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"LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Takeo Ogawa glanced at his wristwatch and shook his head in irritation ..." (more)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Better Dirk, Jr., Lots of Cool Action, and Plot Flaws, Dec 6 2008
This review is from: Black Wind (Paperback)

The best Dirk Pitt books cause your heart to pound, make your head woozy from empathy for the danger and leave you with chills after the action settles down. While Black Wind has a section like that near the end, the bulk of the book reminded me of the early James Bond books by Ian Fleming. The hero is cool and resourceful and not very reckless . . . and up against some bizarre cartoon character industrialist. Why the change? That's because the hero of this book is Dirk Pitt, Jr. with Dirk Pitt not appearing except for a cameo until near the end of the book. When Dirk himself appears near the end, all the usual physiological symptoms from reading Clive Cussler's work are present.

This book is a collaboration between Clive Cussler and his son, Dirk (talk about having a tough name to live up to!). One gets the sense that Dirk, Jr. is either modeled on Dirk Cussler or has been developed by Dirk Cussler because this is a different Dirk, Jr. than we have read about before.

However the story developed, we should be grateful that Dirk Pitt, Jr. emerges as a more credible and interesting character than in the earlier novels where he was mostly someone for Dirk Pitt to rescue.

The story itself has too many holes in it to be credible . . . which is part of why the story doesn't create more chills for the reader. Here are a few examples: North Korea cannot get a sample of an ages-old virus without stealing one from a 60+ year-old Japanese submarine; the U.S. Air Force would allow a mobile rocket launching platform complete with rocket to operate a few miles from its own launch site at Vandenberg without constant surveillance and a military escort; U.S. spy satellites are so few in number that a ship can simply disappear without the satellites picking up on it; and huge batches of a new strain of virus can be created in a few hours. This lack of credibility has been a problem with Clive Cussler novels for years. So if you haven't minded the past novels in this regard, this one isn't much worse.

The book's strength is its continuing action sequences and entertaining cliff hangers. Although these events are more cool than heart-pounded, they keep the story moving and make it continually interesting. I started the book early in the evening and couldn't put it down until I finished it. I seldom have that reaction to an action novel.

I also liked the way the plot evolved gradually enough that there is some mystery left to intrigue the reader throughout the first half of the book. This was an improvement over some of the recent Dirk Pitt novels.

As for the plot, the less you know before starting . . . the better. Let the book surprise you. I think you'll be glad you did.

The other main flaw in the book is that it seems to have lacked a thorough editing. If you find less than 50 embarrassing mistakes, you are not paying enough attention. That hurts the story also because each mistake reminds you that this is a novel, and that realization takes you out of feeling like you are living in the story.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It was a welcomed addition, Feb 23 2006
By John Hopper (Edmonton) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Wind (Hardcover)
Think of what normally would be an ending to a great series and now that this series will continue with 'Dirk's' and Clive's sons. It might not be up to Clive's standards but it gives an excellent start to Dirk's continuing the series. What I have worried about is the series ending with the death of Mr. Cussler or the killing off of the Dirk Pitt character. It will not come--THANK GOD!! Mr. D. Cussler thank you for continuing the most enjoyable book series I have read. I would also recommend ' The Quest ' by Giorgio Kostantinos. Another great action series.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not too good, Dec 9 2005
By Andy (Calgary) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Wind (Hardcover)
Like most of the Dirk Pitt novels, I find they start out good then they become tiresome and frustrating to read. If you're into americanism and unrealistic adventure, then this is the book for you, but definitely not for me.
I think these types of books are written at adolescent level and meant for that audience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another good story
Clive Cussler has revealed once again his mastery of adventurous and thrilling stories As usual; the plot is fast-paced one, moving so quickly that the reader is not given the... Read more
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