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Cataclysm
The supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park has erupted three times in the past 2.1 million years. It erupts, on average, every 600,000 years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago …
Living in Camden, London, Kai Leung’s life has hit rock bottom – or so he thinks. Then he hears the Yellowstone supervolcano has erupted. As the ash cloud spreads across the northern hemisphere, flights everywhere are grounded. Heavy snow falls. Rioting breaks out. The British government declares a State of Emergency.
A former geology student who dropped out of university, Kai understands the likely consequences of an eruption better than most people, but even he is surprised by how quickly law and order breaks down. Nothing can stop the country’s rapid descent into anarchy, where the only thing that matters is survival.
Author’s this novel includes strong language and explores adult themes, but is zombie free!
Living in Camden, London, Kai Leung’s life has hit rock bottom – or so he thinks. Then he hears the Yellowstone supervolcano has erupted. As the ash cloud spreads across the northern hemisphere, flights everywhere are grounded. Heavy snow falls. Rioting breaks out. The British government declares a State of Emergency.
A former geology student who dropped out of university, Kai understands the likely consequences of an eruption better than most people, but even he is surprised by how quickly law and order breaks down. Nothing can stop the country’s rapid descent into anarchy, where the only thing that matters is survival.
Author’s this novel includes strong language and explores adult themes, but is zombie free!
340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 8, 2015
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About the author
Craig Halstead
56 booksCraig Halstead was born and raised in Rochdale, England, where he still lives with his son Aaron, to whom his books are dedicated. He is an ardent reader, and after graduating from university with an honours degree in Applied Chemistry with Biochemistry, he spent six months in Israel, four months working on a kibbutz followed by two months working on a moshav. Back in the UK, not sure what he wanted to do, he accepted a temporary post at a busy multi-cultural community centre, which he enjoyed so much he was happy to make the post permanent when the opportunity arose.
Craig’s first novel Tyranny was inspired by the human rights violations that took place in Chile, following the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. The book, more off than on, took ten years to research and write, and during this time Craig wrote several articles that were accepted and published by philatelic magazines, including one titled ‘Better To Light One Candle’, which marked the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.
Craig’s second novel The Secret Library was a thriller featuring a disgraced ex-SAS soldier, James Harris, which one reviewer described as a ‘cracking, fast-paced thriller’, and likened it to a new James Bond book. In creating the character James Harris, Craig deliberately chose to make his ethnicity mixed. He says ‘I wanted to create a character who was different to the traditional hero who, whether he’s American or British, is invariably white. At the same time, I wanted a character who was credible, capable and well trained, but who was a normal guy who experiences the same highs and lows as the rest of us.’
The Secret Library was the first book in the James Harris trilogy, and was followed by Shadow Of Death and Twist Of Fate. Never one to stick to one genre, Craig has written several completely different novels and novellas in recent years, including Cataclysm and books with a coming of age and/or LGBTQ+ theme.
Craig has had a passion for music and music charts since he was a boy, and he has written numerous music books including the best-selling Michael Jackson: For The Record, which he co-wrote with Chris Cadman. The ‘For The Record’ series also includes books dedicated to Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Craig is also the author of Christmas Number Ones, which details the UK’s Christmas #1 singles from 1940 to date (and is up-dated annually), plus a series of 'All The Top 40 Hits' music books dedicated to some of his favourite artists.
Craig has always been interested in ancient and historical mysteries, one of which he explored in The Secret Library, and when he isn't researching or writing his next book, or up-dating one of his already published music books, he is an ardent reader who is interested in antiques and collectables, ancient alien theory and cryptozoology, and has a passion for 1960s to 1990s music, nature and wildlife.
Craig’s first novel Tyranny was inspired by the human rights violations that took place in Chile, following the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet in September 1973. The book, more off than on, took ten years to research and write, and during this time Craig wrote several articles that were accepted and published by philatelic magazines, including one titled ‘Better To Light One Candle’, which marked the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.
Craig’s second novel The Secret Library was a thriller featuring a disgraced ex-SAS soldier, James Harris, which one reviewer described as a ‘cracking, fast-paced thriller’, and likened it to a new James Bond book. In creating the character James Harris, Craig deliberately chose to make his ethnicity mixed. He says ‘I wanted to create a character who was different to the traditional hero who, whether he’s American or British, is invariably white. At the same time, I wanted a character who was credible, capable and well trained, but who was a normal guy who experiences the same highs and lows as the rest of us.’
The Secret Library was the first book in the James Harris trilogy, and was followed by Shadow Of Death and Twist Of Fate. Never one to stick to one genre, Craig has written several completely different novels and novellas in recent years, including Cataclysm and books with a coming of age and/or LGBTQ+ theme.
Craig has had a passion for music and music charts since he was a boy, and he has written numerous music books including the best-selling Michael Jackson: For The Record, which he co-wrote with Chris Cadman. The ‘For The Record’ series also includes books dedicated to Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Craig is also the author of Christmas Number Ones, which details the UK’s Christmas #1 singles from 1940 to date (and is up-dated annually), plus a series of 'All The Top 40 Hits' music books dedicated to some of his favourite artists.
Craig has always been interested in ancient and historical mysteries, one of which he explored in The Secret Library, and when he isn't researching or writing his next book, or up-dating one of his already published music books, he is an ardent reader who is interested in antiques and collectables, ancient alien theory and cryptozoology, and has a passion for 1960s to 1990s music, nature and wildlife.
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