8 altre recensioni | Dec 16, 2022 |
A bit disappointing. I thought it was going to be about a huge hurricane, which it is, like in a disaster movie only to find it is about a wealthy person, an expert on meteorology, manipulating the weather out of revenge and personal ambition against the President of the US. To much weather-speak for me and not enough suspense and danger. Almost was about to stop reading it but I have this thing about me that once I start a book, however it is, I'm going to finish it.
 
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atdCross | 8 altre recensioni | Sep 15, 2019 |
I received this book for free through the Goodreads first reads program.

I will admit that I love books set in the arctic. Something about those people who are hardy enough to live on a remote outpost on the ice really fascinates me. This book grabbed me from the opening chapter, and kept my interest throughout.

When I first read the description of the book, the concept of a weather machine terrorizing the world seemed silly. But as I began to read the book, the scenario seemed so believable that it became scary. The explanations for what was happening in the book sounded plausible to me. I don't know enough to say that it was all scientifically accurate, but to me it sounded real. I now have one more thing to worry about, a mad scientist trying to destroy the earth through manipulation of weather systems.

Dry Ice fit my definition of a five star book. It was interesting, I wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen, and after I finished the book, I was still thinking about it.
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Segnalato
readingover50 | 3 altre recensioni | Jun 11, 2019 |

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Statistiche

Opere
6
Utenti
327
Popolarità
#72,482
Voto
½ 3.3
Recensioni
15
ISBN
96
Lingue
4

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