La pietra sacra
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Groenlandia, cinquantamila anni fa: un meteorite radioattivo colpisce la Terra. Opera degli inferi, più che dei cieli dai quali è giunto, viene ritrovato intorno al Mille dopo Cristo da Erik il Rosso e dai suoi vichinghi: è una sfera dalla superficie fredda e levigata, tanto perfetta quanto letale, i cui effetti non tardano a manifestarsi. Sepolta in una caverna fino ai giorni nostri, viene riportata alla luce, insieme al suo impalpabile veleno, da un archeologo. E ora un gruppo di terroristi islamici vuole impossessarsene per costruire una bomba capace di radere al suolo intere metropoli. Prima fra tutte la capitale inglese, dove è in programma il concerto di una leggenda della musica: nientemeno che Elton John… Il tutto si complica con l’entrata in scena di un folle miliardario che, per vendicare la morte del suo unico figlio, trama di distruggere l’Islam con un massacro di proporzioni inaudite, a cominciare dai suoi luoghi sacri. E per farlo deve avere la pietra. Una gara mortale, uno scontro senza esclusione di colpi che sta per coinvolgere l’umanità intera. L’unica possibilità di salvezza è affidata alla Corporation del geniale Juan Cabrillo, con le sue meraviglie tecnologiche che solcano i mari. Il meteorite, però, non è l’unica pietra al centro dell’intrigo, poiché alla Mecca è scomparsa la Pietra Nera della Kaaba, e per gli uomini di Cabrillo il rischio è altissimo, se non verrà ricollocata al proprio posto…
- ISBN: 8830424153
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 468
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Disappointment Of all the Cussler books I've read, this is a major disappointment. There are way too many characters. The plot line...actually there were two plot lines...was so boring that the book was overflowing with "filler text". i.e., pages upon pages of dreary scene descriptions. etc. I make a Leggi tutto
I enjoyed it, but there was alot going going on and it got a bit confusing
This book gives us Cussler’s usual action-packed, page-turner. Even at over 400 pages it’s a quick, easy read. The usual Corporation Team characters make their appearances in this convoluted plot involving an age-old meteor, hidden in a cave in Greenland, and the other sacred stone, the Kaaba in Mec Leggi tutto
Good stuff. I might not enjoy the Oregon series as much as the Isaac Bell stuff.
This is the 2nd book in the Oregon Files and was a very enjoyable read. It is easier to follow the plot and more interesting than the first book, The Golden Buddha. The only problem I had with this book was that some of the incidents seemed a bit unrealistic. Even with this problem, I would have to
The action was fast as promised. However, it distracted from the development of the main characters-- especially those in the corporation. The plot was sloppy toward the end and I did no longer believe that it made sense. There was so many characters that it was hard to keep track of everyone. It di Leggi tutto
Worst book I've ever read, 54 plus different characters is a few to many. Sometimes he would change characters four times on one page. I stayed confused the whole book. The best part about the book was the very beginning and when I finished it. All of the other Clive Cussler books I have read have b Leggi tutto
"- Head and shoulders - said King by radio. - Shampoo? - asked Adams. - No - King replied - I'm gonna shoot this bastard there. In the head and shoulders." Good part but here's too little of Cabrillo, who's I personally love. Big pluses for Elton John concert and his lines, and Hotel California by The Leggi tutto
I read two Oregon Files by Cussler and Jack du Brul before and they were awesome. This one cowritten by Craig Dirgo unlike the rest of the series except Golden Buddha. And you see the difference obviously between two co-writers. Jack Du Brul does a much better job. Still a Cussler book. Joyful, thri Leggi tutto
From Erik the Red to nuclear terrorism, one shiny space rock has inspired worship and caused sickness and death throughout the centuries. Which is about how long it took to finish this book. Ah, to have a commando team with an unlimited budget--makes for a good story !
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