Ergebnis für "Cascadia" in Literatur & Belletristik

Auf einer Insel im Nordwesten der USA lebt Sam mit ihrer Schwester Elena und der schwerkranken Mutter in ärmlichen Verhältnissen. Sam arbeitet auf der Fähre, die die wohlhabenden Urlauberinnen und Urlauber zu ihren Feriendomizilen bringt, während Elena im Golfclub kellnert. Sie beide träumen von einem besseren Leben, davon, woanders neu anzufangen. Dann, eines Nachts, erblickt Sam einen Bären, der durch die dunklen Gewässer vor der Küste schwimmt. Noch kann sie nicht ahnen, dass das wilde Tier die Welt der beiden Schwestern völlig aus den Angeln heben und ihren lang gehegten Traum in Gefahr bringen wird.

Rose Winter has enough problems. With a marriage going down the tubes and a dreaded anniversary party on the horizon, the last thing she needs is the zombie apocalypse. She wanted to get drunk and sing karaoke, not murder her undead neighbors. It’s clear the party’s over, however, now Rose has more problems - a missing husband, an overbearing houseguest, and keeping her family alive.

Dix ans après un tremblement de terre cataclysmique et un tsunami dévastateurs dans le nord-ouest du Pacifique, la zone de subduction Cascadia révèle un abîme inexploré. Le milliardaire philanthrope Wesley Badger décide d'y mener une expédition à bord du sous-marin Alexandrie. Contraint de renoncer au départ, il laisse le jeune capitaine Declan Walters aux commandes. Mais les membres de l'équipage ont du mal à faire confiance à leur nouveau capitaine, surtout après une plongée de routine qui ne se passe pas du tout comme prévu.

With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry's cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever. Nothing is perfect, however. Across the country, safe zones are mysteriously going dark, and Oregon's summer weather has turned the forest into a tinderbox. As the unknown danger closes in and smoke begins to fill the sky, the survivors are all too aware of how quickly plans unravel, fences fall, and luck runs out.

A shard of glass, a palace of ice, A world of power, cold and precise. But does the beauty hold the weight? To shape a king and settle fate? Or is the empire's perfect glow, The only light the lonely need to know? Step through the frost and choose your path, Between the heart and winter's wrath.

Ten years after a cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami devastates the Pacific Northwest, a new ocean floor reveals itself along the infamous Cascadia Subduction Zone - but when philanthropic billionaire, Wesley Badger, falls unfit to go on a deep sea expedition to explore the new area, rookie captain, Declan Walters must step up and pilot The Alexandria Submarine through the uncharted Pacific abyss. Fellow crew members are reluctant to trust their new captain, especially after a routine dive does not go according to plan...'Cascadia' stars: Adam Murciano ('ICE-CREAM, 'Supermarket'), Samantha ...

Major volcanoes across the Pacific Rim — from Indonesia to the Americas — erupt in quick succession, each more violent than the last. As the earth trembles and cities fall into chaos, the world is plunged into an unprecedented crisis. It begins at the Cascadia Subduction Zone off America's Pacific Northwest. Triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption, the Ring of Fire has been awakened by sudden shifts in tectonic pressure setting the stage for a global extinction level event.

Secret Echoes in the Cascadia Deep is a tense, intricately plotted conspiracy thriller that blends elements of military fiction, investigative journalism, and Cold War history into a compelling narrative about truth, sacrifice, and institutional secrecy. The story follows sonar technician Sarah Chen, historian Michael Torres, and journalist Rebecca Wu as they unearth a decades-long naval conspiracy—the existence of a secret submarine base beneath Puget Sound, covered up since World War II and protected at the cost of numerous innocent lives.

The survivors called it the Unraveling—a merciless one-two punch of economic collapse and deadly pandemic flu that slaughtered millions and shattered civilization. As rioting and plague ravage Seattle, maverick Senator Rebecca Stevenson flees to the safety of the Cascades to hunker down with her only daughter. But she finds herself thrust into leading a rebellion when Washington’s despotic governor, who seeks to reimpose order through tyranny, declares Rebecca an enemy of the state and targets her for death.

Part two of this 9.0 earthquake and volcano trilogy picks up right where the exciting conclusion to Tahoma’s Hammer left you hanging. As new allies begin to move onto the rifle club’s property, Phil must begin the grieving process for the recent personal tragedy. Rising violence throughout Slaughter County forces the club members to take drastic action, even at the risk of government reprisal. In the midst of this, Phil discovers a dear friend has been gravely injured. He decides to set out to find him before it’s too late.

Tahoma - the Native tribal name for Mt. Rainier - wakes up after a devastating 9.0 earthquake shatters the Pacific Northwest. Entire counties are covered in mud, rock, and earth. Landslides and tsunamis add to the annihilation. Power and internet are knocked out to the entire American West. Hundreds of thousands die on the first day of the New World.

Seismologist Dr. Doug Lam has spent years researching the Cascadia Subduction Zone. He published a theory that the unrelieved tectonic strain beneath the idyllic landscape of Cascadia Island could be triggered with modern construction processes - with catastrophic results. The paper was disregarded, even ridiculed, by his peers and by mega wealthy developer Mick Walker, who stands to earn millions from the construction of a luxury resort on Cascadia.

War is in the air.... The Gun Club members recoil from the explosive and violent abduction that showed just how brutally Order had been divested. The fledgling new posse is immediately tested with the knowledge that the cartel has annihilated the remaining police and National Guard in Seattle.... Elsewhere in the Northwest, the heroes become the hunters....

This sequel to the Hugo and Audie Award nominated METAtropolis features interconnected stories by today’s top writers of speculative fiction – performed by a galaxy of Star Trek stars. As the mid-20th century approaches, the Pacific Northwest has been transformed - politically, economically, and ecologically - into the new reality of Cascadia. Conspiracies and secrets threaten the tenuous threads of society. And the End of Days seems nearer than ever.