Eruption (novel)

Eruption

First edition cover
Author	Michael Crichton James Patterson
Language	English
Genre	Techno-thriller
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date	June 3, 2024
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	432
ISBN	0-316-56507-5

Eruption is a 2024 novel by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, based on an unfinished manuscript by Crichton at the time of his death. It is Crichton's 29th novel, the nineteenth under his own name and the fourth of his novels published posthumously. A thriller about an eruption of Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii, the novel was unfinished at the time of Crichton's death in 2008, but was completed years later by Patterson, at the behest of Crichton's widow Sherri. ^[1]

In June 2024, it was reported that Steven Spielberg was in talks with Sherri Crichton about a possible film adaptation. ^[1] That same month, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi signed on to direct the adaptation. ^[2]

References

1. "Eruption: James Patterson finishes Crichton passion project". BBC News. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 6, 2024). "'Free Solo' Helmers Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi To Direct Screen Adaptation Of Michael Crichton James Patterson Bestseller 'Eruption'".