Firewalkers

by Joe Biancardi

When Sergeant Major Nick Rice begins having dreams about his family perishing in a forest fire, he's convinced the premonitions are real. Taking an emergency leave of absence from the Marines, he travels home to the Sierra Nevadas to help his family prepare for the event. Upon arriving home, he discovers his mountain dwelling sits on a dormant volcano showing signs of new activity. As dreams turn to reality, the mountain erupts forcing Nick and his family to try and outrun the river of lava that threatens to destroy their home and lives. Will they succeed or be burned alive as his dreams foretold? .

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2011

Reviews

[Clara Whitman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firewalkers drops you straight into Sergeant Major Nick Rice’s unraveling world, where dreams stop feeling symbolic and start feeling like warnings. The mix of military discipline, family loyalty, and creeping dread works surprisingly well, especially once Nick returns to the Sierra Nevadas and realizes his home sits on a volcano that’s waking up.
The story really shines once the line between premonition and reality blurs. The volcanic eruption sequence is packed with urgency, and watching Nick try to protect his family while outrunning literal rivers of lava keeps the tension high. It’s a compact, high stakes thriller with just enough supernatural mystery to give the danger an extra punch.
If you like disaster fiction with a strong emotional core and a touch of the uncanny, this one delivers.