''Vulcan's Forge'' is an

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Jack Du Brul Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American author who writes techno-thriller novels. Early life Du Brul remained in Vermont throughout his childhood. He attended the Westminster School (Connecticut), Westminster S ...

. This is the 1st book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Philip Mercer.

Plot introduction

During the

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, the

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launched a secret operation against the United States, detonating a

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on the ocean floor and creating a

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that would take decades to rise to the surface. Now, two hundred miles off Hawaii, an island is forming-an island that holds unimaginable wealth and power for those who control it. As the fight to claim the island rages from the halls of power to the depths of the ocean, Philip Mercer must wage a battle against both man and nature to bring the world back from the edge of destruction.

References

1998 American novels Novels by Jack Du Brul Novels set in Hawaii Forge Books books {{1990s-novel-stub