Vulcan's Forge: A Suspense Thriller (Onyx Novel)

Author: Du Brul, Jack

Brand: Penguin Random House

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Binding: mass_market

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 06-12-2005

Details: Product Description
It begins deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, where a nuclear bomb strikes at the fiery hot heart of the earth. Churning, spewing boiling lava, a volcano rises with unnatural speed from the ocean floor -- the source of a new mineral that promises clean, limitless nuclear power.
It continues in hot spots around the globe: Hawaii, where a secessionist movement is about to turn violent and the American army may be asked to fire on U.S. citizens; Washington, D.C., where the subway system becomes the site of a running gun battle; the Far East, where disrupted diplomatic negotiations jeopardize world peace; a rogue Russian submarine, circling the infant volcano.
Caught in the middle is Philip Mercer, a geologist and a one-time commando with shady contacts in all the right (or is it wrong?) places. When Mercer learns that the daughter of an old friend is being kept under armed guard in a local hospital, he vows to rescue her, not knowing that this is the first step in unraveling the fantastic secrets of Vulcan's Forge.
From the Inside Flap
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear bomb on the ocean floor, creating a volcano that would take decades to rise to the surface. Now, two hundred miles off the Hawaiian coast, an island is forming that holds unimaginable wealth and power for those who control it. Al the fight to claim the island rages from the ahlls of power to t the depths of the ocean, Phillip Mercer must fight a battle against both man and nature to bring the world back from the edge of destruction.
About the Author
Jack Du Brul is a graduate of the Westminster School and George Washington University. Trying to add as much adventure to his life as he does to his novels, Du Brul has climbed Masada at noon, swam in the Arctic Ocean off Point Barrow, explored war-torn Eritrea, camped in Greenland, and was gnawed on by piranhas in the Amazon River. He collects zeppelin memorabilia and when not writing or traveling (25 countries and counting), he can be found in a favorite chair with a book and a brandy. Jack Du Brul lives in Burlington, Vermont.

EAN: 9780451412102

Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.0 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English