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Blue Gold: A Novel from the NUMA Files
  

Blue Gold: A Novel from the NUMA Files (Paperback)

de Clive Cussler (Author), Paul Kemprecos (Author) "WEST OF ENCINITAS ON THE PACIFIC COAST, THE GRACEFUL motor yacht Nepenthe swung at anchor, the grandest craft in a flotilla that seemed to include..." En savoir plus
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Reading a Clive Cussler novel is like watching several movies at once. He's a master of the jump cut, moving the action from one continent to another with an entirely different cast of characters, good guys and bad, in each place. He always manages to pull the various characters, plots, and counterplots together, though, and the heroes always triumph in the end after saving the world from eco-terrorists, megalomaniacs with their ambitions primed for world domination, and a few regular old criminals thrown in for good measure. In this new adventure from the National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA) files, Kurt Austin and his partner Joe Zavala nearly die during a powerboat race when a pod of dead, bloated gray whales bobs to the surface and obstructs the race course. Attempting to discover what killed the whales, Kurt and Joe track their migratory route to a mysterious underwater laboratory on the Baja Peninsula. Once again they narrowly miss death when the lab explodes, destroying their minisubmarine and almost poaching them alive. What seemed like a simple scientific investigation turns into something very different: a confrontation with a 7-foot Valkyrie who's bent on taking over the earth's depleted freshwater reserves. In order to thwart her plans, Austin and Zavala venture deep into the jungle of the Venezuelan rain forest to find a supposedly mythical tribal goddess (one with a Ph.D. in science, of course) whose secret formula to desalinate seawater can put the kibosh on the Valkyrie's plans. Helped by a husband-wife NUMA team who've already made the goddess's acquaintance, plus the always fascinating techno-toys so beloved of superheroes, Kurt and Joe save the day. But before they do, there's plenty of heart-stopping action, random acts of murder and mutilation, and even a little romance. Great pacing, plenty of gadgets, a strong narrative, and bigger-than-life heroes and villains. If you've run out of summer action flicks already, make your own popcorn and curl up with Blue Gold instead. --Jane Adams This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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Kurt Austin and his crew are back to slake their thirst for action as they attempt to drown an eco-extortionist's plan to control the world's freshwater supply.

From deep within the Venezuelan rain forest emanates the legend of a white goddess and a mysterious tribe with startling technical accomplishments. Few believe the tribe exists -- and even fewer suspect its deity can change the course of history.

For National Underwater & Marine Agency crew leader Kurt Austin, an investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads him to the Mexican coast. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a specially assigned NUMA crew turns up the white-goddess legend -- and a murderous cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin and his crew realize they're working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. A California agribusiness tycoon is poised to rise to power by monopolizing the earth's depleted freshwater reserves and dominate the world.

Austin has a hunch the mythical tribal goddess may be the key to locating a secret formula that could turn seawater into fresh. But with each step into the bush, he and his NUMA team feel like fish out of water -- and must fight a trail of enemies through a dense jungle of treachery and murder. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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2.0étoiles sur 5 Tarnished, Mai 2 2004
Unlike the Dirk Pitt series, the adventures of Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala in "Blue Gold" are not only well-worn but highly improbable. Granted, the Dirk Pitt series isn't realistic, but the plot was belted out with such panache and humor that a good read was guaranteed. The same cannot be said, however, for Kurt Austin in Blue Gold.

Rarely suspenseful or even exciting, Blue Gold is at best a cure cure for insomnia- definitely not comparable with the sterling Dirk Pitt collection.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 new heroes, same story, Juil 3 2003
Par Linda Oskam "dutch-traveller" (Amsterdam Netherlands) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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A beautiful female scientist has found the secret of a process to produce drinking water from seawater, but the leader of an imperium that controls the world's water supplies wants to get her out of the way. She ends up in the Amazonian jungle, where she is found by two of Kurt's colleagues. In the meantime Kurt and Joe try to solve the death of a group of whales before the coast of Mexico. Soon they find out that their quest is related to that of their colleagues. Their explorations bring them from Mexico to Alaska and then to the shores of Lake Tahoe, where they stop the impending global disaster only a few days before it is due to happen.

Here is your recipe for the 21st century's books by Clive Cussler: replace Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino by Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, Dirk's love for old cars by Kurt's love for duelling pistols and let the rest of the ingredients be the same: NUMA, the wisecracks, the superhuman efforts, the beautiful ladies and the megalomanic villain that wants to rule the world. Normally speaking such changes irritate me, but Kurt and Joe are so much like Dirk and Al that one hardly notices the difference. And all in all it is just a nice action thriller to read on a warm summer's day (or a long winter night).

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Cussler's Other Hero, Jui 16 2003
Par D. B. Gray (Raging Main) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Kirk Austin's second adventure doesn't compare to the worst of Dirk Pitt's (Vahalla Rising). This series is strictly for die-hard Cussler-ites only, who can't wait for the next Dirk Pitt adventure.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Brittany's Book Review
Blue Gold is great book by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. The main character is Kurt Austin instead of Dirk Pitt. Read more
Publié le Avril 22 2003

1.0étoiles sur 5 Pass on this one
I have read all of Clive Cussler's books and loved every one of them. Very entertaining light action adventure that is perfect for long boring airplane rides. Read more
Publié le Avril 13 2003 par David Bereznai

4.0étoiles sur 5 Quite enjoyable IF...
...you bear in mind that this is NOT a Dirk Pitt book, and everything happening here is set on a much smaller scale. Blue Gold clearly lacks the flair of Dr. Read more
Publié le Déc 30 2002 par Ian KHARITONOV

5.0étoiles sur 5 Blue Gold Is Still Shining
By: Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos

Blue Gold is an exquisite book written by Clive Cussler and Co-Authored by Paul Kemprecos. Read more

Publié le Déc 18 2002 par rednk

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good Second Book
Again, this is a good book in this series. I could not put it down. Good twisted ending also.

I'm not going to rehash the plot.... If you liked the first one... Read more

Publié le Juil 29 2002 par geroxxinkorea

3.0étoiles sur 5 Derk needs to show this guy what real adventure is like
It wasn't hard to determine which parts of the book were written by Cussler and what parts were from Kemprecos. Read more
Publié le Juil 3 2002 par Charles Hickey

4.0étoiles sur 5 Another High Adventure From Cussler
Geez, a lot of people seem to be put off by Kurt and pals, thinking they're merely cheap knockoffs of Dirk Pitt and his pals. Read more
Publié le Juil 2 2002 par buriedatlantis

2.0étoiles sur 5 not up to expectations.
i have read a few of clive cussler's other books, dirk pitt adventures, and this is really a let down. it has a couple of funny lines, but that is about all. Read more
Publié le Jui 18 2002 par Lincoln Clevenson

5.0étoiles sur 5 Just as good as Dirk
I realise my title might be seen a criminal to fans of the erstwhile Dirk Pitt, but I can't favor him over Kurt Austin, or vice versa. Read more
Publié le Mars 17 2002 par ilmk

4.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent work
This was my first Cussler book, given to me by a friend of mine to check out. Very quick read and full of twists and turns. Read more
Publié le Fév 27 2002

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