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Eruption

By: James Patterson, Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Clarke Peters
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Brought to you by Penguin.

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

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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 couldn't keep listening, the narrator stumbled through the whole thing, slurring and his diction was terrible, stalling in syllables and pronounination of words was way off. I'm sure he was drunk. It totally ruined the story. What a waste of my credit this month.

Terrible narration

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good story as always from the author James Patterson.
Quite a few teist and turns as always

good story

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The story was interesting and nicely paced with some humour as well as drama to round it out. Believable and a scarier concept because of that.

Modern catastrophe

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Books that take time to explain characters and their backgrounds that then wrap up everything in a rush are very annoying. It spoils the book.

Rushed ending

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I was able to struggle through several hours of this book’s broken and hesitant narration. Why the producer/director wanted the voice actor to inappropriately pause in the middle of a sentence or hesitate every time they were about to say a characters name perplexed me. Don’t get me wrong I love the story, it’s premise and the characters but every … single … pause and perplexing … hesitation dragged me out of my suspension of disbelief. The actor was able to make some interesting full sentences and has a good voice for the book and the character but I don’t think he was able to complete a full paragraph. So to me it doesn’t appear to be his problem with the flow of the story being continuously broken but the directors instructions. Shame.

I would buy the kindle but it is dearer than the audio book. I’ll have to keep an eye out in my second hand book store to find out what happens.

Spoilt by the narration

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