Michael J. Hoffman
Description
"Like a tornado, this book blew me away." —Benjamin X. Wretlind, USAF retired meteorologist
"An awesome read! I felt like I was back on the set of Tw
...
ister." —April Warren, actress from Twister and Twisters
The F5: dominant, devastating, and deadly. It has no equal—until now.
Inspired by the cult-classic film Twister, this thrilling novella tells the story of a broken man whose faith is tested by mother nature and all her fury.
It's the early 1980s, and storm chasing is in its infancy. After losing everything in the 1974 tornado Super Outbreak, engineer Rick Kross has devised a scientific instrument he calls "Tinman" to measure the inside of these ghastly whirlwinds and the giant thunderstorms which spawn them.
Teaming up with a ragtag group of chasers and a fledgling journalist, he hopes to plant his device inside a tornado in order to obtain the necessary data for better storm prediction. Only then can he prevent others from suffering the same fate as him and his family.
With the most dangerous line of storms in a generation fast approaching, Rick must outwit a team of rival meteorologists so he and his friends can secure funding for future research, all while risking life and limb.
This spiritual predecessor to the 1996 Academy Award nominee is a wild ride, taking you right to the heart of tornado alley—and into the eye of a miles-wide monster.
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