Fire

Forest fires, terrorism war: the author of 'The Perfect Storm' stands in the line of fire.

For readers and viewers of 'The Perfect Storm', opening this long-awaited new work of non-fiction by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping into an inferno. Using characteristically unflinching language Junger meticulously captures the terrifying elemental force of a forest fire blazing out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. A cast of characters risk everything in the effort to bring under control a vicious and unpredictable conflagration.