Walhalla

Il solito Cussler con l'aggravante di una trama ripetitiva e spompata. Quello che dovrebbe essere ormai un canone diventa una trita ripetizione di situazioni e luoghi comuni, in pratica un libro incagliato. Persino la narrazione parallela, quella che di solito consente a Cussler di correre a briglia Leggi tutto

A typical, silly, perposteri0us downright outlandish Clive Cussler book , however a delicious nugget in 712 pages of diversion and I loved it. One of the countless Dirk Pitt novels that is full , both great in entertainment and much more disbelief but joyful. Now this is the reason readers continue

Title: Valhalla Rising Author: Clive Cussler Date Published: 2001 Pages: 537 When the luxury cruise-liner Emerald Dolphin which had on board 1600 passengers in opulence styles and served by 900 crews members, powered by a newly invented propulsion system designed and developed by Dr. Elmore Egan a Nobel Leggi tutto

This is a book for teenagers, half scientific, half adventures. It looks like a mixture of Jules Verne and James Bond, with many hard-believable facts, tons of coincidences and a lot of unnecessary casualties. The hero is too clever and and strong for my likes, but so goes the pattern. Three stars m Leggi tutto

My first Cussler book, and it will be my last. Before anyone sends me a nasty-gram about this review, remember, I'm not taking away your right to enjoy this book, it's just that I didn't. Dirk Pitt is just a little too much, don't you think? I mean, your ancient rare plane isn't showing up for your

Another likeable if totally implausible fantasy thriller from Clive Cussler in the Dirk Pitt series (we previously reviewed 'Atlantis Found' on GoodReads back in 2012). This immediate successor to 'Atlantis Found' [#15 in the series] is not nearly as loopy but it does manage to weave in Viking settl Leggi tutto

Oh dear, where to start? Perhaps the fact that the highlight of the stupendous, mega-cruise ship was the stupendous, fantastic, indoor shopping mall, whose loss Cussler keeps bemoaning? Would that be petty? There's clearly a market for this stupidity, as this was Dirk Pitt TM No. 16 and I see in the w Leggi tutto

I enjoyed this book a lot for being a thriller and an action adventure but its use of Vikings in the plot proved to be a bit of 'all talk and no substance'. The very first chapter is about Vikings settling and discovering North America but not an event that has a happy ending. The rest of the story f Leggi tutto