FICTION

THE STORM

by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown

Classic Cussler: testosterone-driven action, over-the-horizon technical wizardry, beautiful and talented women and exotic... Full review >

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DEVIL'S GATE

by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown

Vintage Cussler (Crescent Dawn, 2010, etc.), and just right for the armchair techie who likes his action nonstop and his... Full review >

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FICTION

CRESCENT DAWN

by Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler

Cussler, writing with his son, once again blends history, technical knowledge, bombs, bullets and betrayal into cinematic... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE CHASE

by Clive Cussler

Thin characters, fat plot-holes, sluggish pacing and Cussler’s signature clunky prose. Full review >

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FICTION

THE NAVIGATOR

by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

A small—very small—step up from Saturday morning adventure cartoons. Full review >

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FICTION

GOLDEN BUDDHA

by Clive Cussler & Craig Dirgo

Cussler’s first mate on the computer, Craig Dirgo, also copilot for The Sea-Hunters (1996) and The Sea-Hunters II: More True... Full review >

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FICTION

POLAR SHIFT

by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Glacial pace, paper-thin characters, slap-dash prose and a probable warm welcome from a large and loyal audience. Full review >

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WHITE DEATH

by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Zestful heroics. Should rise to the top like one of Cussler’s real-life lost ships. Full review >

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FICTION

BLACK WIND

by Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler

A father-son action thriller penned by a father-son team that more than maintains the supercharged Cusslerian danger. Don’t... Full review >

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FICTION

SACRED STONE

by Clive Cussler & Craig Dirgo

The usual Cussler the Incredible, crammed with endless technological detail and ablaze with action. Full review >

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FICTION

FIRE ICE

by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Fans may miss Dirk Pitt, but the story goes down like a chilled Stolichnaya martini. Full review >

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HISTORY

THE SEA HUNTERS II

by Clive Cussler & Craig Dirgo

A lively narrative slickly done: nothing wrong with that, but intelligent readers who like their history straight up may... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

VALHALLA RISING

by Clive Cussler

Who is in top form here, easily tying together Viking relics, a Confederate submarine, and a lost ship running on seawater... Full review >

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