Eruption
The New York Times bestselling author and "maven of alternate history" (San Diego Union-Tribune) presents a near- future thriller. A supervolcanic eruption in Yellowstone Park sends lava and mud flowing toward populated areas, and clouds of ash drifting across the country. The fallout destroys...
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The New York Times bestselling author and "maven of alternate history" (San Diego Union-Tribune) presents a near- future thriller. A supervolcanic eruption in Yellowstone Park sends lava and mud flowing toward populated areas, and clouds of ash drifting across the country. The fallout destroys crops and livestock, clogs machinery, and makes cities uninhabitable. Those who survive find themselves caught in an apocalyptic catastrophe in which humanity has no choice but to rise from the ashes and recreate the world...
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780451464200 (0451464206)
Publish date: December 6th 2011
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Pages no: 420
Edition language: English
Series: Supervolcano (#1)
The following were bad in this book: the characterizations, the "plot," the writing, the copyediting, the pace, and the genre. This is not a disaster story; it's a soap opera set in a cloudy world. In addition, the book has clearly been padded to allow for sequels. None of the characters has any sto...
What a disappointment. I gave it three stars but only because I love Harry Turtledove and he usually produces awesome characters and tales... was this one ghostwritten for him? I'd hate to think he would stoop to using a ghostwriter like that but I also hate to think that this is actually his work...
I don't know if this is supposed to be part of a series or a stand alone novel. If it's the beginning of a series I'd feel a little differently because it just sort of ends with a bunch of unanswered questions. I don't normally have trouble keeping characters straight in my head but for some reason...
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