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Cyclops (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)
written by Clive Cussler
Studio : G K Hall & Co
by G K Hall & Co
Publisher : G K Hall & Co
Released : 1987-05
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
EAN : 9780816142019
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 41 reviews)
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A wealthy American financier disappears on atreasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cubanwaters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with acrew of dead men -- Soviet cosmonauts.DIRK PITT discovers a shocking scheme: acovert group of U.S. industrialists has put a colonyon the moon, a secret base they will defend at anycost. Threatened in space, the Russians are aboutto strike a savage blow in Cuba -- and onlyDIRK PITT can stop them. From a Cuban torturechamber to the cold ocean depths, Pitt is racing to defuse an international conspiracy thatthreatens to shatter the earth! |
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Who reads fiction for facts? |
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I loved this book! I see a lot of reviews these days that state "the author needs to get his facts straight!". Who cares about facts in fiction!! I read ficticious books soley for entertainment, and this book is pure entertainment. People, pull the stick out and you may really enjoy a good adventure book. |
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Great Pitt Novel |
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Very fun Dirk Pitt novel. Great characters, both good and bad, and a fun plot. Dirk does it again in the 8th novel in the Pitt series. |
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out standing and one of his best!!!!!!!! |
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Have read most of Clive's books, and this is one of his best......could not put it down........... |
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Far Fetched |
I'm a Clive Cussler fan. I approach the Dirk Pit Novels with a suspension of disbelief and go in to enjoy the ride. If you're a fan too, you already know that Cussler uses formulas that have worked for him many times in the past. I missed a couple of those easter eggs in Cyclops: Did I blink, or did I miss the Hitchcockian Cussler appearance?
In Cyclops, the moon colony plot was far fetched and didn't have strong ties to the adventure yarn in the first place. It fit into the Dirk Pitt line in the same out of place way that Moonraker strained the James Bond Franchise. Nevertheless, Cussler never fails to deliver a story of international intrigue with ties to ancient mysteries. El Dorado was a gender-bender variation of La Dorada? Dirk vs. a Soviet invasion force intent on taking over Cuba...fun stuff. I won't give away the ending, but count on Dirk Pitt to give it everything he's got to save the world from iminent threats. Enjoy this one. |
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Dated |
As a long time Cussler fan I was deeply disappointed. Although Mr. Cussler's stories are quite often true escapism at its finest, the plot behind the plot was too inconceivable and ridiculous.
The book is also quite dated, in that it was written during the cold war. To read today of the KGB plots and our paranoia is uncomfortable and boring.
I am sure this book would have been much more enjoyable if read 20+ years ago. |
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