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A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster-when their boat explodes. What is happening in this part of the world?
As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team rush to investigate, they find themselves drawn into the extraordinary ambitions of an African dictator, the creation of a weapon of almost mythical power, and an unimaginably audacious plan to extort the world's major nations. The penalty for refusal? The destruction of their greatest cities. Filled with the high-stakes suspense and boundless invention unique to Cussler, Devil's Gate is one of the most thrilling novels yet from the grand master of adventure.
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Clive Cussler is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Kingdom and The Race. He lives in Arizona.
Graham Brown is the author of Black Rain and Black Sun. A pilot and an attorney, he lives in Arizona.
Graham Brown is the author of Black Rain and Black Sun. A pilot and an attorney, he lives in Arizona.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Solid Adventure Story after a Somewhat Scattered Beginning,
By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 112,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (#1 HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: Devil's Gate (Hardcover)
"No weapon formed against you shall prosper," -- Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV)I'm somewhat skeptical of the Cussler books written with coauthors. They vary in quality. I didn't know what to expect with Graham Brown, and the book's beginning seemed less interesting than a typical Cussler opening. From there, a lot of scenes were long, convoluted, and more than a little hard to follow. But after about 110 pages, the book picked up its stride, became more surefooted, and started to entertain in a fashion somewhat reminiscent of the early Dirk Pitt books. I found myself having fun, and by the end I was glad I had read the book. Give it a chance. I think you'll be glad you did. It's a quick read. If you aren't happy by page 225, stop. To me, the best part of the book came in the many scenes containing tongue-in-cheek humor of the sort that always made the Ian Fleming James Bond books fun to read. I also liked the wide variety of far-fetched technology inserted into the story. Naturally, the character development wasn't very significant. But it is an adventure story . . . so that's not a fatal flaw. The plot was well designed to keep the story moving pretty fast after the relatively slow beginning, and nicely picked up pace in the last 150 pages or so to reach a tempo I liked. I won't go into what the story is about. Half the fun of this book is finding out what Clive Cussler dreamed up. I'll definitely read the next Kurt Austin book if Graham Brown is the coauthor.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (69 customer reviews) 46 of 50 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Made it to page 81 and asked myself why . . .,
By Jerry Saperstein - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Devil's Gate (Hardcover)
I am a Clive Cussler fan - but Clive Cusssler apparently little involved with the writing of the books bearing his name.There have been eight prior Kurt Austin adventures written with Paul Kemprecos. Now no one really knows how these collaborations work, but the Kurt Austin books have been pretty good. If you've read the Dirk Pitt series (22 in all) you have a feeling for Clive Cussler solo - and with his son, Dirk Cussler, as a co-author (very different). Cussler's trademark is high-flying plots that strain the reader's willingness to believe. But when Cussler is telling the story, he builds strong heroic characters and his story telling skills are powerful enough to pull the reader through. In "Devil's Gate", Cussler seems to be entirely absent. The plot is outlandish - and Graham Brown's story telling is simply inadequate. The characters, including hero Kurt Austin, parody their roles in earlier books. The dialog of the bad guys seems to have come together from an accident involving refrigerator magnets. The plot and action quickly move from outlandish to bizarre to completely unbelievable - and I only made it to page 81. The last Isaac Bell adventure, the fourth in the series after three excellent books, fell on its face as well. A prolific author with 48 books to his credit, there's going to be a cropper or two. It seems that Cussler is trying to build a factory or farm system to up the number of titles he has in print, which in turn will increase his revenue. Apparently he is farming more and more of the actual writing out to others and, I think, the plotting as well. The result has been more titles with the Clive Cussler name on them and, in my opinion, weaker stories. "Devil's Gate" just doesn't make it for me. By page 81, nothing was believable and the characters - familiar from earlier books - felt like parodies. Not up to what I expect of Cussler. Jerry 43 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Open the gates.,
By Marcus A. Lewis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Devil's Gate (Hardcover)
Kurt Austin returns in a brand new adventure from the NUMA Files. We last saw Austin and Zavala in "Medusa" (6/09). This time around Clive Cussler has a new co-author Graham Brown. Together the two storytellers attempt to pump new blood into a waning franchise. I will miss Paul Kemprecos' contribution to the series, but the move will hopefully prove to be a beneficial one. Having said that, it does not bode well for a novel when there is a proofreading error on the very first page (though instead of through)"Devil's Gate" begins with the requisite prologue, set on the tarmac in Santa Maria, the Azores in 1951..a mysterious Russian passenger and his luggage are being spirited to the U.S. by an American pilot named Hudson. The passenger is shot before he can reboard the plane and is left for dead. Hudson is also hit and the "Connie" he's flying goes down in the Atlantic. If you are familiar with the Cussler template, you know this incident will eventually intrude on present-day events. If you're a high-adventure enthusiast, give Cussler and Brown a nod. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with this new-look addition to the NUMA Files. 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you like Cussler ... you'll enjoy the book.,
By MED "constantly reading" - Published on Amazon.com
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Cussler brings back Kurt Austin - dropped into a plot from an African dictator threatening the planet.As most Cussler books do this one opens with a flashback, this time to 1951 when a plane with a suspicious cargo goes down near the Azores. Fast forward and a scientist for the Large Hadron Collider stages his own kidnapping. The scientist is drawn into the dictator's plan for a super weapon that will hold the world's superpowers hostage to his whim. The dictator tests his weapon on a ship near where Austin's NUMA vessel is sailing. There is the "James Bondesque" quality of some of the characters, plot lines and dialogue - and credibility is strained. Cussler and collaborator Graham Brown add a little international romance as well. But if you enjoy Cussler's regular fare you will find this an enjoyable if "reality-stretching" good vs. evil story. |
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