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Summary: INCA GOLD
Review: Inca Gold is a sequel to the Dirk Pitt Adventures. Dirk Pitt is a man of action. He works for an organization called the U.S. Underwater and Marine Agency or ( NUMA ). I rate this book as a 5 star book because it has a lot of action and suspense. It goes in sequential orer like most books, but it is very good in a way that you don't know wehat is going to happen next. I recommend this book to any kids who like action or suspense.
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Summary: A Excellent Book
Review: This book was a good book to read on a long plane trip because it keeps you from falling asleep or putting the book down. It's a page turner. I read this book on a 6 hour flight and none of it was boring. It was good up to the homcoming part. The book also has good humor with Dirk Pitt's wise cracks and Al Gorendino's dry humor. This book is A MILD TOM CLACY BOOK WITH SOME MYSTERY AND 2 GOOD CHARECTERS. After that book a stared to see a patern in Cussler's books but if your a kid, like me, who grew up loving Indiana Jones and then leading up to James Bond you will love this book. IT'S A REALLY GOOD ACTION BOOK.
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Summary: great expectations
Review: this is my first cussler's novel, and certainly won't be the last.filled with action and unexpected turnovers,this proved to be one of the best adventure novels available.the scene of the novel seems great, persons realistic, and heroes phenomenal. a must read .
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Summary: Golden moments
Review: Well, from the very beginning, there's action of sorts. The action continues on throughout the whole novel, with some very silly violence thrown in when Dirk Pitt meets Tupac Amaru. A lot of violence in this book compare to Shock Wave (I read Inca Gold before Shock Wave, FYI). The plot is rather predictable, especially if you read the back cover first, but that's mostly covered up by the action and the sometimes hilarious dialogue. Pretty good.
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Summary: First Clive Cussler book and loved it
Review: I have never been into reading very much but my father is a big Clive Cussler reader. He suggested I try Inca Gold: A Dirk Pitt Adventure(Adapted for Young Fans). At first I wasn't too thrilled but as I read on it got more interesting. The way the people and places are described in this book is what I think is the best. Plus the plot to the story is great and makes you want to read more. It is very exciting with great caracters. I believe that everyone would enjoy this book.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: To be honest, I was skeptical of reading this book. I thought that it would be like one of those romance novels you see at the checkout line. How wrong I was! The plot, characters, and adventure are fantastic! Since reading this, I have read every other book by Cussler. That is how incredible this book is! PS: If you read and love this book then try Cyclops next, you'll love it!
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Summary: Inca Gold
Review: Inca Gold Clive Cussler Archway Paper Back 1998 Dirk Pitt is a man that loves action. He is an officer on a marine ship. His best friends, Al Giordino and Dirk, arrive in Mexico were they hear the legend of the INCA GOLD. They soon set out on the journey of their lives. As they walk into the terrain of Canyon Ometepec, they find a map that supposedly shows an underground river that will lead them to the gold. As they walk to the X, Dirk falls into a trench were he finds the river and what looks like a Viking ship. Al calls down to him Òare you OK!Ó ÒYesÓ he replies, come down hereÓ Al lowers a rope. ÒThis must be the river,Ó Dirk replies with an astonished look on his face. They walk over to the ship and set sail. About half a mile down the river the boat hits some rapids and is tossed about like a rag doll. Then it docks on shore. Al and Dirk climb off the ship then two criminals jump out from behind a rock, grab the map and run! Can Dirk get to them before they get to the gold? This was a great book and I would encourage any young reader who like action, suspense and mystery to read Clive CusslerÕs Inca Gold. By Spencer
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Summary: Infantile and silly
Review: I like action books. I am not averse to exaggerated plots and larger than life characters, as long as they are original and interesting, but Cussler has gone from bad to worse in this book where the characters and plot would be more at home in a comic book aimed at 12 year olds than in a novel for adults. Obviously Cussler knows something about the deeply unsatisfied adolescent that many adult males must carry around inside, because his books are popular with a lot of readers. I really don't get it, though. The plot is simplistic, the characters are two dimensional and the action is predictable. This stuff reminds me very much of the action serials that used to be shown in movie theatres between feature shows. These serials were composed of 15 minute episodes, each ending with impending doom for the main character, which, after the fact, he is shown to have easily avoided through either his own savy or lucky happenstance. The books is structured in a similar fashion, as though the reader won't realize soon that none of these crises really matter and that Dirk Pitt always transcends. Also, these books speak to a lack of attention to language - both on the part of the author and his audience. No one speaks like this! How can people read it and not laugh out loud? No matter, the important point, obviously, is will Dirk Pitt get the treasure. The only difference from book to book is of what that 'treasure' consists. And, of course he will. Since we know that from the beginning, the only thing that could justify reading the book is if the way to the treasure was somehow really an interesting journey. But it isn't. It is all Warner Bros. back lot stuff and the joints that hold up the false fronts are always showing - if the reader is willing to look. For adventure writing, give me Wilber Smith anyday. At least with him you don't automatically know in advance how (and what) the hero is going to do.
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Summary: Clive Cusslers' INCA GOLD
Review: Clive Cussler has once again proved his talent as a storyteller in his book Inca Gold. The book does not waste any time grabbing the readers' attention due to Cussler throwing his infamous character Dirk Pitt into it. Pitt goes on a wild adventure that leads him from the highs of the Andes to the jungles of the Amazons all the way to an underground river in New Mexico. The plot centers around Pitt in a race with a wealthy art smuggling family named the Zolars to find "the golden chain of Huascar", a treasure buried by the Incas that is said to be worth so much that it would put King Tuts treasure to shame. The writing of this novel was well researched, adding to the overall effect the story had on the reader. Although it was fictional, Cussler made it as close to the real truth as he could. Some events needed to be changed (like the fact there was no hidden treasure of Huascar) because with out this event, there would have been no story. He also stayed pretty close to how actual Incan cultural was back in 1500's. Cusslers' strong cast of members including a congresswoman, an art detective, and two other adventure crazed friends of his. Clive Cussler even put himself in as a bartended in a little deserted highway diner who tells Pitt where the treasure is really hidden, as he believes. As each party searching for the lost treasure gets nearer, the Zolars start to get dirty by trying to kill Pitt and all of his companions and by also paying off the local government officials to look the other way while they kill Pitt and take all of the gold. In the end, the final contest is who is the smartest. Inca Gold is an extraordinary book that is impossible to put down. It was a detailed, well written book. Dirk Pitt never seems to stop, and as a result, neither does the reader.
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Summary: The Best Cussler Book I Have Read
Review: I will start off by saying I have read every one of Mr. Cussler's novels and througly enjoyed every o0ne of them. But, in INCA GOLD, Cussler out does himself with his charaters, plot, etc. The people who have read his books and did not like them obviously have some sort of chemical imbalance in their brain. How can you not like this book?
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