Eruption

A Thriller

De: Michael Crichton, James Patterson

Narrado por: Scott Brick

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.

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 (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

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Eruption is this summer’s literary version of a blockbuster action movie.”—Los Angeles Times

"Takes readers on a thrilling journey."—BBC

“Explosive … the summer’s ultimate literary mashup.”—Washington Post

“Pulse-pounding … the heartbreaking climax and satisfying style are what listeners have come to expect from these two masters of the genre.”—AudioFile

“Eruption is so much more than just a great summer read. It combines the impeccable research and scientific knowledge that Crichton consistently infused into everything he wrote with the breakneck suspense of a James Patterson novel… A wild ride that takes no prisoners.”—Bookreporter

“A seismic publishing event…all the elements of a summer blockbuster…it’s a thrill and the pages practically turn themselves.” —Associated Press

"Beachbag-ready."—Boston Globe

“Eruption is an epic thriller…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

“The book is a classic summer beach read...Eruption will revive the art of speed-reading...told with a singular voice that is a compelling amalgam of the two writers.”—USA Today

"Breakneck and plausible."—Publishers Weekly

“Explosive…The action scenes will make readers’ eyes pop as the tension continues to build…Red-hot storytelling.”—Kirkus, starred review

"This is heart-pounding storytelling at its finest. I dare you to try and put this amazing book down."

—T.J. Newman, #1 internationally bestselling author of Falling and Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421

"The once-in-a-lifetime combination of Michael Crichton and James Patterson results in one of the most entertaining novels I've read in years."

—Adrian McKinty, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Chain

“Two words: Breathtaking and Brilliant! Eruption is one of those rare novels that grabs you on the first page and simply doesn’t let go until the very last. It gives us everything we want in a thriller: huge scale and huge stakes, a rollercoaster of a plot, fascinating detail and characters so real we feel we’ve known them all our lives. Oh, wait, I’ll add one more word: Bravo!”—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector and creator of the Colter Shaw character on CBS’s Tracker

I might stop

The story is pretty good so far. It's not a page turner but it's entertaining enough. My issue is the narrator is insufferable. Imagine finding the most dramatic middle school girl ever and having that person read a book right after their boyfriend broke up with them via text message. That's pretty much the level of unnecessary drama you're getting with the guy reading the book.

Also, any time someone poses a question, the narrator uses the "are you an idiot?" voice. It's the voice people use when they ask someone a question, but in reality, they're saying, "do I really need to ask this?" "Are you an idiot?" You'll. know. it. when. you. hear. it...

Basically, ask every question by slowly over pronouncing every word and drawing them out so a sentence that might take 2 seconds to speak will now take 6 seconds.

Anyway, I'm at the point where I might not be interested enough in the story to continue. We'll see.

performance to dramatic

The reader of this book was far too dramatic and angry through the whole book, which was very very tiresome.

Fun story, terrible narrator

I love Michael Crichton. Unfortunately Scott Brick’s narrating was a disaster. I find his delivery to be falsely emotional and overheated - in a word, unbearable. I stopped listening to Jack Reacher audiobooks when Mr. Brick began narrating them. I would never have purchased Eruption had I realized Mr. Brick was doing the reading. I never thought I’d say this but I think an AI voice would have been an improvement.

One last time

Michael Crichton was truly one of those special people. We all get to enjoy his work one last time with the assistance of James Paterson. This book has all of the excitement and attention to detail you expect from a Crichton book. I can totally imagine this making it to the big screen, like all of his past works I had this movie like experience running through my mind when listening. This is a must have for any Michael Crichton fan!

Sputters to a conclusion

The first 50% to 60% of the book is compelling and has the interesting cast of characters you might expect from any Crichton book. But it just starts to run out of steam all the way to the end. (Is that the Patterson part?) Really disappointing after such a great start.

Good book

Eruption

Michael Crichton & James Patterson

I am glad I read this book, and I found it interesting. The authors did their research so learning about volcanoes was interesting. I did believe the reflective moments by the characters was a little overplayed and took from the story somewhat, perhaps being used as filler. The narrator for the audiobook was also pretty overly dramatic. Other than that it was enjoyable. It is great that James Patterson finished the project for Michael Crichton. That alone made it worth it.

Scientific Thriller With Lots of Twist and Turns

The story was well researched and the twist that takes place about a 3rd into the novel is gripping and changes the direction completely. As an audio listener, Brick was not great due to the sports-casing and movie preview voice tones; I would recommend at lessening at 1.25 listening speed.

The character development was choppy and disconnected. I found myself getting lost multiple times.

Still a decent novel, but not the best of Michael Crichton.

volcanos are great subject material

the reader is horrible. It sounds like he's having a stroke. Give me R.C.Bray any day of the week.

Crichton Honored

I really did not care for the performance, but he could not take away from this book. I LOVE Michael Crichton books, and I never lost his vibe the entire time. Excellent.

I wanted to like this book

I was hoping this would be a great book. I’ve enjoyed many of Michael Crichton’s books in the past. This just wasn’t one of those.