Shameless plug for a novella I wrote and published this summer.

Seismic Faultlines, is a short novel based on a massive earthquake striking the Salt Lake Valley in Utah (on the Wasatch Fault).  

I drew on personal experience from a 7.9 quake when I was 12, and also from a bunch of earthquake and preparedness research (including a book I wrote several years ago, Earthquake! What, Where, and How to Prepare).

While most scientists think the Wasatch Fault segments can only produce up to a 7.5 magnitude quake, what if they're wrong? What if it's much worse?

Here's the Seismic Faultlines book description from the Amazon page:

Utah is overdue for a big earthquake. The Wasatch Fault has a 43% chance of 6.75 or greater quake in the next 50 years.

What happens when the Big One is a thousand times worse than expected?

San Andreas may steal the spotlight, but when a less famous fault zone in Utah releases an earthquake 1,000 times stronger than thought possible, the entire Salt Lake Valley and surrounding areas become a post-apocalyptic disaster zone.

Across the area, transportation arteries and infrastructure—water, electric, gas, cell, etc.—are severed. Buildings destroyed. Rivers flooded. Roads impassable. For the survivors, the chaos quickly deteriorates into mayhem as law enforcement and first responders are completely overwhelmed and under-equipped to deal with the catastrophe.

Amidst the destruction and tragedy, Chance’s goal is to find his sister before things get worse.

But to reach her, Chance must navigate the apocalyptic aftermath of the natural disaster, including those who take advantage of the lawlessness. For some, even the end of the world doesn’t deter their need for revenge.

And for others, the end of civilization is a new beginning.

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