Ring of Fire was due. In 2000, the ERLAWS system was installed on the mountain to detect such a collapse and alert the relevant authorities. The Auckland volcanic field on the North Island of New Zealand has produced a diverse array of explosive craters, scoria cones, and lava flows. Currently dormant, the field is likely to erupt again with the next "hundreds to thousands of years", a very short timeframe in geologic terms. The field contains at least 40 volcanoes, most recently active about 600 years ago at Rangitoto Island, erupting 2.3 km of lava. The Pacific Ring of Fire is completed in
Ring of Fire II re-reading the other novels and anthologies of the series to "really appreciate all the interconnections between the various storylines". Ring of Fire II was listed on the Locus (magazine) Hardcovers Bestsellers List for single month during 2008 at number 6. Ring of Fire II Ring of Fire II is a 2008 anthology created by editor-author-historian Eric Flint. It is the second anthology in the 1632 series following after "Ring of Fire" (2004). The initial Ring of Fire book was a notable departure in that it heralded a new era in writing series fiction by being set in an authors' milieu