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 if 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.
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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 the author of numerous thrillers, and he has also collaborated with Clive Cussler on the New York Times bestseller Dark Watch and the upcoming Skeleton Coast. Du Brul was educated at the Westminster School and holds a degree in international relations from George Washington University. He lives in Vermont with his wife, Debbie.
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- PublisherForge Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0812564618
- ISBN 13 9780812564617
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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