Beneath the Pacific Ocean a volcano surges upward, carrying in its fiery heart a mineral more powerful than uranium. When the volcano breaks the ocean's surface, nations will battle to control what is known as Vulcan's Forge - a source of limitless, clean, nuclear power.
The secret of Vulcan's Forge begins to unravel when Mercer, a man of many talents now working for the US Geologic Survey, learns that the daughter of an old friend is in danger. Saving her takes Mercer from the Oval Office to a secret submarine off Hawaii. On the islands, a secessionist movement has turned violent and the US trembles on the brink of a civil war, while behind the scenes, shadowy figures jockey for control of the emerging volcano.
VULCAN'S FORGE takes the listener all over the globe on secret military submarines and high-powered jets. Narrator J. Charles masterfully performs over a dozen characters with a variety of Russian, Asian, and American inflections. One of the influential politicians can even be mistaken for Ted Kennedy, for better or worse. Charles combines the intelligence of MacGuyver and the roughness of Grizzly Adams in his portrayal of the main character, geologist and freelance agent Philip Mercer. However, Charles reads at such a clip that the listener needs to work hard to keep up and may even need to relisten to some parts. K.M.B. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
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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