{"id":6216,"date":"2014-01-25T23:36:44","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T23:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6216"},"modified":"2021-10-02T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T18:38:10","slug":"new-book-fury-of-the-fifth-angel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6216","title":{"rendered":"New book: Fury of the Fifth Angel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Hoffman writes to tell me about the book\u00a0Fury of the Fifth Angel<\/a><\/em>\u00a0written by him and his father, Albert. Here is a description of the book:<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Nights skies reveal something is on its way that could affect the entire world, but nobody is talking about it in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. Two authors turn their experiences with electricity into a thriller of epic proportions.<\/em><\/p>\n

(January 2014) NOBLESVILLE, Ind.<\/strong> \u2013 When well-respected astronomer Ben Cohen confirms his suspicions about an impending meteorite storm, even the president of the United States sits up and takes notice. That storm, which will have a catastrophic effect on the world, begins its work quietly at first, but eventually people start to notice, including electric power grid control operator John Halloran working in upstate New York. This new thriller draws on the authors\u2019 insider knowledge of electricity, meshing technical know-how with a realistic story about the human instinct to survive.<\/p>\n

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In \u201cFury of the Fifth Angel,\u201d the president must make tough decisions about how to handle the threat of the storm. His task is made more difficult thanks to Rev. Randall Davis, a believer in signs who follows his heart and a heavenly authority who begins talking about end times. As John works to puzzle out what is happening to the power grid, he has help from a new acquaintance, Devon Grant of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As the government moves in to cover up the severity of what the celestial sightings mean, John will need all of his instincts to prove what\u2019s going on and what to do about this news that could signal the end of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe authors will open many eyes to both how a power system operates and the vulnerabilities of these systems,\u201d writes O-T-S owner Mike Terbrueggen in the book\u2019s forward.\u201d \u201cThis is the first book I have ever read that combines a complex technical field (power systems), deep personal relationships, political intrigue, and old-time religion into one fast-paced story.\u201d In a second forward, Edward Rhoads, an astrophysicist lecturer at Indianapolis University Purdue University in Indianapolis warns of the real-life dangers of objects from space. \u201cIt is not a matter of if but when, where, and how much damage. The events portrayed in this book will occur someday,\u201d he writes, adding that readers need to choose leaders who will invest in equipment to detect space objects on a path to Earth.<\/p>\n

Father-son writing team Albert James \u201cPat\u201d Hoffman and Chris Hoffman both worked in the electric utility industry as well as visiting and working for many electric companies and organizations. Pat, now retired, lives with his wife in upstate New York during the summer and central Florida in the winter. Chris lives in central Indiana with his wife and four children. They already are working on a sequel to \u201cFury of the Fifth Angel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Hoffman writes to tell me about the book\u00a0Fury of the Fifth Angel\u00a0written by him and his father, Albert. Here is a description of the book: Summary: Nights skies reveal something is on its way that could affect the entire world, but nobody is talking about it in this new book released by Dog Ear … Continue reading New book: Fury of the Fifth Angel<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asteroids","category-space-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1Cg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7982,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7982","url_meta":{"origin":6216,"position":0},"title":"Review: “Fury of the Fifth Angel” by Pat and Chris Hoffman","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"There have been a number of\u00a0books and movies about the end of\u00a0the earth when\u00a0a\u00a0not-so heavenly object descends with extreme prejudice upon our helpless little planet. 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