This time, Pitt finds another treasure - well, two actually - the fabled graves of Genghis Khan and his illustrious grandson, Kublai Khan with a little help from his old pal, Giordino. ( )

A great book. I read this before I read Vallhalla Rising (I may be wrong about the name) so I did'nt know Dirk Pitt had kids & it sort of got confusing when I read about them. ( )

19th Adventure of Dirk Pitt

Dirk Pitt with his sidekick Al Giordino takes us on another wild adventure, a mystery spanning from Siberia to Mongolia.

Cussler opens in his customary prologue, starting in Hakata Bay, Japan 1281 to Shang-Tu, China 1937 and from there things unfold at a fast pace to lake Baikal Siberia 2007.
While surveying for oil seepage a team of geophysicists are caught in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and subsequent seiche... What appears to be a simple act of nature, triggers further investigation...From there, we embark on a wild and never ending ride.

While Dirk Pitt and his teammate Al Giordino are tracking the lake's currents, they are nearly killed. Our heroes set out on the trail to find the mysterious mogul behind this sinister plot.... The adventure is full of intrigue as they face one peril after another and in typical Cussler fashion, they encounter an army of trained warriors and obstacles, naturally, they manage to outwit everyone....

The action is rolling on every page with surprises, lots of history, implausible bravado and close calls of his heroes. The story is just plain fun and enjoyable, you find everything you come to expect from a Clive Cussler's novel. Not only we have the familiar cast of lovable characters in Dirk and Al and some villains to hate, we find Summer and Dirk Jr as supporting characters in some very tight and exciting situations.

Cussler is a master at delivering the unimaginable, a mind controlling fantasy, the ultimate ride to the end. ( )

Making watching an infommercial a better choice! ( )

Good most of the way, the story drags about 3/4 thorough and is really unbelievable. Nice twist in the very end. ( )

I've always thought that a little pulp fiction now and then is good for you. In the 80s, when I first started reading Cussler, he was among the best in the genre, but that was unfortunately a long time ago. This is around the seventh awful one in a row, so I think I'm officially done now. ( )

Typical Dirk Pitt - you either hate 'em or love 'em. ( )

What can I say I love every single book of the Dirk Pitt Novel and this one is no different. As soon I start reading them I can't stop - ( )

Again, neither the best nor worst in the series. There was less underwater action in this story than most. Also, although the story was "new", for the first time in reading a Dirk Pitt novel, I kept feeling as if nothing was "new" and that I'd encountered each situation before. Also, I would have liked more character development. Oddly, the book focused almost entirely on Dirk (senior) and Al while Dirk (junior) and Summer had only a minor, near-cameo appearance. ( )

Half way through, but it is classic Dirk and Al's rugged heroic sleuthing. I add more when 'm finished ( )