Eruption: A Thriller

By James Patterson and Michael Crichton

Book Overview

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 in this thriller by two #1 New York Times bestselling authors.

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 Reviews (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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316565075
• ISBN13: 9780316565073
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Exciting Thriller That Holds You Captive

From start to finish this is a fast paced book that holds your interest. Patterson and Crichton unite to surround the reader with characters and events that draw the reader into the action non stop. It is a real winner. Once you start reading, it is almost impossible to put it down for a break.

Michael Crichton

We lost a great writer in Michael Crichton!

I can kind of guess where Crighton stops and Patterson starts

The book begins with some very fascinating ideas and I was eager to see what was going to happen and how were they going to resolve? About halfway through the book a lot of the very interesting possibilities seem to just evaporate. I found the ending anti-climatic. The tension just didn’t continue in the right direction to make an exciting cliffhanger ending.