Trojan Odyssey: 17 (Dirk Pitt Adventure) - Softcover

Cussler, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425199320 ISBN 13: 9780425199329

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004

Synopsis

In his first adventure since the revelation that he's a parent, Dirk Pitt must uncover the truth behind the myth of another long-lost father-figure, Homer's Odysseus, if he's going to stop a dangerous cult from reshaping the earth in their own image.

Fraternal twins, Summer Pitt and Dirk Pitt, Jr., are working to determine the origin of a strange brown tide infesting the ocean off the shore of Nicaragua when two startling things happen: Summer discovers an artifact, something strange and beautiful and ancient. And the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading straight for them and a nearby floating luxury resort hotel called Ocean Wanderer.

The peril for everybody concerned is incalculable. And now that Dirk Pitt has learned he's a father, he will stop at nothing to protect his two children. He rushes into the chaos, only to find that what's left in the storm's wake makes the furies of nature pale in comparison. For there is an all-too-human evil at work in that part of the world, and Summer's relic may be the only clue to the man calling the shots. Whoever he is, he's connected to a cult that believes the Celts, also known as the Achaeans, reached the New World millennia before the accepted history suggests. If he's right, his ancestors laid the foundation for the work he will soon complete--and our world will be a very different place.

Though if Summer's discovery is to be believed, the world is already a very different place...

About this title

Review:

"Hurricane Cussler at his most tumultuous."

From the Back Cover:

A daring rescue sends Dirk Pitt on an adventure that will determine the future of the planet ...

When a hurricane unexpectedly blows up off the coast of Nicaragua, a giant floating hotel lies in its path. With no escape for the helpless passengers and crew, it's left to Dirk Pitt and NUMA to launch a rescue and save the day. But in the storm's wake, Pitt and his team discover clues that point to an ancient mystery with shocking implications for today.

As Pitt investigates further, he uncovers a plot by a mysterious billionaire called Specter to dramatically alter the Earth's climate, leaving him in control of the only solution. With foes attempting to stop him on every side, Pitt is in a race against time to prevent global catastrophe ...

With heart-racing action and nerve-shredding tension, Trojan Odyssey proves that Clive Cussler is a master storyteller.

'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0425199320
• ISBN 13: 9780425199329
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 608