A Vision of Fire

Title: A Vision of Fire: A Novel
Author: Gillian Anderson, Jeff Rovin
Copyright: 2014 Hardback
Series: The Earthend Saga, book 1
Source: Library

published description: Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is a single mom trying to juggle her job, her son, and a lackluster dating life. Her world is suddenly upturned when Maanik, the daughter of India’s ambassador to the United Nations, starts speaking in tongues and having violent visions. Caitlin is sure that her fits have something to do with the recent assassination attempt on her father—a shooting that has escalated nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan to dangerous levels—but when teenagers around the world start having similar outbursts, Caitlin begins to think that there’s a more sinister force at work.

In Haiti, a student claws at her throat, drowning on dry land. In Iran, a boy suddenly and inexplicably sets himself on fire. Animals, too, are acting irrationally, from rats in New York City to birds in South America to ordinary house pets. With Asia on the cusp of nuclear war, Caitlin must race across the globe to uncover the mystical links among these seemingly unrelated incidents in order to save her patient—and perhaps the world.

I picked this up in the library, frankly because it had Gillian Anderson's name on it - love her. Took me the first bit (prologue and maybe chapters 1 & 2) to get in to it so, a bit of a slow start for me but then, it was really good! Real world conflict, incredibly interesting characters, and some crazy psychological / new agey / past life / spiritual stuff happening. Look forward to more.