Il tesoro di Gengis Khan

4,50 sterren - Nederlandse paperback - gevonden in minibieb Venlo. 🦋🦋🦋Het blijft een feest deze boeken te lezen. Moeiteloos verweeft de schrijver verschillende eeuwen met elkaar tot een weloverwogen, spannend, en uitgezocht verhaal. Het had allemaal zo maar kunnen gebeuren. Dat maakt voor mij, samen Leggi tutto

Tutti i libri belli si assomigliano fra loro (circa), ogni libro orrendo è orrendo a suo modo. Questo per esempio riesce a essere orrendo in un modo cosmico e ancestrale. Tra spiegoni quanto mai imbarazzanti (tipo uno sulla seconda guerra mondiale piazzato in un capitolo ambientato PRIMA che questa ac Leggi tutto

I have never read a Clive Cussler novel until "Treasure of Khan", which is, I think, the 20th novel in his long-running Dirk Pitt series. My Cussler deprivation is not due to any calculated or irrational dismissal of the author; I just never got around to reading him. Starting with the 20th book in

A scientific expedition, led by a beautiful woman as usual in these books, on Lake Baikal in Siberia is swamped by a huge wave. Of course, Pitt and Giordano just happen to be in the area, and come to the rescue. Then a mysterious force sinks Pitt's ship and kidnaps the scientists. Pitt's pursuit tak Leggi tutto

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 cr Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

As a writer, I don’t read in the same way as a general reader, so my comments here may not be as helpful as they might otherwise be. Clive Cussler is, of course, a well-known thriller writer with a large number of sales to his name. If Treasure of Khan is representative of his style, however, I have Leggi tutto

Although the novels can be a bit predictable and have a similar mix of: historic fact updated into a fictional discovery often with a Mr Big or Corporation trying to take over the world I still love the research used by Mr Cussler to bring the events to life. I know the gun-ho action etc is very ton Leggi tutto

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.

En opnieuw de zelfde opzet die we al kennen van eerdere Cussler boeken. Een evenement in het verleden, dan een sprong naar deze tijd, waar het gebeuren van het verleden een vervolg krijgen. Aardig, maar ongeloofwaardig verhaal. Wat te denken van Dirk en Al die zich redden uit een omsingeling door Mon Leggi tutto