In the aftermath of the supervolcano’s eruption in Yellowstone Park, North America is covered in ash. Farmlands cannot produce food. Machinery has been rendered useless. Cities are no longer habitable. And the climate across the globe grows colder every day.
Former police officer Colin Ferguson’s family is spread across the United States, separated by the catastrophe and struggling to survive as the nation attempts to recover and reestablish some measure of civilization.... **
From Booklist
The eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano has dwarfed Tambora and Krakatoa put together, utterly devastating North America and threatening the rest of the world. Retired police officer Colin Ferguson is working 24/7 to stave off Hobbes’ War of All against All. This is an all-too-likely outcome of widespread destruction from blast and lava flows the size of major rivers, nearly universal crop failures from ashfall, disrupted or nonexistent communications making the cities uninhabitable, and the increasing chances of a global volcanic winter that will keep help from reaching a devastated North America. Ferguson has his wife with him, but in his copious free time, he wants to track down any surviving members of his own family. (His son, for example, is stranded with his rock band in Maine, a state known for short growing seasons and bitter winters at the best of times.) Supervolcano is clearly intended as Turtledove’s latest saga, and, as this is a form of which Turtledove is one of sf/fantasy’s authentic masters, readers can relax into optimism about what comes next. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Turtledove is a publishing force in his own right, and readers continue to love his brand. --Roland Green
Review
"Turtledove excels in exploring historical what-ifs with confidence in his ability to bring not only his characters but also his ideas to life."-- Library Journal
"Whether he's going for humor or pathos, action or social commentary, Turtledove's research is always solild, his speculation thoughtful, and his execution professional."-- Publishers Weekly
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In the aftermath of the supervolcano’s eruption in Yellowstone Park, North America is covered in ash. Farmlands cannot produce food. Machinery has been rendered useless. Cities are no longer habitable. And the climate across the globe grows colder every day.
Former police officer Colin Ferguson’s family is spread across the United States, separated by the catastrophe and struggling to survive as the nation attempts to recover and reestablish some measure of civilization.... **
From Booklist
The eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano has dwarfed Tambora and Krakatoa put together, utterly devastating North America and threatening the rest of the world. Retired police officer Colin Ferguson is working 24/7 to stave off Hobbes’ War of All against All. This is an all-too-likely outcome of widespread destruction from blast and lava flows the size of major rivers, nearly universal crop failures from ashfall, disrupted or nonexistent communications making the cities uninhabitable, and the increasing chances of a global volcanic winter that will keep help from reaching a devastated North America. Ferguson has his wife with him, but in his copious free time, he wants to track down any surviving members of his own family. (His son, for example, is stranded with his rock band in Maine, a state known for short growing seasons and bitter winters at the best of times.) Supervolcano is clearly intended as Turtledove’s latest saga, and, as this is a form of which Turtledove is one of sf/fantasy’s authentic masters, readers can relax into optimism about what comes next. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Turtledove is a publishing force in his own right, and readers continue to love his brand. --Roland Green
Review
"Turtledove excels in exploring historical what-ifs with confidence in his ability to bring not only his characters but also his ideas to life."-- Library Journal
"Whether he's going for humor or pathos, action or social commentary, Turtledove's research is always solild, his speculation thoughtful, and his execution professional."-- Publishers Weekly