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Erik J Wolpert

enjoyable espionage read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2022

Good adventure with CUsslers characters. Lots of surprises and action for all and fun science to feed the noggin joggin

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I miss Clive Cussler

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2021

I miss the little touches that Clive Cussler’s writing added to his characters and story. The stories from the past that always start the book had more depth and tied to something interesting in the main story. In previous books when St. Juliens character is used his buoyant character and a description of wine and food used and his knowledge of nautical history adds to the story. In this book. Weak. I feel like there could’ve been more investigation and the bad characters weren’t that despicable. The humor and joking between Kurt and Joe was lame. Not even sure why the Cora character was even mentioned. I felt nothing. Yes this book had the essential formula; Rich madman or woman trying to destroy the world but the things that made the story interesting and enjoyable weren’t here.

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Erik J Wolpert

enjoyable espionage read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2022

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Good adventure with CUsslers characters. Lots of surprises and action for all and fun science to feed the noggin joggin

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Lydia

Bought as gift

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2022

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I purchased it as a gift. My son likes this author he said the story plots are interesting and there is lot's of action.

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Very good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2022

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Great read, well chosen writing partners

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Tom K

Review of FAST ICE

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 26, 2021

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A typical Clive Cussler novel. This novel is not the same as Clive Cussler's earlier novels. In this instance Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must stop a brother and sister megalomaniac from destroying the world with a massive ICE AGE. Then when it is over the world will be more concerned with preserving what is left and not being interested in the rest of humanity. Although there are two megalomaniacs the novel focuses on the brother, Ryland Lloyd, and does not go in depth on the sister,Yvonne Lloyd. Ryland Lloyd is interesting because his public persona is that of an overzealous industrialist. Yet he like his sister are radical environmentalists, who wish to destroy the present world. And exist in a world that is more concerned with preserving the NEW WORLD and ignoring the rest of humanity. This is an interesting aspect of the novel because most of the megalomaniacs in Cussler's novels are more interested in themselves rather than a NEW WORLD ORDER. A regular reader of Clive Cussler novels will be able to distinguish between Clive Cussler's writing style and Graham Brown's writing style. However a relatively new reader will not be able to distinguish between the writing styles. Cussler's writing is that of constant, non-stop action while Brown's writing is not. An enjoyable read. A typical 'escape read' which the reader will not be able to put down.

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Clive Cussleris the best.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2022

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I have read several of his books and always find them very entertaining. It's hard to put his books down.

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Rob Gordon

About the same as the last 50 books...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2022

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... but I still bought it, read it, and enjoyed it. I kind of hate myself for enjoying such a formulaic author, rest his soul. He has brought me hours of reading pleasure over the years.

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Lois Fisher

Terrific NUMA Files thriller

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2021

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Although I mainly read cozies and novels with female leads, I have always enjoyed Clive Cussler's thrillers. Dirk Pitt was a big hero. With the unfortunate death of Mr. Cussler, I've been leery of reading some of his newer titles/series. The NUMA files is a wonderful exception. Kurt and Joe are wonderful, heroic, funny leading men, and many of the secondary characters are folks I remember from the Pitt adventures.
This book deals with a mad brother and sister act. They want to freeze the world for a myriad of reasons. Of course, NUMA is onto them, and the intrepid Kurt, Joe, a wry married couple, Gamay and Paul Trout, are involved in the adventure taking place in the South Pole. And like any good Cussler novel, there's also an historic backdrop to the main plot.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for escapism and good writing (kudos to Graham Brown).

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