Michael Crichton pulls off a “Jurassic Park”-like resurrection, posthumously releasing a new thriller, “Eruption,” with James Patterson, the king of co-authoring. The book’s characters are straight out of central casting, writes AP reviewer Rob Merrill, about the story of an imminent eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on the big island of Hawaii.
This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson . This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson . This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson . This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows “Eruption” by Michael Crichton and James Patterson . This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co.
The plot itself revolves around the imminent eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. Dr. John MacGregor is the scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory , and when he calls a press conference to announce that the largest active volcano on Earth is going to erupt soon, that furiously paced plot, pardon the pun, explodes.
This being a Crichton/Patterson story, there’s much more at stake than the life of Pacific islanders during a natural disaster. Turns out the U.S. military has a secret buried at Mauna Loa and let’s just say that when it comes to the fate of civilization it makes lava look like a hot, runny creamsicle.
The book’s characters are straight out of central casting. In addition to Mac, there’s Jenny Kimura, the lead lab scientist at the HVO, “32… Ph.D in earth and planetary sciences from Yale, well-spoken, very attractive.” And Col. James Briggs, “60s, white-haired, trim, and fit.” Throw in a couple more volcanologists practiced at gallows humor and a smart teen who Mac has taught how to surf, and you have all the elements of a summer blockbuster coming in a couple years to a theater near you.
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