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Summary: Cussler Redux
Review: Nine thousand years ago, two giant meteors hurtled toward the earth. One of these meteors barely missed, skating past into outer space. The other meteor plunged towards the earth at upwards of 130,000 miles an hour. Upon impact, the meteor dug a hole in the planet the size of the entire island of Hawaii, setting of a chain of cataclysmic events that would change the face of the entire planet. Seas boiled to become deserts, giant tidal waves caused entire continents to be drowned under layers of ocean, volcanoes erupted, spreading hot ash into the air, making it noxious to breath, and the polar ice caps shifted greatly, causing the earth's magnetic poles to shift. Instantly the population of the earth was wiped out near its entirety. Only those who remained on high ground survived.Centuries later, a whaling team finds an antique shipwreck, its crew frozen solid, a strange batch of antiquities, and a perfectly crafted, black obsidian skull. A decade later, as anthropologists find and study these relics, a secret underground group will kill to keep them from finding out the truth, that these artifacts from the lost city of Atlantis tell of the comet's return to finish what it missed doing nine thousand years ago. Clive Cussler will never win a Pulitzer prize. It's a shame too; his novels are extremely entertaining action packed, page-turners. In Atlantis Found from Putnam books, we have all the classic elements of Clive Cussler, ancient cataclysm involving some sort of artifact or relic, years later, someone finds out about relic and are killed, present-day archaeologists find artifact and someone attempts to murder them. Miraculously out of nowhere comes Cussler's main character, Dirk Pitt to save the day, and foil the evil syndicate's plans. After 14 novels, you would think that Cussler would tire of his formulas, but all the favorite characters return to save the world once again from the clutches of a maniacal world conglomerate, intent on taking over the world. Cussler's Dirk Pitt is an amazingly fleshed out character. His adventures of the years have had him doing everything from raising the Titanic, to crossing the desert in Amelia Earharts lost plane. Each adventure has him cheating death, finding a piece of history, unraveling secret plans for mass destruction, and still getting the girl. Pitt is a James Bond, without a decent movie to popularize him. His time will come though. In Atlantis Found, the stakes are a little bit higher, but the book's attention to detail is definitely lacking this time around. The "bad guys" are a weakly formed group called the Fourth Empire, descendents of Nazis who absconded from the war with all of the Nazi war chest and stolen artistic treasures. The Fourth Empire, using their vast resources, has become a corporate company of great size that uses its wealth to build four gigantic ships that will ride out the coming cataclysm, and allow them to be the rulers of the new world. The plot is ingeniously simple, yet Cussler still manages to take the reader on a ride that makes for page after excitement. Does the world really need another 523 pages of a mindless, action-spy-thriller to read on the train while they commute to work each day? Should you really spend $26.95 for the hardcover edition of Atlantis Found, when you can pick up a paperback version of any of Cussler's other books, and be assured of the exact same experience? Then again, does the world really need another romance novel with Fabio on the cover? Probably not, but we all need our secret guilty pleasures. Atlantis Found is a nice addition to round out Cussler's series of Dirk Pitt novels. At some point his character is going to be bit too old to continue to save the world, but if Cussler is anything like Dirk Pitt, it won't be that easy to get rid of him.
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Summary: Cussler delivers again
Review: Dirk is back, in his usual indomitable way. Everything that you've come to expect from Cussler is there, in spades. Who else can take such a grandiose plot and make you not only enjoy it, but believe it? As usual the villians are as enjoyable as the good guys, and there's plenty of them. Cussler speeds you along on a non-stop roller coaster ride of excitement and intrigue, culminating in no holds barred battle royale at the finish.
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Summary: Dirk Pitt Finds Atlantis, Saves the World
Review: This latest entry in the Dirk Pitt franchise moves with the breakneck pace Cussler fans have come to know and appreciate. If you like your stories filled with action, battle scenes, gentle history, geography archeological theories, and rife with intrigue, this book is for you (though at times I thought I had strayed into a techie Rogue Warrior novel by mistake). Cussler likes action and keeps the plot simple; it's good versus evil. As in past titles in the series, Dirk again is pitted against a worldwide association of evil with tentacles stretching even into his beloved NUMA. This cartel, however, has roots in old Nazi Germany. The books takes you to many venues, among them a claustrophic cave sequence, a chilling south pole battle and the usual Washington haunts. The only reason I don't give this five stars, however, is the Hitchcockian habit Cussler has of injecting himself in the novel. The question that comes to me now is: What's next? How do you top finding Atlantis?
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Summary: This made me a convert
Review: This was one of the better novels I have read. The plot is nicely tied together and was very engrosing. I normally hate this type of book but I just could not put it down. This was a great buy, if you like a little romp with Dirk Pitt. The man makes Bond look like a girl.
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Summary: A Great Adventure Unlike Any Other
Review: I am a huge fan of fictional literature and "Atlantis Found" is now at the top of my list. It sits on my bookshelf next to other great books such as "Ender's Game," "The Lord of the Rings," and the "Rama" series. While the story lacked some in-depth character development I thought the suspense and dramatic cliffhangers made it worthy of a 5-star recommendation. Excellent work Mr. Cussler!
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Summary: As Always- Dirk Is at the top of the fiction game !
Review: Clive cusssler - You are Still and always be one of the best fiction writers of our time! If not the best ! I have all 14 of your books and your are 2nd to NONE !
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Summary: Classic Cussler
Review: For lovers of Cussler, this is a classic. Exciting adventures, improbable rescues, and a great ending. Pure enjoyment.
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Summary: Atlantis Found
Review: I am not a great fan of fiction novels. My new husband (3 months) goaded me into reading this novel and told me it would be fun and a great escape. Well, he was 100% correct. This is a terrific book, riveting and a wonderful way to relax. Thank you Clive Cussler.
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Summary: dirk rules!
Review: dirk rules! i don't care if my hubby gives me a hard time about loving dirk pitt--and this new story is great. i didn't think i would find another pitt novel as exciting as my favorite (inca gold), but this one was it. i think you have to suspend reality and just sit back and enjoy the ride that dirk, numa and the gang take--this isn't rocket science, its a novel. mr cussler, if you read these reviews, your books are wonderful and i hope you are working on a new pitt novel!
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Summary: Best since "Treasure"
Review: This is the best Cussler novel since "Treasure"! Dirk Pitt and the gang are back and clicking! Dirk and Al have their heroics but they don't come off as Supermen as they have in past adventures. My only negative is that Clive is continuing to insert himself in the novel which I have never liked. But I got over it. Clive's ability to connect the present with the past is once again ingenious!
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