Titanic 2012
- Author: Bill Walker
- Artist: Marine Art Posters
- Page Count: 232
- Pub. Date: 1998
- ISBN: 1-881475-49-2
- Status: Out of Print
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Titanic 2012
by Bill Walker
About the Book:
Best-selling mystery novelist Trevor Hughes has no idea that attending his
twentieth reunion at Harvard will forever change his life.
Persuaded to go by his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Dr. Julia Magnusson, he
meets up with three old friends: Solly Rubens, a self-made Wall Street millionaire;
Ken Faust, a successful software entrepreneur; and Harlan Astor, New York real
estate tycoon and the glue that holds their circle together.
That afternoon, over drinks at the Harvard Club, Harlan drops his bombshell:
He is doing what James Cameron did not — he is rebuilding the Titanic, and
sailing the ship on the hundredth anniversary to honor those who died, including
his great-grandfather, John Jacob Astor IV. Only Trevor is intrigued by Harlan's
audacity. Touched by his friend's interest and concern, Harlan invites him on
the maiden voyage to serve as the official chronicler.
On April 10, 2012, Trevor journeys to Southampton and, along with the hundreds
of handpicked passengers, boards the Titanic. He is awed by the immensity
of the ship and the feelings that well up in him. His friend has made his grand
dream a reality.
During the journey, armed with his DVD recorder, Harlan interviews both passengers
and crew, eager to learn the reasons why they chose to sail on the reborn ship.
Nearly every one of them claims to have been profoundly affected by Cameron's
film, wanting to recapture the magic for themselves. And some of them are dying
— their last wish to be on the maiden voyage of the new Titanic.
Trevor is touched that his friend has allowed these people to come aboard, and
is unprepared when he meets Madeleine Regehr, a beautiful, free-spirited woman
who resists his entreaties to be interviewed, intriguing Trevor all the more.
Slowly, and inexorably, Maddy draws him out of his shell, allowing him to love
deeply and completely, for the very first time in his life.
But Trevor soon discovers a darker purpose for the voyage, a purpose that threatens
to destroy him and the woman he loves.
In a race against time that pits friend against friend, Trevor must stop the
unstoppable or risk a horrific replay of history...
Published in two states:
• Trade Hardcover Edition ($24.95)
• Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies ($175)
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