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| Title | : | Treasure of Khan (Dirk Pitt #19) |
| Author | : | Clive Cussler |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 552 pages |
| Published | : | November 28th 2006 by G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Categories | : | Adventure. Fiction. Thriller |
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Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career with one of Clive Cussler's most audacious, and well-received novels yet. But now Cussler takes an extraordinary leap, with one of his most remarkable villains ever.Genghis Khan-the greatest conqueror of all time, who, at his peak, ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a forgotten mystery. Until now
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| Original Title: | Treasure of Khan |
| ISBN: | 0399153691 (ISBN13: 9780399153693) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dirk Pitt #19 |
| Characters: | Dirk Pitt |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 12724 Users | 422 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books Treasure of Khan (Dirk Pitt #19)
After reading some deeper books, I needed a break and some mind candy. Clive Cussler always fits that bill. Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino are modern day adventurers who get into impossible situations and keep me entertained the whole time. I can always count on Clive Cussler to deliver a fun book.If a satellite in space ever mapped the myriad of lone tracks and trails across Mongolia, it would resemble a plate of spaghetti dropped on the floor.Haven't we done this before? With the desert and Khans? In a nutshell, Ghenghis Khan was asked to be buried without a fancy tomb or even a grave marker (as was the custom among his people). In all the years since, it's never actually been found. So of course Pitt has to stumble upon a mysterious group of traditionally armed and trained Mongolian
Dirk Pitt is in the area of thee Caspian Sea where he has to rescue a survey team from a Mongol oil tycoon with the goal of conquering the world's oil market. The Mongol holds a secret of the burial location of Genghis Khan and will use the information for world conquest. This is a fast paced adventure story.
3.5/5 stars. This was going along really well until page 400. It had the good old Dirk Pitt adventure aspect to it, but it felt different to the other books in the series lately...and on book 19, different is good. The overly hi-tech science had been somewhat toned down, and Pitts two children, who add very little but cheesiness, were nowhere to be seen. In fact, only one of the usual litany of secondary characters had made an appearance, and most of the others hadnt even been mentioned. Then
James Bond meets Indiana Jones in another fun action/adventure! Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt just keep getting better with age! Cussler delivers in Treasure of Khan!Dirk Pitt along with his children and sidekick Al Giordino, this time are up against a corrupt Oil company headed by a Mongolian Tyrant who is aiming to take over the world Oil Market, who has his hands on a deadly weapon that is capable of causing earthquakes all across the globe, sending the oil economy sky high! The secondary plot
Terrible, Terrible, Terrible! An outrageously outlandish plot barely within sighting distance of reality. The "coolest", know-it-all, wise-cracking archaeologists-as-protagonists to have ever walked the earth. Decent dialogue is replaced by a bunch of dumb one-liners. Bad writing (ex. "The chills crept up her back like the Polar Express").This was my first Cussler book, although I have been familiar with the character of Dirk Pitt. And it seems that Pitt is unashamedly based on Indiana Jones.
While I understand that the Cussler novels are mass market and formulaic, I still think the quality of writing matters. Of the dozen or so Cussler novels I've read, this isn't the best written. Yes, it was an entertaining read, but certainly not up to the quality and sheer enjoyment pleasure of, say Spartan Gold or The Chase.The short of it is, a Mongolian descendant of Ghenghis Kahn wants to return Mongolia to its former glory by cornering the oil markets of major nations. He does this using a
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