The Quake Cities

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I went into it with no expectations at all. Just wanted to read something as a "filler" before moving on to something longer. This started out as a typical dystopian, post apocalyptic story. Then, around the halfway point, there's a really big helping of......more

I'm not upset at how the science turned out but this was not a time travel sci-fi as advertised. We follow a girl misplaced from time and when she awakes, the Earth (the not so distant future, I might add) has been ravaged by unfathomably immeasurable quakes. On her travels back through her memories......more

A really great read, I highly recommend The Quake Cities. Mark Wheaton employs his unfettered imagination and his top-notch writing talent to deliver a thriller/sci-fi novel that offers escapism and entertainment, both much needed in my life right now. You know how they say "every story has been tol......more

In Quake Cities the earth is being changed by major earthquakes worldwide that are leveling large swaths of civilization. The warmth of climate change has melted the ice caps and changed the balance of the tectonic plates causing massive earthquakes around the world. In the LA Quake Zone, Este, a su......more

The story interested me because of the whole idea of earthquakes destroying huge swathes of civilization across the planet. The story started mid-action, and that made it hard to understand initially. It is a post apocalyptic story, but with a sci-fi twist involving regenerating lives. However, at e......more