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Eruption Paperback – June 6, 2024

by Michael Crichton (Author), James Patterson (Author)
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A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.

But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying...

Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island – and the entire world.
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  1. Print length
    424 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Century
  4. Publication date
    June 6, 2024
  5. Dimensions
    6.1 x 1.26 x 9.06 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1529907500
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1529907506
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Century (June 6, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529907500
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529907506
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.26 x 9.06 inches
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James Patterson

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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster “Eruption.” He has told the story of his own life in “James Patterson by James Patterson” and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
1,081 global ratings
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1 out of 5 stars
Had to put it down.
Having read books by both Crichton and Patterson, I expected way better than this book. Crichton gathered the data and might have done better than the writing. Patterson’s plot plodded along so much that I started to skip paragraphs and finally decided I could do something better than finishing this book. If Jurassic Park had this boring, the blockbuster movie would never been made. If the first Alex Cross book was this boring, there would not have been a series. So disappointing.
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Dinks
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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It was fabulous, fast paced and thrilling. A page turner. I just couldn't put it down. The characters were so real, I felt I was part of the story.

A def must read...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
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Enjoyable and easy read. It was fast paced with short chapters. Recommend reading!
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raj-harrow
3.0 out of 5 stars Very So So
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
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Had purchased this with great expectations given these 2 incredible authors. But the storyline was neither credible nor involving. The characters were 2 dimensional and the plot running to an uninspiring formula.
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Joyce Halley
5.0 out of 5 stars Having books arrive undamaged
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024
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I’m happy reading books authored by my favorites.
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Audrey Cuevas
5.0 out of 5 stars Know your book
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2024
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Excellent and Exciting
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gift - recipient liked them ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2024
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I bought the three books in the series for my brother ... he really liked them ...
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D J Barry
3.0 out of 5 stars Surprised! Large Print edition
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2024
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Book was a Large Print - but no indication of this in the Amazon description. Since it was a gift to a 20 something year old - a bit disappointed.
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S. Lollar
5.0 out of 5 stars Non stop action!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
Could not put this book down. Felt like watching a movie. Non stop action start to end. Have always enjoyed both authors and thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Whispering Stories
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly exciting and intense book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2024
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Eruption is mainly set on the Hawaiian island called The Big Island. On the island, a huge volcano, Mauna Loa, is rumbling and the Volcanologists who study the island’s volcanoes are worried there are only days until it does. The eruption would be bad enough for the island but the team soon learned that it may also wipe out mankind if they don’t help where the lava flow will go.

Underground deadly tanks filled with herbicides have been stored for decades with only the military in the know. The tanks are too fragile to move and yet if they are burst open by the eruption or the lava flow the deadly radioactive toxins inside will be enough to wipe out all vegetation across the world and with that mankind too.

It is up to the scientist to work with the government, secretly, to come up with and implement a plan to save the world and they only have a few days to do it.

Eruption was first thought up by author Michael Crichton. He had written some of the book before he passed away but it never came to light. He had a love of volcanoes and was so passionate about them that his widow knew she needed someone to work on the book and bring it to life and she trusted James Patterson to be that person.

The plot is engrossing and fast-paced. The chapters are short and I loved the countdown until the eruption at the start of each chapter. I’m not sure where this book sits genre-wise, possibly action or adventure, some may say thriller but it didn’t feel like one to me. However, that doesn’t matter, what does is how fabulous it is.

There are multiple storylines that all weave themselves around the main one of the eruption waiting to happen. There is plenty of science talk but nothing too hard to comprehend. In fact, I learned a lot about volcanoes and lava flow from this book.

Overall, Eruption is a truly exciting and intense book that I adored from cover to cover. Once I began I didn’t want to put it down and I read it in just two days. It has been exceptionally well written and you can definitely feel both writer’s input in the plot. I can see this becoming a movie in the future too.
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Arno Gündisch
4.0 out of 5 stars Feuer im Paradies
Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2024
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Zunächst das Positive: mir hat dieser Thriller besser gefallen als die literarische Vorlage zu "Jurassic Park". Während genetisch wiederbelebte Dinosaurier (noch) Fiktion bleiben, sind massive Vulkanausbrüche eine höchst reale Bedrohung-wie es auch die jüngsten Ausbrüche auf Island und Italien zeigen. Der im Buch beschriebene "Super-Ausbruch",der eine ganze Insel vernichten könnte, liegt durchaus im Bereich des Möglichen.
Doch es gibt noch eine zweite Bedrohung auf Hawaii, die eng mit dem Vulkan verbunden ist. Und hier sträubt sich bei mir die Logik, obwohl mich seit Fukushima eigentlich nichts mehr wundern sollte. Warum nicht, lasse ich Euch herausfinden.
Diesem doppelten Super-GAU steht eine Handvoll Unentwegte gegenüber, angeführt von Dr. John MacGregor. Werden sie es schaffen-oder ist der Vulkan stärker?
Interessant ist der Thriller auch wegen der Beschreibung menschlicher Verhaltensweisen in extremen Krisensituationen. Mediengeilheit, Narzissmus, Intrigantentum, populistische Parolen-alles ist dabei.
Als Lektüre zu empfehlen, bis auf den logischen Stolperstein..
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FionaV
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow ... a roller coaster ride
Reviewed in Australia on June 14, 2024
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A great read that you won't want to put down. Definitely kept me turning the pages and had me engrossed until the end. Enough fact and details to make it believable and make you wonder at the same time.
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Kevin Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Not that great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2024
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The story was OK but the the thriller it's hyped up to be.
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Silvia Höfinger
2.0 out of 5 stars Langweilig
Reviewed in Germany on July 8, 2024
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Das Buch hat mir überhaupt nicht gefallen - angefangen bei der Schreibweise des Authors.
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