James Patterson on completing Michael Crichton's "Eruption" 08:08. If you ever want to feel a sense of awe, try standing near an erupting volcano.

EXCLUSIVE: James Patterson and the late Michael Crichton are teaming on a novel, and now it has a title and pub date. The duo has combined global sales in excess of 675 million books, so we can ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with James Patterson and Sherri Crichton. The new novel “Eruption” is written by Patterson and Crichton's late husband, Michael.

James Patterson and the late Michael Crichton are teaming on a novel, and now it has a title and pub date. Little, Brown will release 'Eruption' on June 3.

With James Patterson and Michael Crichton, two of publishing's most popular authors on the marquee, 'Eruption' is this summer's literary version of a blockbuster action movie.

Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton spent years working on a manuscript about a volcano on the verge of a disastrous eruption in Hawaii. After he died in 2008, his wife Sherri found his boxes ...