Part of NUMA Files, book 11
First published 2013
Kurt Austin stares at seismic readings that make no sense. Massive earthquakes are striking around the globe, and the patterns suggest something far worse than natural disasters. A rogue scientist has cracked the code on zero point energy, the limitless power source that exists in all matter. His experimental machines can harvest this energy, but they come with a devastating side effect. Every time they operate, they tear apart tectonic plates and trigger violent earth tremors. One device lies buried deep underground. The other sits hidden in an ocean trench thousands of feet below the surface. Austin and his NUMA partner Joe Zavala must locate both machines before the scientist's next test. If they fail, the world faces an age of constant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that will reshape continents and destroy millions of lives.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: high-stakes, race-against-time
Setting: NUMA
390 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons