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An explosive thriller from the bestselling author of Flood
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An island people are fighting for their lives. La Palma's Cumbre Vieja has erupted - soon ash and lava will annihilate everything, unless the locals can destroy the volcano first. A desperate group set out, armed with high explosives.
Three thousand miles away across the Atlantic Ocean the peaceful seaport of Goodwill, Maine is getting ready for its annual summer festival, Founder's Day. Tourists and locals alike are in carnival mood. But all is not right - freak swells strike the coast, corpses are washed from cemeteries, the whales disappear from the sea. A convoy of surfers arrive: their network tells them something big is going to happen in this town any day now, and they want part of the action.
Meanwhile the islanders have braved the ash clouds on La Palma and packed their explosives into a fault line. Today half their island will crash into the sea.
Three thousand miles of ocean will not save Goodwill from what happens next.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book was a desperate buy in a hurry on the Pont Aven. So it was a gamble based on a quick flick. Must say I started reading and wanted to dislike it. Could not though, far fetched-ish but clever characters and twists leave the reader who is not expecting too much in the way of heavy literature entertained. Geologists avoid these books I suspect but everyone else should give this a look for a light read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have to say I hadn't been expecting much from this, I thought it would be just another trashy disaster novel. But this is much better, the level of research is astonishing and the writer should be commended simply for that, the characters are drawn with great skill and the plot itself is gripping. I really recommend this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a rare opportunity when the phrase 'i couldn't put it down' really fits. I'd read Doyle's previous book 'Flood' last year, and although this is different, it was a joy to read. Doyle must be an extremely intelligent man: for Flood I understand he became the world expert on London Flooding. He has proved himself an expert on surfing and geology in this! I pity the academics in the field of his next book what ever it might be, because he's just going to blow them away. I can't wait to read it!
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I can imagine how this book was born...
...Doyle probably read an article about "What would happen if the Canaries Volcano blew" and decided to turn it into a disaster novel. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2008 by Eduard Habsburg
How Slow Do You Want To Go?
I got to about 550 pages into this 600 page book and thought to myself "but hardly anything has happened!" and that's the books problem. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2008 by S. Smith
irritating for anyone with minimun scientific knowledge
It appears Richard Doyle has written a disaster flick hoping it will lead to a phone call from a movie producer to turn it into a film. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2007 by earthquake man
Doesn't live up to expectations
I bought this book on the strength of Flood, which I really enjoyed. Sadly, this book simply doesn't live up to expectations. Read more
Published on 1 July 2007 by OCN
I wish I had a volcano to throw this book into
This book has secured a special place in my heart as probably the worst I have ever had the misfortune to lay my eyes on. I am not even sure why I bothered to read it. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2007 by T. M. Rogers
A great book
I don't know what kind of a surfer the first reviewer is but i've been a surf instructor since i was 16 and love the sport, to me and many of my friends this book simply rang true. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2006 by Rupert Grace
Warm, but not hot.
Volcano gets a generous three stars. The plot keeps you going until the end, the characters on the whole are interesting enough and the promise of "the wave to end all waves" is... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2006 by Mr. G. Battle
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