Ring of Fire volcanic development which surrounds the shores of the Pacific from Tierra del Fuego around to the Moluccas." (Matthew Perry, "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, 1852-54," Introduction, Section I, "Name, Extent, and Geography") About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The next most seismically active region (5–6% of earthquakes and 17% of the world's largest earthquakes) is the Alpide belt, which extends from Java to the northern Atlantic Ocean via the Himalayas and southern Europe. All but three of the
Ring of Fire (novel) Ring of Fire (novel) Ring of Fire is the English translation of L'anello di fuoco, the 2006 Italian fantasy novel for young people written by Pierdomenico Baccalario, with illustrations by Lacopo Bruno. "Ring of Fire" is Book One of the Century Quartet. The English translation by Leah D. Janeczko was published in New York by Random House, in 2009 (). It is held in 597 WorldCat libraries. The novel has been also been translated into French, German and Dutch. Book Two, "Star of Stone" (), set in New York City, was published in English in 2010. Book Three, "City of