From Publishers WeeklyIn the bloated fourth Dirk Pitt novel from Cussler and son Dirk (after Arctic Drift), evildoers Ozden Aktan Celik and Ozden's sister, Maria, who are bent on Muslim domination of the Middle East, plot to blow up sacred Muslim sites like Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock and pin the blame on the CIA in particular and the West in general. Dirk, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, and the Celiks are both searching for lost religious artifacts related to Jesus, artifacts whose rediscovery could embarrass certain powerful members of the British establishment. The authors keep the action moving with plenty of wreck diving, running sea battles, and ships laden with explosives. Fans of the indefatigable Pitt will enjoy watching their hero as he joins the battle on land, in the air, and at sea, but others might wish the Cusslers had picked less familiar terrorist targets. (Nov.) (c) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From BooklistCusslers umpteenth installment in the 40-year run of Dirk Pitt chronicles, now written with his son, the eponymous Dirk Cussler, has become as formulaic a franchise as the James Bond movies. In fact, Pitt is a Bond of the seas with similar exotic locales, scenery-chewing villains, over-the-top technology, and bodacious babes served with a bucket of testosteroneshaken not stirred. But with formula fiction, as with theme restaurants, its fun, and you always know what youre getting. Cussler, the Cheesecake Factory of adventure writers, doesnt disappoint in his latest, in which the bizarre cargo carried by a Roman galley in 327 CE and the mysterious explosion of a British battleship in 1916 have tremendous ramifications on the current political climate of the Middle East. Brother-and-sister baddies Ozden and Maria Celik aim to resurrect the Ottoman Empire, to which they lay claim as the allegedly last surviving royal heirs, by fomenting a fundamentalist uprising in Turkey and the surrounding Middle Eastern countries. But theyll succeed only if they can keep Dirk Pitt and his NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) team from discovering what was being transported in that ancient galley. High-Demand Back Story: A tried-and-true formula by a tried-and-true New York Times bestselling author will create its own stir. --Michael Gannon "Arctic Drift has exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes and derring-do by Dirk Pitt, oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling [and] he delivers." -Associated Press how do i find the edition of a book Crescent Dawn (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Riveting adventure and instructional in religious artifacts but not pedanticBy Kindle CustomerThis book boasts plenty of adventure and bad guys to keep one on the edge of their seat, enlightening information about Christian, Muslim and Roman artifacts as well as the period of time from which the artifacts originate, and plenty of familiar people from Dirk Pitt's earlier adventures including Dirk himself, his wife Loren, Rudi Gunn, Al with his newest "toy", the Bullet, Dirk and Summer Pitt as well as plenty of nasty evil doers who are defeated by the derring-do capably carried out by Pitt, Al, and Pitt's son. In addition to defeating the bad guys our heroes find the time and resources to find a 1700+ year shipwreck and to foil a deadly explosion that would have left the Middle East in turmoil. A very rewarding read....0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amazing! This was a goodBy RichardSo many of the Cussler books are very relevant to what's going on in today's world even though they were written years ago. Amazing! This was a good, fast moving book with a lot of surprises and changes in direction. It is a complex story with a lot of suspense and yet still contains enough reality that as you read, it can be imagined to be possible. Very enjoyable1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. History LessonBy mediaproI have been a fan of Clives since "Raise the Titianic" - a great book, a wonderful character in Dirk Pitt. But as others have said when you grow really big and other writers write under your banner it never the same. Its not really a Clive Cussler book, just like car shopping when the sales guy keeps saying . . . its just like the BMW but its not.This book is nothing but a boring history lesson, if I really wanted to know the history of Istanbul and more info about the middle east I would get a history book. Endless pages about history of the rulers, the city, the culture, it is everything but a Clive Cussler gripping novel of exciting adventure. Over 125 pages an only about 40 pages of real story the rest are a history lesson, the first Cussler book I gave on before the end.We miss you Clive come back to us !