▁an ▁" action ▁pack ed ▁thr iller ", ▁finding ▁it ▁" fast ▁pac ed ▁and ▁entertain ing "; ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁characters ▁were ▁pla us ible ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Michael ▁and ▁Kat ya ▁was ▁" relax ed " ▁and ▁" friend ly ". ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁S OS ▁team ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁pop - star ▁million aire , ▁Dr . ▁Jimmy ▁Kin ca id , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁organisation ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁environmental ▁rescue ▁on ▁a ▁world wide ▁scale . ▁Within ▁this ▁organisation , ▁an ▁el ite ▁team ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Art ists , ▁derived ▁from ▁Action ▁Response ▁Team , ▁exist ▁and ▁Michael ▁Mon roe ▁is ▁promoted ▁to ▁this ▁group , ▁despite ▁being ▁S OS s ▁new est ▁member . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁island ▁of ▁New ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁the ▁missing ▁scient ist , ▁Dr . ▁Anna ▁R oper , ▁who ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁doing ▁" v ital " ▁research ▁into ▁both ▁the ▁rain for est ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les , ▁was ▁last ▁seen . ▁The ▁S OS ▁team , ▁including ▁Mon roe , ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁find ▁her . ▁However , ▁the ▁team ▁encounter ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁earth qu akes ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁er u ptions ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Fire ▁Storm ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Joe ▁Kab ui ▁– ▁four teen - year - old ▁Filip ino ▁boy ▁whose ▁father ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁band its . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Anna ▁R oper ▁– ▁missing ▁scient ist ▁and ▁the ▁reason