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Solar Flare
Solar Flare
Author: Larry Burkett
The potentially awesome power of a major solar flare and dramatic life-changing effects it could have on our electronic-dependent society -- changes that not only affect our lives but our faith as well.  Professor Jason Hobart, plagued by self-doubt after a misinterpreted prediction left him discredited and mocked, now faces the greatest ch...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781881273073
ISBN-10: 1881273075
Publication Date: 9/1/1997
Pages: 436
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 48 ratings
Publisher: Northfield Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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Mahala avatar reviewed Solar Flare on + 192 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
I really enjoyed this book! I did not know it was Christian Science Fiction and about half-way thru the book I realized there was no curse words in the book and no extraneous sex scenes thrown in (which is a common find in most "mainstream" books). And I was pleasantly surprised to find it made the story better and didn't detract in anyway from the story-line. So even if you don't usually read "Christian" fiction, if you like sci-fi, give this one a try.

The story itself has quite a few twists and turns. It starts with a disgraced professor who was torn up by the media for making a wrong prediction regarding solar flares. And his worst fear comes true when the sun again starts to look like it will have a solar flare, which could disrupt society and electrical power IF he is right....

So the story starts from there and leads into all types of situations with the professor, his daughter, the president of the United States, a few rogue senators and 4 star generals and gang members looting & pillaging for all they are worth!

I really liked the story, and because it doesn't have a ton of swear words or sexual situations (there is romance but no graphic sex descriptions), I feel like I can loan this one out to my teenage daughter to read without worry.

Great for the adult reader and young reader alike.
TheChurchGirl avatar reviewed Solar Flare on + 75 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book reveals how precarious of an edge our society exists on and how quickly people can become uncivilized when they have to face the unexpected. And yet, in the midst of chaos, there really are good people in the world who seek to do good, even at their own expense.
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Helpful Score: 3
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FALL AND REBIRTH OF CIVILIZATION AFTER A NATURAL DIASTR. WELL WRITTEN, FAST ACTION KEEPS THE PACE GOING. I READ IT AS QUICK AS I COULD.
jael avatar reviewed Solar Flare on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Gets a bit preachy at the end, and I think the author's got something against the ACLU. He's mentions them negativily around 5 to 7 times. And no, they are not part of the plot...otherwise, a good hard sci-fi about the Sun and society.
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Helpful Score: 2
This was a goooood book! A must read I'd say!
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reviewed Solar Flare on + 83 more book reviews
Great book! Made me think of the old old days and how it would be if we lived during this time!
ChuckyDee avatar reviewed Solar Flare on + 54 more book reviews
This is a great tape if you are familiar with Larry Burkett - In this tape he uses the natural phenomenon of a Solar flare to rebuild civilization as we know it; if you are offended by his Chr-stian principles this probably ISN'T the book/tape for you but if that's o.K. then this will read like the Chr-stian Action Adventure novel that the failure of Y2K cheated you out of...!


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