Synopses & Reviews
Yellowstone National Park sits on a hotspot: a plume of molten rock coming up from deep inside the earth capable of volcanic eruptions far greater than any that have occurred in times past. It has been silent for many years, providing false security for a nation unprepared for the full force and fury of nature unleashed. It begins with explosions that send lava and mud flowing far beyond Yellowstone towards populated areas. Clouds of ash drift across the country, nearly blanketing the land from coast to coast. The fallout destroys crops and livestock, clogs machinery, and makes cities uninhabitable. Those who survive find themselves facing the dawn of a new ice age as temperatures plummet worldwide. Colin Ferguson is a police lieutenant in a suburb of Los Angeles, where snow is falling for the first time in decades. He fears for his family who are spread across America, refugees caught in an apocalyptic catastrophe where humanity has no choice but to rise from the ashes and recreate the world…
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"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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“Turtledove creates a whole intricate biosphere with a somehow breathable atmosphere.”—The New Yorker “Well written and enjoyable…Fans of post-apocalyptic stories should enjoy this one.”—SF Revu “Entertaining…Turtledove writes a fabulous near future survival tale.”—Genre Go Round Reviews “A terrifying future of the United States that seems within the realm of possibility.”—Winnipeg Free Press
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Praise for the Supervolcano Series
“Fun, fast, and furious.”—True Review
“Turtledove creates a whole intricate biosphere with a somehow breathable atmosphere.”—The New Yorker
“Well written and enjoyable....Fans of postapocalyptic stories should enjoy this one.”—SFRevu
“Entertaining....Turtledove writes a fabulous near-future survival tale.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
“A terrifying future of the United States that seems within the realm of possibility.”—Winnipeg Free Press
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove has intrigued readers with such thought-provoking "what if..." scenarios as a conquered Elizabethan England in Ruled Britannia and a Japanese occupation of Hawaii in Days of Infamy and End of the Beginning. Now, in the first of a brand-new trilogy, he rewrites the history of the world with the existence of an eighth continent...
Atlantis lies between Europe and the East Coast of Terranova. For many years, this land of opportunity lured dreamers from around the globe with its natural resources, offering a new beginning for those willing to brave the wonders of the unexplored land.
Synopsis
In Supervolcano: Eruption
, one of nature’s most destructive forces released its ferocity on an unsuspecting world. Now, New York Times
bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals how the survivors of the disaster adapt to their new environment… 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…
Synopsis
Atlantis lies between Europe and the East Coast of Terranova. For many years, this land of opportunity lured dreamers from around the globe with its natural resources, offering a new beginning for those willing to brave the wonders of the unexplored territory.
It is a new world indeed: ripe for discovery, for plunder, and eventually for colonization?but will its settlers destroy the very wonders they had journeyed to Atlantis to find?
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An explosion of incalculable magnitude in Yellowstone Park propelled lava and ash across the landscape and into the atmosphere, forever altering the climate of the entire continent. Nothing grows from the tainted soil. Stalled and stilled machines function only as statuary.
People have been scraping by on the excess food and goods produced before the eruption. But supplies are running low. Natural resources are dwindling. And former police officer Colin Ferguson knows that time is running out for his familyand for humanity....
Synopsis
Atlantis lies between Europe and the East Coast of Terranova. For many years, this land of opportunity lured dreamers from around the globe with its natural resources, offering a new beginning for those willing to brave the wonders of the unexplored territory.
It is a new world indeed: ripe for discovery, for plunder, and eventually for colonization?but will its settlers destroy the very wonders they had journeyed to Atlantis to find?
Synopsis
In Supervolcano: Eruption
, one of nature’s most destructive forces released its ferocity on an unsuspecting world. Now, New York Times
bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals how the survivors of the disaster adapt to their new environment… 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…
About the Author
Harry Turtledove—the New York Times bestselling author of numerous alternate history novels, including The Guns of the South, How Few Remain, and the Worldwar quartet—has a Ph.D. in Byzantine history. Nominated numerous times for the Nebula Award, he has won the Hugo, Sidewise, and John Esthen Cook Awards. He lives with his wife and children in California.