James Patterson To Co-Author Novel With Late Michael Crichton From Unfinished Manuscript On Hawaii Volcano Mega-Eruption
deadline.comBestselling authors James Patterson and the late Michael Crichton will coauthor an untitled novel about a mega-eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano.
The event thriller about an event that threatens to destroy not just the island, but the entire world, will be published in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook in 2024.
The manuscript was left unfinished by Michael Crichton at the time of his passing in 2008. Hachette Book Group’s Little, Brown and Company acquired world and translation rights, excluding the UK.
Crichton and Patterson are two of the bestselling writers in history with combined global sales of more than 675 million copies. “I’ve read Michael Crichton’s thrillers avidly for decades and have always thought of him as one of the world’s best storytellers.
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