The Rift Tapa dura - 1999

Hardback. Very Good.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Eos, 1999-08-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

HarperPrism, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover, standard size (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inches). Very Good/Very Good. Used Signed first edition

Stated first edition. Yellow paper covered boards with blue fabric over the spine and gilt print on the spine. A disaster novel about the next mega-earthquake along the New Madrid fault in Southeast Missouri. Very little wear to the book (some small impact marks on the lower edges) or dust jacket, which is encased in a mylar sleeve. This book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

A massive earthquake centered in New Madrid, Missouri, wreaks destruction on America's heartland, leaving a huge fracture in the earth and chaos in its wake, as the terrified survivors struggle to cope with catastrophe and the turmoil that follows."The Rift would be a very good beach book, if you could put it down long enough to get into the water." —— The San Diego Union TribuneFRACTURE LINES PERMEATE THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. Some comprise the New Madrid fault, the most dangerous earthquake zone in the world. Other fracture lines are social—— economic, religious, racial, and ethnic.What happens when they all crack at once?Caught in the disaster as cities burn and bridges tumble, young Jason Adams finds himself adrift on the Mississippi with African-American engineer Nick Ruford. A modern-day Huck and Jim, they spin helplessly down the river and into the widening faults in American society, encountering violence and hope, compassion and despair, and the primal wilderness that threatens to… Leer más

HarperCollins, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition hardcover. Excellent condition boards and dust jacket with very little indication of wear. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Eos, 1999-08-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x2. 1st edition, 1st printing. Minimal wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Minimal wear to the dust jacket. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

HarperPrism, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Large, very thick sturdy book, dark blue spine, gold boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, 726 pages. Some tiny light brown spotting at long pages' exterior edge. DJ glossy with a stunning color-illustration of a wrecked city split with fiery hole, raised red title, raised white author's name, smaller at spine middle, black background to spine and back. Very Fine DJ/Near Fine book.

Harper Prism. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Good dust jacket. Former Library book. Signed by author on customized label. Owner's name on front endpage. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (fantasy, disaster, earthquake, New Madrid fault) [ISBN 0061052949]