Who would build a great civilization upon a huge crack in the world’s surface? The Californians did… setting up famous cities and a myriad homes upon the line of the San Andreas fault… the Earthquake Zone of North America! Someday, inevitably, this area must open up, must create another Atlantis, as the seas sweep in to swallow another mighty land. This is the story of how that might happen – the story of THE SECOND ATLANTIS. It is a novel of tomorrow, a prevision of what might come. It is a prophetic novel with an unforgettable impact.