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Other Works by Amazon Top 40 Author Bobby Akart

The Geostorm Series

The Shift

The Pulse

The Collapse

The Flood

With more to come in the Geostorm series

The Asteroid Series

Discovery

Diversion

Destruction

The Doomsday Series

Apocalypse

Haven

Anarchy

Minutemen

Civil War

The Yellowstone Series

Hellfire

Inferno

Fallout

Survival

The Lone Star Series

Axis of Evil

Beyond Borders

Lines in the Sand

Texas Strong

Fifth Column

Suicide Six

The Pandemic Series

Beginnings

The Innocents

Level 6

Quietus

The Blackout Series

36 Hours

Zero Hour

Turning Point

Shiloh Ranch

Hornets Nest

Devils Homecoming

The Boston Brahmin Series

The Loyal Nine

Cyber Attack

Martial Law

False Flag

The Mechanics

Choose Freedom

Patriots Farewell

Seeds of Liberty (Companion Guide)

The Prepping for Tomorrow Series

Cyber Warfare

EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse

Economic Collapse

GEOSTORM: The Shift

The Geostorm Series, Book One

by

Bobby Akart

Contents

Dedications

For many years, I have lived by the following premise:

Because you never know when the day before is the day before, prepare for tomorrow .

My friends, I study and write about the threats we face, not only to both entertain and inform you, but because I am constantly learning how to prepare for the benefit of my family as well. There is nothing more important on this planet than my darling wife, Dani, and our two girls, Bullie and Boom. One day the apocalypse will be upon us, and Ill be damned if Im gonna let it stand in the way of our life together.

The Geostorm series is dedicated to the love and support of my family. I will always protect you from anything that threatens us.

Acknowledgements

Creating a novel that is both informative and entertaining requires a tremendous team effort. Writing is the easy part. For their efforts in making the Geostorm series a reality, I would like to thank Hristo Argirov Kovatliev for his incredible cover art, Pauline Nolet for her editorial prowess, Stef Mcdaid for making this manuscript decipherable in so many formats, Chris Abernathy for his memorable performance in narrating this novel, and the TeamDenise, Joe, Jim, Shirley, Kenda and Karl, whose advice, friendship and attention to detail is priceless.

Ill never forget when I reached out to the folks at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. I knew I wanted to tell the story of the Yellowstone Caldera, and through my conversations with the geologists at the USGS, I discovered that the JPL would be a tremendous resource as well. That trip to California has led to three hard science fiction, technothriller series, so far.

In the Yellowstone series, this led me to the concept of using a method similar to fracking to not only cool down the caldera, but to extract clean energy from it as well. Dr. Brian Cox warned of the catastrophic consequences of this method, and a plausible fiction story was born.

But several scientists had other opinions as to the threats we face. Some pointed to space and said the real planet killers reside in the skynear-Earth objects. As a result, I wrote the Asteroid series.

Even more scientists warned that under our feet, deep down in Earths core, lies the key to another catastrophic event in the making. As you will read in my authors introduction and interspersed throughout this story, the flow of liquid iron that generates electric currents, which in turn produce the magnetic fields that protect our planet from the Suns harmful rays, is subject to change. When these changes occur, our poles could move, with potentially dire consequences, as you will see.

I would like to thank the following for providing me in-depth studies on this phenomenon. Once again, as I immersed myself in the science, source material and research flooded my inbox from scientists, climatologists, and geologists from around the world. I am so very thankful to everyone who not only took the time to discuss this material with me, but also gave me suggestions for future novels. Without their efforts, this story could not be told.

From the farthest point on the globe, thank you to Professor Andrew Roberts from the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University College of Science. Professor Roberts opened my eyes to the impact a magnetic field reversal has on our magnetosphere, and the corresponding threat from our Sun. As he put it, a field reversal would have much more of an effect than the solar storm that hit Earth in 1859 (the Carrington Event). That got my attention.

Closer to home, Dr. Arnaud Chulliat, with the NOAAs National Centers for Environmental Information located at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a geomagnetist who developed field models, including the World Magnetic Model. His research raised awareness about the possibility of a fast pole shift. Plus, as a Frenchman, he inspired me to take the story to Paris, an incredibly beautiful place.

Speaking of NOAA and the NCEI, Ive been amazed at how folks have bent over backwards to answer my questions and indulge me when some were considered off the wall (climate change related). They respected that this was a learning process for me early on, and their patience was remarkable. Special thanks to the research assistants in the Geophysics Information division at NCEI. The geophysical data as well as climate model data helped me create an alternative explanation to the rising temperatures and melting ice caps. Thank you for indulging me!

Finally, as always, a special thank you to Dr. Tamitha Skov, the Space Weather Woman. She assisted me over three years ago as I researched the Blackout series. It was during this time that she planted the seed in my mind of how devastating a weakened magnetic field would be for our planet. At the time, I didnt get into the specifics of magnetic field reversals and pole shifts, but it was Dr. Skov who told me that when the magnetic field is weak, were exposed to the Suns deadly effects. As she put it, a relatively benign solar event could suddenly destroy life as we know it .

This is why I wrote the Geostorm series.