- Hardcover: 528 pages
- Publisher: Michael Joseph; First Edition edition (5 Nov 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0718154592
- ISBN-13: 978-0718154592
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 17.4 x 5.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 198,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Impossible to put down... a compelling sense of adventure that can rival any cinematic blockbuster (Big Issue )
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bestseller Cussler and son Dirk imagine the U.S. and Canada on the brink of war in their third collaborative Dirk Pitt novel (after Treasure of Khan and Black Wind). In 2011, as the price of gas hits $10 a gallon, President Garner Ward must contend with a corrupt Canadian cabal that's subverting efforts to solve America's energy problems. Pitt barely escapes serious injury when a bomb destroys a D.C. lab along with records of research into an artificial photosynthesis process that could, almost immediately, eliminate the threat of global warming. That discovery may be connected with a legendary failed 19th-century sailing expedition to the Arctic as well as a series of deaths due to the phenomena that the Native Americans of British Columbia know as the Devil's Breath. The Cusslers won't suspend many readers' disbelief, but thriller fans in search of a quick, exciting read should be satisfied. As a series of thrillers the `Dirk` books take some beating, but if you like series thrillers try the 18th Brigade The 18th Brigade (Soft Target Series)and Blister by the author of the `Soft Target` trilogy by Conrad Jones. Lee Child`s Jack Reacher fans will enjoy these Cussler books too. They are a must for action thriller fans.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Have just finished reading this latest book and yes I was not dissapointed. Okay, Dirk gets into loads of scrapes as usual and it was nice to have him back with Al the last few novels have got him retired off so it was a nice surprise to have him back. Nothing unusual about the storyline always some trouble up ahead, it was topical and the homework had been done explicitley as usual. I enjoyed the story and read the book in about four sittings but I am a Cussler fan and if you like easy going 'Indiana Jones' style fiction then this book as his others is going to excite you and keep you wanting more, Well Done Clive!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A ruthless industrialists will stop at nothing in a bid to take a large area of the Arctic under his control, when a rare mineral, Ruthenium, is discovered there, even if it means pushing Canada and the USA towards war.
With regard to Clive Cussler's more recent books, I would say this is one of the better ones. This is suprising as there is probably less action in the first few hundred pages of this one, than any of his other novels. However, I found the plot a bit more realistic than some of his other stories, although you do have to suspend disbelief in parts of this one too!
The back story of the doomed Franklin Expedition of the 1840s really captured my attention, also. I was wondering throughout, how it would be resolved.
With regard to Clive Cussler's more recent books, I would say this is one of the better ones. This is suprising as there is probably less action in the first few hundred pages of this one, than any of his other novels. However, I found the plot a bit more realistic than some of his other stories, although you do have to suspend disbelief in parts of this one too!
The back story of the doomed Franklin Expedition of the 1840s really captured my attention, also. I was wondering throughout, how it would be resolved.
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Not so good unless you are a flag waving red neck on the verandah.
I am really disappointed with this book. The plot is so obvious that by passing page 100 I knew approximately how it would end. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R Wickins
long winded
I have to agree with boot boy's review of this book. The story itself is good,but it could have easily done with a couple of hundred pages less. I found it a hard slog in parts. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Gary R. Smith
Return to the drawing board
Well, it's a fun bit of adventuring, but the premises on which the story is built need a bit of work. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nicholas Langford
Drivel
I rarely stop reading a book, no matter how bad, once I have started it BUT ... The writing style is infantile, hackneyed and cliched e.g. Read more
Published 20 months ago by C.Renn
Clive Cussler "Arctic Drift"
Another great book from the pen of Clive Cussler. Have read all his books to date. Highly recommended if you like adventure Stories.
Published 21 months ago by Horace Horse
Great Story - but starts a bit weak.
The story starts a bit weak by building up the parts with Dirk Pitts' kids - introduced at the end of 'Valhalla Rising'. Read more
Published 23 months ago by D. J. Brown
clive cussler who else
The usual quality and good read by clive he never fails all the ingredients for a great read mystery love violence with a good story he grabs you from the first chapter and never... Read more
Published on 6 April 2010 by J. C. Hughes
DRIFT AWAY !!
AFTER ARRIVING LATE INTO READING CLIVE CUSSLER I GUESS ABOUT A YEAR AGO . I HAVE MANAGED TO READ 10 OR MORE OF THE 'DIRK PITT' NOVELS. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by S. monkhouse
Sandecker for President!
I thought I'd get tired of Pitt and Giordino and their death defying James Bond adventures but I got through this book really quickly. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009 by Dan
Big Mistake
I have read and enjoyed Clive Cussler's books for years but this one is way, way off form, and really doesn't deserve to be in any bestseller list. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by Boot-Boy
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