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Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler
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Book Description

1 Oct 2009

The twentieth of Clive Cussler’s bestselling Dirk Pitt novels,

Arctic
Drift


is a white-knuckle ride of a novel that you won't want to put down!

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave…

When Dirk Pitt of NUMA® is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet?

But there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMA® colleague Al Giordino must battle for survival against the hostile elements and an evil megalomaniac who is about to plunge the North American continent into war…

Arctic Drift is a white-knuckle ride of a novel that once picked up you won't want to put down. It is the twentieth of Clive Cussler’s bestselling Dirk Pitt novels — the series that also includes Raise the Titanic! and his first novel, Mayday — and is co-authored with his son Dirk Cussler.

‘Clive Cussler is hard to beat’
Daily Mail

‘No-holds barred adventure… a souped-up treat’
Daily Mirror

Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of thirty-eight previous books, including nineteen Dirk Pitt novels, eight NUMA® Files adventures, six Oregon Files books, three works of non-fiction and two historical adventures, The Chase and The Wrecker. He lives in Arizona.

Dirk Cussler, an MBA from Berkeley, worked for many years in the financial arena, and now devotes himself full time to writing. He is the co-author, with Clive Cussler, of Black Wind, Treasure of Khan, and Arctic Drift. In recent years he has been an active participant and partner in his father's real-life NUMA® expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees. He lives in Arizona.


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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (1 Oct 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141038918
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141038919
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3.5 x 18.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,952 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 )

About the Author

Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of thirty-eight previous books, including nineteen Dirk Pitt novels, eight NUMA Files adventures, six Oregon Files books, three works of non-fiction, and his historical adventures, The Chase and The Wrecker. He lives in Arizona.

Dirk Cussler, an MBA from Berkeley, worked for many years in the financial arena, and now devotes himself full-time to writing. He is the co-author with Clive Cussler of Black Wind and Treasure of Khan. For the past several years, he has been an active participant and partner in his father's NUMA expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees. He lives in Arizona.


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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Cussler family at their best !! 4 Nov 2008
By Red VINE™ VOICE
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.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars cussler reigns supreme 11 Nov 2008
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!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good adventure story. 25 Jan 2011
By J.Flood
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.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Another interesting plot line linking past events through to current times. Two ships stranded in the artic ice a century ago seemingly unrelated to a search for a rare chemical... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Trish F
5.0 out of 5 stars good story
As usual the story holds your attention all the way through & you just can't put it down till you get to the end
Published 2 months ago by C. A. Bringloe
1.0 out of 5 stars Narrator
narration is monotonous of an other wise good story; each character is very difficult to recognise which makes an audio book extremely difficult to enjoy.
Published 2 months ago by Alistair W Oag
5.0 out of 5 stars Gary phillips
Always enjoy Clive cussler he has a way of bringing stories to life ,looking forward to the next Normans the ones after that
Published 2 months ago by Gary
5.0 out of 5 stars Cussler always delivers.
Another action packed story of Dirk Pitt and NUMA. Better than James Bond any day. Clive's attention to detail, concise descriptions and almost non stop action makes his books a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John
4.0 out of 5 stars Drifted along nicely
Cussler always manages to draw you in with his obvious love of the sea and for Dirk Pitt, even the technical bits agree easily understood,loved this book
Published 3 months ago by hrhjanet
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas present 2
short of a present or two this made a brilliant stocking filler of her favourite author stocked up now for long lazy summer days
Published 3 months ago by Kevin Stobbs
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Good read as usual, nice easy pace with nice link to historic event's.
It. Does not seem to lose anything with the larger range of characters.
Published 3 months ago by mrs karren Joslin-white
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great adventure
Clive Cussler at his best.
Keeps the readers intrerest for the whole book - difficult to put down once started,
Published 4 months ago by P. W. Underhill
1.0 out of 5 stars What's happened to the Clive Cussler I used to read?
1 star? A little harsh? Not if you buy this book thinking you're going to get solid entertainment the way that Clive Cussler used to deliver it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by npb
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