So much better than I was expecting!

So, I’m not entirely sure just what I was expecting from such a book. I guess I was thinking that, with a title such as Super Volcanoes, I was expecting a lot of talk about the few volcanoes identified, at current time, as super volcanoes. What I wasn’t expecting was a story-line that would lead the reader throughout the annals of time from before the earth was formed to the current time when we have become aware of extraterrestrial super volcanoes, documented by some of mankind’s most advanced scientific technology. The narrator, having either a NZ or Australian accent (please forgive me for not being able to distinguish the difference) was pleasant to listen to and very engaging due to his enthusiasm of the subject matter. He leads the reader on a dramatic journey through some of the most impressive volcanic eruptions in history. He recounts what some of the witnesses of these events must have been thinking and experiencing at the time. The author is so very good at telling these tales. It is an opportunity for the reader to learn much more than he/she ever expected while, at the same time, being entertained along the way. All in all, an excellent read that I am so glad to have selected.