Fire on the Horizon

The Untold Story of the Explosion Aboard the Deepwater Horizon

By: Tom Shroder, John Konrad

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

""A phenomenal feat of journalism. . . . I tore through it like a novel but with the queasy knowledge that the whole damn thing is true."" —Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm and War

Blending exclusive first-person interviews and penetrating investigative reporting, oil rig captain John Konrad and veteran Washington Post writer Tom Shroder give the definitive, white-knuckled account of the Deepwater Horizon explosion—as well as a riveting insider’s view of the byzantine culture of offshore drilling that made the disaster inevitable. As the world continues to cope with the oil spill’s grim aftermath—with environmental and economic consequences all the more dire in a region still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina—Konrad and Schroder’s real-time account of the disaster shows us just where things went wrong, and points the way to a safer future for us all.

An incredibly well-told story

I found this book to be compelling and full of the very real drama on the Deepwater Horizon. The author is knowledgeable and knew many of the people on the Horizon personally. The story is rich with first-person accounts of the history of the rig from its construction right through the disaster

What I appreciate most about the book is that the authors kept emotion, conjecture, and conclusions out of it, and simply told the story of what happened. There is plenty of drama, however, and the book is anything but dry. In fact, it is so compelling I can hardly put it up. I appreciate hearing the human story and the technology of the deep water drilling rigs with the dramatic story of the blowout and the abandonment of the rig.

Well Done! And also well read by Sean Pratt! An excellent book.

Some inaccurate information, but a great book.

I loved this book. there is some inaccurate information, especially around the BOP failure, and Cajun name pronunciation is butchered, but overall, I loved it.

A fascinating insight.

Covers how rigs operate and the the culture surrounding them, which provides a great platform to tell the story of this famous disaster.

well told!

didn't expect an accurate detailed description and explanation of oilfield processes but this is as good as it gets. good on ya. well worth the listen. an old rocky mtn mud engineer.

Really interesting story. Incredible performance.

The story was an excellent blend of documentary account of the human tragedy and the technical failures that led to this disaster.