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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425197387
ISBN number: 0425197387
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: March 02, 2004
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: March 02, 2004
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Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice--the charred remains of a long-missing luxury yacht, vanished en route to a secret White House rendezvous. The only clue to the ship's priceless--and missing--cargo: nine ornately carved rings and the horribly burned bodies of its crew.
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Nobody writes em like Clive Cussler...sort of like James Bond meets Jacque Cousteau. Excellent book for history and science lovers...and there is always a twist...can you spot Clive Cussler's character in the book? I love that part...he always inserts himself into his work. I know of no other author who does that. Hope you enjoy the read! This is my 2nd time around :o)
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You can definitely tell this is early Dirk Pitt. His character isn't as refined as in later novels and he's a little arrogant. Still a must for DirK Pitt readers.
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This was my very first trip into the "NUMA files" and I have to say it was a very fun read. The plot held my attention and kept me turning page after page, I ended up reading it in about three days...becuase I couldnt put it down.
There was a bit of a sexest attitude toward women..."DOnt worry your pretty little head, and go make me some coffee" attitude throughout. But, it was still a good book. I am going out to get the rest of the Dirk Pitt novels.
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Cussler's books are usually well driven plot-wise, but his actual writing has improved since this turkey was published.
I've read several of Cussler's works (and enjoy the NUMA files more than Pitt, by the way), and found them to be fairly standard adventures with facinating plot twists. But the characters often are a bit flat.
This is by far the worst of the Cussler works I have read. Even for its time, the misogyny is overpowering and the (not so)latent homophobia is annoying as well. Many of the characters are as flat as the paper they are presented on.
Cussler got better in his writing and his characterizations (if only a bit), and his works make for good beach/down time reading. But give this early work a miss.
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What a great read even after 30 years. Clive Cussler has such a great imagination and the primary character "Dirk Pitt" is fantastic. Dirk is a combination MacGyver, Indiana Jones and James Bond. If you enjoy a character that defies all odds, save the world from disaster, and always gets the girl - Cussler books are for you. Dirk Pitt is an example for all "real men" and not for light weights or girly boys. Dirk is a mans man who knows what it means to be a MAN. Strength, Intelligence, Integrity, Honor and knows how to treat a woman. The only person who could not like Cussler's character are those who are "politically correct", "left wing liberals", or "uncertain of their own sexuality". Real men want to be Dirk Pitt and real woman want to be with a man like Dirk Pitt. Wish we had more people like him in this world today!
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