SUMMARY: 2012 came and went. The world prepared itself for impending disaster--and nothing happened. Or so it seemed. But by 2020, energy from a supernova is disrupting the sun. Solar storms ravage the globe with unprecedented ferocity, and debris in the form of comets and asteroids threaten to en
The omega point: beyond 2012
β Scribed by Whitley Strieber
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0765363518
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
2012 came and went. The world prepared itself for impending disaster--and nothing happened. Or so it seemed. But by 2020, energy from a supernova is disrupting the sun. Solar storms ravage the globe with unprecedented ferocity, and debris in the form of comets and asteroids threaten to end life on earth. The wealthy of the world hide in vast underground bunkers, but even they know that they cannot survive without a miracle. It all comes down to one manβa young psychiatrist named David Fordβwho may hold the power to save the world. Newly employed at the extravagant Acton Clinic, Ford encounters people who seem to understand what's happeningβ¦ some may even possess an extraordinary knowledge of whatβs to come. One of them is the beautiful and enigmatic Caroline Light, who demands more from Ford than he could possibly giveβ¦ another is cunning ex-CIA operative Mack Graham, a skilled killer with questionable loyaltiesβ¦December 21, 2012 was not the end. The end is The Omega Point: where time stops.
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