Supervolcano: All Fall Down
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.