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 enlarge | Author: Clive Cussler
Creator: Michael Prichard
Publisher: Putnam Berkley Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  359 reviews
Sales Rank: 935500
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 12
Pages: 22
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.1 x 2.7
ISBN: 0399146083
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399146084
ASIN: 0399146083
Publication Date: December 6, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Short Stuff June 4, 2008
Rapid fire action, and has the reader unable to put the book down! I love this writer!
My favorite Cussler book March 30, 2008
When I think of Cussler I think of this book. This is a great read with adventure, action, discovery, sex and all the other great things about an adventure novel. This is my favorite Pitt book and just loved it.
 The most badly-written novel I have ever read January 23, 2008
After forcing myself to finish this book I was intrigued to see what others had made of it. How can it be that 5 star reviews are the majority? Good grief I need to help rectify this. I can only assume anyone who gave it 5 stars has never read any well-written books, or is employed by the publishing house.
Firstly, the dialogue is AWFUL. Amateurish, inane, corny and totally insulting to the intelligence. Example: Character 1 to Character 2, in plane: "So - it must be about 45 minutes since we took off from so-and-so airfield, just outside of Santa Cruz" - who would say that?
Characters: Ridiculous and cliche'd. A super race of blonde, blue-eyed Nazis plotting to take over the earth? Please. And Clive do you really think it funny or acceptable for a smirking Dirk Pitt to flush Adolf Hitler's ashes down the toilet in the White House, rather than handing them over to the president waiting in the next room? Jeez.
Plot holes: if even I can spot the gaping inconsistencies in the plot, god knows what others have found. So hundreds of thousands of people are in on this world domination plot are they Clive - without ANY intelligence agency having a clue? So the Nazi's have an insider working at NUMA do they Clive? You seem to have forgotten about that because the person was never identified or even mentioned again! There are so many others but it would take up too much space.
Clive Cussler writing himself into the story is just painful.
And given all the unnecessary and annoying mentions of specific brands and models of equipment, I cannot believe there is not some kind of product placement deal going on here as well. Way to insult and alienate your fans Clive!
Readers: try Alistair Maclean or Lee Child, both of whom can do this sort of thing properly. This was my first Cussler book (thank god it was only borrowed and not bought) - it will almost certainly be my last.
 Fun adventure novel October 9, 2007
I've been meaning to check out Cussler for years and "Atlantis Found" was the first book I finally read. It's a very fun adventure novel and Cussler tells it with enough enthusiasm for me to be able to suspend my disbelief and enjoy the admittedly very implausible plot. My only minor complaint is that he sometimes spent a bit too much time describing details that weren't relevant. The pace would have been faster if some of this was edited down, but overall, it's a fun read and I'll definitely read more of his books. Recommended.
Another Fantastic Story by Mr. Cussler! October 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once again Clive Cussler has created another thrilling story that is realistic and to boot he has given me a wonderful tour down history lane. The plot moved along briskly and soon I found myself reading page after page. I thought there was less suspense in this story especially when I think of "Sahara" which I thought was just a terrific book. In summary, I would gladly recommend this book to all my friends. For me, Mr. Cussler is the type of writer that with all his novels, he has never disappointed me.
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