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Eruption

The explosive Sunday Times bestselling thriller

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Eruption

By: James Patterson, Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Clarke Peters
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DON'T MISS THE BLOCKBUSTER THRILLER OF THE SUMMER


Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller.

A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.

But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying...

Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island – and the entire world.

'As thrilling and jaw-dropping as Jurassic Park' Don Winslow

'Heart-pounding storytelling at its finest' T.J. Newman

'One of the most entertaining novels I've read in years' Adrian McKinty

©2024 James Patterson & Michael Crichton (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Natural Disaster
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Critic reviews

It's a thrill and the pages turn themselves
Fast-moving and fun
Enjoyable
Patterson's skill as a storyteller is evident
An electrifying thriller
An astonishing story
Flat-out incredible. Buckle up. This is heart-pounding storytelling at its finest. I dare you to try and put this amazing book down. It's Crichton-smart, Patterson-paced, incredibly cinematic and it just feels like a giant summer movie. Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have come together to deliver a hugely entertaining techno-thriller adventure story (T.J. Newman)
Eruption features Michael Crichton's stunning knowledge of science, scientific speculation and edge-of-your-seat storytelling and Patterson's remarkable gifts for suspense and relentless pacing. The once-in-a-lifetime combination of Michael Crichton and James Patterson results is one of the most entertaining novels I've read in years. You will be absolutely riveted as you turn every page (Adrian McKinty)
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I'm a big fan of Crichton and think Patterson is OK. This is a very week entry in either writers cannon but as an easy listen it would have been OK were it not for the worst reading talent I've ever listened to from a "professionally" read book. Even machine read books are not this bad. There are pauses mid sentence and inflection changes. It's almost as if the reader read part of each sentence on a different day then they just stitched them all together. I almost stopped and returned the book for a refund but I did want to know how it ended! Be warned!

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I love Michael Crichton’s books but I struggle to give this a review as the narrator was so bad. At times I even wondered whether it was an AI generated narrator. Whilst the pronunciation was ok there were consistent gaps in sentences with words almost added randomly as an afterthought during a sentence. This seemed to be mostly occurring with the last word of a sentence which would follow a few seconds after the rest and in many cases would have a different inflection on the word than the previous words. The overall effect was just ………………………………………… strange.

Terrible narration

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A good thought-provoking thriller which fizzles away a bit towards the end. As some others have said, I would not be surprised if there is a film in the offing.

Not bad James Patterson, not bad

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Story was OK but it was like listening to my satnav read the story to me.

Awful narration

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Pretty good story, fast paced and volcano facts fascinating. But the constant mix up of Rivers, Riggs and Roger’s (3 different characters) was super irritating.

Good story. Typos or narration errors not good enough

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