Richter 10
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Author | Arthur C. Clarke and Mike McQuay |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
Publisher | Gollancz |
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Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 446 pp (New Ed edition, paperback) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-575-60110-8 (New Ed edition, paperback) |
Richter 10 is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke & Mike McQuay. The protagonist is Lewis Crane, who develops a hatred of earthquakes due to a major earthquake hitting his house when he was seven years old, killing his parents. The book's title is a reference to the Richter scale, on which 10 was considered (when the scale was devised) likely to be the most power that an earthquake was likely to ever have.