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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780425194522
ISBN number: 0425194523
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: February 03, 2004
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: February 03, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 5358
Studio: Berkley
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The President's secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element--and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies, and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission--to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of the century...
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Dirk Pitt has it all, looks brains, cars and the women and this is one of my favorite books, probably more so because it is one of the very first books I read of his more than anything else. I am not sure it is his "best" book but it is worthwhile anyway if you like his other books.
This one centers on the Titanic itself and some secrets materials it holds.. Cussler is a researcher in real life and his passion for the sea comes through once again with enough points to add cedibility to something, which of course, is by its nature incedible (good guys/bad guys/evil plots), but that is what his books are about.
There are some weak points along the way (sometimes the romance writing is not quite up to par) but the action and adventure aspects makes it a fun read, like the rest of Cussler's writings.
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This book is good and holds your interest from beginning to end. Several surprises which always makes for interesting reading. Cussler captures your total interest and holds it until the book ends. Hurray!!
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This book was very slow to start. Has a lot of characters so the character development of the plot takes more time than I would have liked. Half way through, the book becomes one you cannot put down. It does a 180 and becomes fast paced action. My opinion of the book drastically changed near the end. Read it, you'll like it!
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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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For the most part not much really happens. It was written in the 70's when people were still terrified about Communism. I could of seen this book a good read if I was older and actually lived during those times but since I didn't I found it hard to connect with the book. This is the 16th Clive Cussler book I have read and still think he is a great author and find it interesting to read how much Dirk Pitt has changed. In the more recent books (mid 80s and on) Pitt has more of a solid typical hero vibe. In the older books he is more arrogant and kind of a jerk. Just interesting to see the character development there.
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