Ring of Fire the east and the Okhotsk Sea to the west. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 10,500-m-deep Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, where rapid subduction of the Pacific Plate fuels the intense volcanism. Almost all types of volcanic activity are present, from stratovolcanoes and shield volcanoes to Hawaiian-style fissure eruptions. Over 30 active volcanoes and hundreds of dormant and extinct volcanoes are in two major volcanic belts. The most recent activity takes place in the eastern belt, starting in the north at the Shiveluch volcanic complex, which lies at the junction of the Aleutian and Kamchatka volcanic arcs. Just
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