Eruption
A Thriller
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4.0 • 2.9K Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
As the Big Island of Hawai'i faces an eruption of unprecedented intensity, the U.S. military contends with the consequences of a long-held doomsday secret.
The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller. Eruption is the passion project Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had been pursuing for years ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. After discovering his notes and the partial manuscript, his wife, Sherri Crichton, searched for more than a decade until she found the perfect partner: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
“A seismic publishing event…It’s a thrill and the pages practically turn themselves.” —Associated Press
“Red-hot storytelling…The action scenes will make readers’ eyes pop as the tension continues to build.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“Fast-paced and deeply considered…A cinematic story rooted in science and infused with plenty of heart, tackling big themes like love and loss.”—Time
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Eruption is a thriller so epic it took two literary legends to make it happen. It began in the hands of Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, who tragically passed before its completion. Years later, James Patterson picked up where Crichton left off, with shatteringly suspenseful results. Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is set to blow, threatening an untold number of lives. But wait, it gets worse: Some past military monkey business could mean the whole world’s endangered if the volcano erupts. Scientists John MacGregor and Jenny Kimura are desperately racing the clock to save…well, everybody. You can’t see the stitches between the two authors’ work, and the story benefits from the blending of Crichton’s scientific knowledge and sense of humor with Patterson’s gift for heart-pounding action. Eruption is so cinematic that not only can you imagine seeing it made into a movie, but by the time it’s done, you feel like you already have.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Working from a partial manuscript discovered in Crichton's archives, Patterson (the Alex Cross series) delivers a surprisingly seamless posthumous collaboration with the Jurassic Park author, who died in 2008. The action opens in 2016, when a class field trip to Hawaii's Hilo Botanical Gardens is disrupted by the sudden appearance of deadly black stains on the park's banyan trees. Nine years later, Hilo makes headlines again: Mauna Loa, an active volcano inside the park, is days away from an eruption that could unleash more lava than it has in a century. In addition to endangering nearby communities, the lava is likely to reach a cache of secret materials the U.S. military is storing on the Big Island, which could lead to the release of toxic waste—likely the same stuff that killed Hilo's trees. The U.S. government assembles a team of experts to avert disaster, led by Mark Rivers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and geologist John MacGregor, who heads the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Together, they race against the clock to divert the lava flow in hopes of saving life on Earth. As in Crichton's lesser works, character comes second to plot, but the plot is suitably breakneck and plausible. Crichton's fans won't be disappointed.
Customer Reviews
A curiosity of disasters
Sad but well written, with some expected some unexpected twists
Omg!
A true edge-of-your seat, can’t-put-down experience! An epic movie of the mind, perfectly crafted and conveyed to the reader in high style. A truly amazing story!
Glen Riffe
Great story line bad story telling, IMO
I have read everything written by Michael Crichton. Which is why I was itching to read this book as soon as I heard it was released. But sadly, it was very predictable. It could’ve been an excellent novel the story line was awesome. But the telling of the story was lacking in my opinion which if I had a dime for when anyone asked me for my opinion well I’d be flat broke. But I do know an average book from a great read and this is just an average read. I’ve never read many books by James Patterson so I can’t speak to his work. I just don’t know how much of this is Crichtons work it just don’t have that certain oomph that I’m used to from a great Crichton adventure.