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Indlæser... Shock Wave (Dirk Pitt Adventure) (udgave 2008)af Clive Cussler
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. With this volume in the Dirk Pitt adventure series, the late Clive Cussler brings us to crazy historical fiction raining sheets of crazy with shipwrecks, sea serpents, diamonds, and a mining technique -- an 'acoustic plague' -- that kills things within a hundred kilometers. The bad guys are actually evil, generations deep, and the hero survives combat, starvation, exposure and romantic interludes that would kill a normal man. Interestingly, this 1996 novel even showcases a leading transgender character. ( ) En 1859, se produce el naufragio de un barco británico que transporta condenados a Australia. Dos de los supervivientes consiguen llegar a una isla desierta donde descubren una mina de diamantes. Este hecho dará lugar a la fundación de un imperio familiar dirigido por Arthur Dorsett y sus tres hijas. Una de éstas, Maeve, se ha apartado de su familia y alterna su profesión de bióloga con trabajos como guía científica de cruceros por la Antártida. Durante uno de estos viajes, un grupo de turistas muere repentinamente por causas misteriosas y la propia Maeve, junto a unos pocos, es rescatada por Dirk Pitt. A partir de entonces, las investigaciones de Pitt pondrán al descubierto una monstruosa trama de ambición y codicia cuyo epicentro se halla, precisamente, en las minas de diamantes de la familia Dorsett. [b:Shock Wave|41704|Shock Wave (Dirk Pitt, #13)|Clive Cussler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1349053006l/41704._SY75_.jpg|41240] is yet another crazy book. Par for the course at this point. This time around, we have shipwrecks, sea serpents, diamonds, and a strange 'acoustic plague' that kills every living thing within a hundred kilometers. The bad guys are evil, the good guys are going to win in the end, and it's going to be a crazy story along the way. Characterwise, it's more of the same. It's fascinating to see a fairly believable love interest for Pitt in Maeve[^fin]. And we have more and more from the side characters, in particular Giordino with Pitt and Rudy Gunn and Admiral Sandecker doing their own part to save the world. Giordino even gets a big show hand to hand fight at the end, although why in the world Unfortunately, there's not even a hint of the salvage that I particularly like about these series, although there are shipwrecks, building your way out of bad situations, and island survival, so I guess I'll take it. Also, wasn't Canada part of the United States at one point? That seems to not have been a thing any more. Perhaps to tie more tightly to real history? They don't mention the Titanic as much either. On the other hand, the unit conversions that so plagued [b:Inca Gold|198332|Inca Gold (Dirk Pitt, #12)|Clive Cussler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1172611303l/198332._SY75_.jpg|191850] are gone as well, with different characters using the units they would mostly likely know, so that's a good thing. Womanwise, Cussler still has some really weird sections at times: He also felt a disconcerting desire for her that angered him. Not now, he thought, not under these circumstances. He turned away so she wouldn't see the rapt expression on his face. Progress? Still bizarre. This time she screamed, a high-pitched scream such as only a female could project. You certainly have a way with words Mr. Cussler. This is solidly among my favorites of the series thus far, which actually surprised me. It's a solid adventure story and really shows how far Cussler had come in his craft by this point.
Intentionally, Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt share a lot of the same spirit. On top of 80 books in 85 years, Cussler started a real life analogue to NUMA and has found quite a number of shipwrecks. With his passing, this quote hits even harder. Quite the life and quite the legacy. Leaving on a more humorous note:
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