Dragon - (Dirk Pitt Adventures (Paperback)) by Clive Cussler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This classic adventure by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Clive Cussler finds Dirk Pitt going up against a band of Japanese fanatics who have developed a chilling plan to destroy the Western powers as payback for past injustices. Now available in a Premium Edition. Reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Clive Cussler, author of over twenty consecutive <i>New York Times </i>bestsellers, brings back beloved hero Dirk Pitt in this electrifying, edge-of-your-seat thriller that is "a high-tech adventure, a little romance, and a whale of a story" (<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i>).</b> <p/>Japan, 1945: Two US bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through. <p/>The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, Dirk Pitt is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack. While Washington bureaucrats scramble, a brutal industrialist commands his blackmail scheme from a secret island control center. And Dirk, the dauntless hero of <i>Sahara</i> and <i>Inca Gold</i>, is taking on death-dealing robots and a human-hunting descendant of samurai warriors. Pitt alone controls the West's secret ace in the hole: a tidal wave of destruction waiting to be triggered on the ocean floor! <p/>"Bulging with gadgetry and undersea delights" (<i>Houston Chronicle</i>), <i>Dragon</i> is "pure fun...Watch out for paper cuts as you turn the pages faster and faster to keep up with Cussler's intense pace" (<i>San Diego Union-Tribune</i>). This is "a page-turning romp that achieves a level of fast-paced action and derring-do that Robert Ludlum...might well envy" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A PLUNDERED TREASURE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS... A DEVASTATING NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN THE PACIFIC... AN EVIL PLOT TO BRING THE WEST TO ITS KNEES!<P>Japan, 1945: Two U.S. bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through.<P>The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot.<P>DIRK PITT "RM" is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack. While Washington bureaucrats scramble, a brutal industrialist commands his blackmail scheme from a secret island control center. And DIRK PITT, the dauntless hero of Sahara and Inca Gold, is taking on death-dealing robots and a human-hunting descendant of samurai warriors. Pitt alone controls the West's secret ace in the hole: a tidal wave of destruction waiting to be triggered on the ocean floor!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><P> Chattanooga News-Free Press <P><P> "From one hair-raising scene to another, "Dragon" is an incredible and satisfying thriller.... Full of swashbuckling drama and enough twists and turns to keep the reader's attention to the last page....<br><br>"CUSSLER IS A MASTER OF BUILDING SUSPENSE AND TENSION. . . . HIGH-TECH ADVENTURE, A LITTLE ROMANCE, AND A WHALE OF A STORY."<P> --"Richmond Times-Dispatch "<br><br>"UNRELENTING . . . "DRAGON "IS A SWELL ADVENTURE STORY."<P> --"New York Daily News "<br><br>Atlanta Journal and Constitution <P><P> "Chock-full of marine technology, gentle twistings of historical fact, and enough undersea action to keep readers turning pages. Lovers of undersea adventures who have yet to pick up a Cussler novel should get to know Dirk Pitt."<br><br>Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel <P><P> "Pitt has been compared to other popular adventure heroes, but Cussler has created a one-of-a-kind... [DRAGON is] an imaginative and suspenseful novel."<br><br>Kirkus Reviews <P><P> "Cussler keeps a tight plot under a favoring wind. ...Much fun, crisply told, with exciting special effects."<br><br>Ocala Star-Banner <P><P> "Cussler once again bounces to the top of his field by combining current events with an active imagination.... A fine writer.... A spectacular ending."<br><br>Publishers Weekly <P><P> "A page-turning romp that achieves a level of fast- paced action and derring-do that Robert Ludlum ...might well envy.... Solidly entertaining."<br><br>San Diego Union <P><P> "Pure fun.... Cussler's ability to dredge up forgotten facts and link them to imagined future events lends fresh twists to the techno-thriller.... Watch ou for paper cuts as you turn the pages faster and faster to keep up with Cussler's intense pace."<br><br>Sunday Oklahoman <P><P><P> "Action-packed... Cussler grabs the reader in the opening chapter, starting a rollercoaster ride of heart-stopping adventures, disasters, and coincidences.... "Dragon" is every bit as thrilling as his earlier "Raise the Titanic"!<br><br>New York Daily News<P>"Unrelenting... DRAGON is a swell adventure story."<br><br>Publishers Weekly<P>"A page-turning romp that achieves a level of fast-<P>paced action and derring-do that Robert Ludlum<P>...might well envy.... Solidly entertaining."<br><br>San Diego Union<P>"Pure fun.... Cussler's ability to dredge up forgotten<P>facts and link them to imagined future events lends fresh<P>twists to the techno-thriller.... Watch ou for paper<P>cuts as you turn the pages faster and faster to keep up<P>with Cussler's intense pace."<br><br>Sunday Oklahoman <P>"Action-packed... Cussler grabs the reader in the opening chapter, starting a rollercoaster ride of heart-stopping adventures, disasters, and coincidences.... "Dragon" is every bit as thrilling as his earlier "Raise the Titanic"!<P><br><br>Richmond Times-Dispatch<P>"Cussler is a master of building suspense and tension.... <P>ÝDRAGON is¨ high-tech adventure, a little romance, and a <P>whale of a story...."<P><br><br> Sunday Oklahoman <P>"Action-packed... Cussler grabs the reader in the opening chapter, starting a rollercoaster ride of heart-stopping adventures, disasters, and coincidences.... "Dragon" is every bit as thrilling as his earlier "Raise the Titanic"! <P><br><br>"BULGING WITH GADGETRY AND UNDERSEA DELIGHTS. . . CUSSLER FANS WILL LOVE DRAGON".<P>-- Houston Chronicle<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Clive Cussler (1931-2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT(R), THE NUMA FILES(R), THE OREGON FILES (R), AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE (R), A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE (R), and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE (R). His nonfiction works include <i>Built for Adventure</i>: <i>The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt</i>, and <i>Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt</i>, <i>The Sea Hunters </i>and <i>The Sea Hunters II</i>; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine <i>Hunley. </i>
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