After an eight-hundred-year slumber, the volcanoes in Icelands most populated region are showing signs of life. Earthquakes dominate the headlines. Echoes of the devastating eruptions in the past stir unease in the people. Volcanologist Anna Arnar̤dttir has spent her entire life studying the volcanic powers under the earths crust, but even she cannot fathom the catastrophe at hand. As a series of eruptions threaten most of Icelands population, shes caught off her rational guard by the most terrible natural disaster of alllove. The world as she knows it is about to fall apart, and so is her heart. Caught between the safety of a nation and her feelings for her children, her lover, and her past, Anna embarks on a dangerous journey to save the lives of the people she lovesand her soul.

Originally published:,Iceland : Benedikt Bókaútgáfa, 2020, as:,Eldarnir. Ástin og aðrar hamfarir.

Translated from the Icelandic.