Supervolcano

Eruption

By: Harry Turtledove

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

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.

©2011 Harry Turtledove (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

It's the end of Yellowstone

Supervolcano :Eruption by Harry Turtledove is the story of the Ferguson family at the time of the eruption of Yellowstone super volcano. This the first book in the 3-book series. As other reviews have said, this is a slower pace book. It may not be for everyone, but I liked it.

Say Goodbye to Yellowstone

Until I discovered this book was part of a series, my initial rating would have been much lower.

The story was so disjointed; The family that Is no more. Scenes jumping from character to character left me frustrated and unsatisfied. The hardest thing for me was that I really dislike all the characters except Collin and Kelly.

The story ends abruptly with no real resolution. Now that I know this is the first book in a trilogy, I think the things that bothered me will come together and make sense eventually. I will try book 2.

Excellent story that leaves the listener looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

Take a possibility, add scientific conjecture and all too human components and the result is a masterfully related tale that will enthrall the listener.

Believable story

The story is realistic and entertaining, but also a glimpse of the world we hope to never know. The narration is excellent! Perfect way to pass the time in my bus.

Almost too much character development

This is really the story of a handful of people while they experience the onset and consequences of the volcano eruption. Typically, I would love the character development as it's a mile away from the "fight scene - dialogue - fight scene" standard trope of the typical apocalyptic fiction tale. However, this time, I actually found myself hitting the forward button repeatedly because it was dragging. He writes extremely well, especially within this particular genre but it feels like it needed some paring down.

Jim Frangione is wonderful. The narration was perfect.