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By Clive Cussler

-pgs: 602

Another fantastic Dirk Pitt tale!! Although different from the normal Dirk Pitt style, this tale has many characters that help Dirk Pitt in his quest and Dirk is not involved in every single action / adventure part of this story. I was amazed that Cussler actually gave him a break. However, Dirk is involved in many crazy and ridiculous situations that he has to find his way out of and find solutions to his problem. This story focuses on a nuclear explosion that happens in deep sea and affects three boats surrounding the area as well as an underwater center where Dirk Pitt is located. He immediately becomes involved in the action and in discovering what or who caused the explosion. This story spans the United States as well as Japan and like normal Cussler does a good job of incorporating fact and fiction together. However, I find the ending where Dirk Pitt is resurrected from death (read it to understand what I am talking about) to be slightly insulting because it is highly improbably but then I realized what else could I expect from Clive Cussler. Great action and adventure book as well as series – if you are interested in this type of literature, then this book is for you.

By Clive Cussler

-pgs: 531

Another Dirk Pitt tale. I felt that this one started stronger than the previous story I had read (Inca Gold). I was immediately engaged in the story and involved in all of the imaginative, adventurous episodes. I thought that this story was better written of the two and I enjoyed the connection the tale made between the Vikings, Jules Verne and the Nautilus, and the oil tycoons. My only issue with this tale was the last chapter where Dirk gets the surprise of his life. I feel like the author was asking the reader to suspend their disbelief beyond what would be acceptable. I felt like this was a little too much. Since I do not want to give away what happens, I recommend you read it and decide for yourself. However, it was a well-written tale with plenty of episodes of various degrees of suspense and adventure. Pitt’s life is threatened multiple times but I can say that he did not die. This would be the perfect tale for someone who enjoys adventures and mysteries.

By: Clive Cussler

-pgs: 542

The epitome of an adventure story!! Prior to reading this, I had no idea who Dirk Pitt was nor was I familiar with this author or his ocean surveying company NUMA. I read this book at the recommendation of a friend and I was thoroughly impressed with Cussler’s ability to create such intense plots. This story does not just contain one adventure. Instead, it has multiple adventures that make up its plot. I did comment that if I had Dirk Pitt’s life I would have probably died of exhaustion. The adventure sequences are so frequent that you the reader become tired and amazed at what the main character and his best friend Al can do. Besides this, I found the story to be very exciting, suspenseful and engaging. The beginning was a little slow for me but halfway through the story really picks up and carries itself to the end. Cussler does a wonderful job of creating characters and making three dimensional. I particularly enjoyed the villain / villains in this story and I also liked how he includes so much historical / geographical information that you cannot help but learn from reading these tales. The plot of this story is illegal artifact trading and the search for the huge untouched cache of Inca artifacts. This story would be appropriate for anyone who enjoys adventure stories as well as popular fiction. You get a little of everything in this story including, romance, mystery, science fiction, adventure, etc.