Michael Crichton, author and screenwriter of Jurassic Park, The Tornado, Westworld, and the television series ER, worked on Volcano for years but passed away prematurely in 2008. Knowing how special this book was, his wife Sherri kept his notes and partial manuscript until she found an author who could finish the story James Patterson, the world's most popular storyteller. The eruption of Mauna Loa, the world's most active volcano, is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But the secret that the US military has been hiding for decades is far more terrifying than any volcano. Now, a few brave souls must save the island and the entire world.