Patterson’s keen “Yes!” to that question has yielded “ Eruption ” (out Monday), a volcanic man versus mother nature page-turner that, according to Patterson and Crichton’s widow, Sherri Crichton, will eventually be coming to a movie theater near you.

Focused on a Hawaiian volcano, the novel, started by Crichton and finished by Patterson, may be headed for the big screen, too.

Sherri Crichton, widow of “Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton, tapped author James Patterson to complete one of Michael's unfinished manuscripts. The story is titled "Eruption."