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Treasure of Khan [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Clive Cussler (Author), Jeff Harding (Reader)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Dirk Pitt's 19th adventure, the second collaboration between father and son Clive and Dirk Cussler (after 2004's Black Wind), offers a plot as credible as it is monstrous and the kind of exotic aquatic detail that amazes, informs and entertains. The action, and there's plenty of it, ranges from Siberia's Lake Baikal and the wilds of Mongolia to the Hawaiian islands. The treasure is that of Genghis and Kublai Khan, the great Mongolian conqueror and his grandson. The villain is a modern-day Mongol with dreams of restoring national power and pride. The heroes are Pitt, sidekick Al Giordino and Pitt's son and daughter, Dirk Jr. and Summer, all affiliated with Pitt's National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). The exploits of Pitt and company, particularly their narrow escapes, tend toward the larger-than-life, but these are nicely balanced by down-to-earth explanations of such phenomena as seiche waves and oil seeps. 750,000 first printing.(Dec.)
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Scott Brick narrates with exacting diction and high energy to propel this thriller from Siberian lakes to the Gobi Desert. Anyone hoping for an airtight plot will be disappointed. But many listeners won't care because the action is warp speed and over-the-top. Scott Brick narrates with the maneuverability of a 1953 Czech JAWA 500 OHC motorcycle--like the very one driven at perilous speeds by hero Dirk Pitt. Facing down the descendants of Genghis Khan, he takes on all comers and surmounts all obstacles as he seeks to uncover the location of the lost treasure of Xanadu before it falls into the hands of a megalomaniac tyrant. What fun! K.A.T. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mind Controlling Fantasy, Feb 11 2009
By Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treasure Of Khan (Paperback)
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.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Creaky Plot Ties Together Historical, Scientific and Technical Riches, Jan 29 2007
This review is from: Treasure Of Khan (Hardcover)
As the book opens, Kublai Khan's forces are preparing to subdue Japan. But a storm intervenes and the invading fleet is destroyed. One of the ships makes it unexpectedly to a faraway isle . . . and eventually returns. Next, as the Japanese march through China in 1937, a British archeologist finds a clue to the burial site of Kublai Khan. From there, Dirk Pitt, Sr. and Al Giordino are on Lake Baikal in Siberia helping to measure lake currents when an underwater avalanche sets off a rolling tower of water that threatens a boat that doesn't hear the warning to clear the lake. Dirk and Al ride the rescue . . . but find themselves facing new threats before the next dawn. These new troubles lead towards Mongolia and a rendezvous with history. Along the way, the world faces another crisis that only Dirk and Al can solve. Before the book is over, you'll travel to the Middle East, across the Gobi desert, through the ocean next to the big island of Hawaii, and into the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

Here's the good news: Treasure of Khan is mostly about Dirk Senior and Al Giordino rather than Dirk Junior and Summer. Here's the bad news: The swagger is mostly missing.

Treasure of Khan follows the proven Clive Cussler recipe for a Dirk Pitt Adventure, but in a coolly scientific way, rather than with passion. The physical action is often strangely cerebral rather than gut-wrenching. That's the main disappointment in this book.

But many of the elements work well: Opening sequences from historical times that create and illuminate modern mysteries; excellent choices of technical solutions to complex, time-limited problems; great looks at vintage vehicles; explaining about scientific phenomena that can create bizarre results; and dressing the modern villains in historical color. In many ways, Treasure of Khan may be the best researched and explained of the Dirk Pitt books.

The plot to tie it all together barely works, however. Any reader will punch big holes in this plot. It often makes almost no sense, except to tie together story strands that might otherwise have remained untied. The problem is that the authors have probably tried to tie a few too many things together. A more focused story would have been more interesting and compelling.

Another lesson of this book is that forays away from water should be brief. An extended desert journey just slows the story down.

Any Clive Cussler fan will be glad to have read this book, even if it isn't the best one in the series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Khookbook Khussler, Nov 23 2008
By Pol Sixe "hpolvi" (Thornhill, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Treasure Of Khan (Paperback)
The other reviewers provided the story synopsis so I'll stick to some more subjective observations of this book. Yes, follows the Dirk Pitt formula, a little too detailed on the hand to hand combat descriptions, three to four pages of blow by blow narratives of body and arm movements. Skimming through those one tends to lose focus on the story. Seems to be a lot of attention China/oil these days and there's some interesting stuff (speculation) about what happens to the world economy when the black gold goes over $120/bbl. Sort of like this past summer. As for the secondary story, a bit of an author's coincidence to have the Pitt kids Summer and Jr. get involved in the Khan plot at the same time in a different place. The bad guy and his nefarious deeds are puzzling. An OK read for a plane or beach.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not much treasure found.........
I have read all of Cusslers books with the exception of some of the recent collaborations. Like many authors, they can't seem to capture the excitement of their earlier work(s)... Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Osborne

4.0 out of 5 stars The best Cussler collaboration to date!
I loved all the early Dirk Pitt books, but have not been a fan of all the recent collaborations, I did however like Cussler's teaming with Debrule. Read more
Published on Dec 14 2006 by Bill Pullman

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