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Fire Ice (Paperback)

by Clive Cussler (Author), Paul Kemprecos (Author) "LEROY JENKINS WAS hauling in a barnacle-encrusted lobster trap aboard his boat, The Kestrel, when he looked up and saw the giant ship on the..." (more)

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Paperback: 620 pages
Publisher: Chivers Press (February 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0754092186
ISBN-13: 978-0754092186
Shipping Weight: 504 g

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This newest addition to the Kurt Austin series (after Blue Gold) has the men from NUMA ([National] Underwater & Marine Agency) team up with former KGB spies to face down a Russian mobster with czarist aspirations and a zealot's hatred for the "corruption and materialism" of the Western lifestyle. The NUMA research vessel Argo is in the Black Sea for a PR jaunt when Austin spots the overdue TV crew being chased down an island beach by mounted Cossacks. Austin learns from his old KGB Cold War adversary Vladimir Petrov that the island is a mothballed submarine base commandeered by paranoid mobster Mikhail Razov (employer of the Cossacks), a billionaire who built Ataman Industries by taking over utilities and mines sold by the state. Razov claims descent from the Romanovs and is plotting to assume the throne. Meanwhile, when a U.S. Navy sub goes missing and a mysterious tidal wave swamps a Maine coastal town, the NUMA team figures out that Ataman is mining "fire ice" unstable and explosive solid methane in the high-pressure deep-sea bottom. Austin and his oceanographic team join forces with Petrov and set out to foil Razov's plot. Cussler is in top form here, working in a role for Old Ironsides and Czar Nicholas II's crown while throwing in enough derring-do and eco-lore to leave his fans breathless. Coauthor Kemprecos (Blue Gold, with Cussler) adds his oceanographic expertise to the mix.
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Having met Kurt Austin in Serpent and Blue Gold, readers will be eager to see how he handles the nasty mining tycoon who declares himself czar of all Russia. Alas, this new ruler has a secret plan to distract the United States from his shenanigans.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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2.0 out of 5 stars are you kidding?, Jul 15 2004

By	lucius beard (athens, ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Ice (Paperback)

i was in a bookstore in greece and had a very limited selection of english language books, heading next to istnabul i chose cussler's fire ice. i had heard good things about cussler's dirk pitt series, but had never read one... and now absolutely have no intent to do so. this book was a quick read, yet incredibly predictable and cliched. the plot was mindless and strewn with over-coincidence

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5.0 out of 5 stars sweet, May 24 2004

By	b (Des Moines) - See all my reviews

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I dont know how to say it but I think that this book has to be one of Clive better books. I dont know how anybody could say different. I have read every book by him and this one has to be close to the top. Kurt Austin is back better then ever. He saves the life of a beautiful girl, and just like any other Clive book he falls in love with her. Kurt then by saving this girl he is accatcked by some horse riding people. But we don't need to worry about Kurt because he is a man and he can take care of himself. I think that this book deserves an instant classic status. I don't know how anybody could say different. I hope that you guys could and will read it and love all most as me!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Escapist Read and Nothing More: Fire Ice, Dec 18 2003

By	Kevin Tipple (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews

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What do tsunamis, methane hydrate (nicknamed fire ice), a studly hero and a plot to take over the world by a mad man all have in common? No, it isn't the latest James Bond picture-at least at the time of this writing. Instead, it is another thrilling adventure from the empire of Clive Cussler. One does not read him for deep penetrating insights into the human species. You read him because he does adventure better than just about everyone else even if some of his scenes stretch the limits of believability at times.

As noted in the title, this is another in the new series featuring Kurt Austin. And everyone is back to face a foe bent on worldwide domination. In this case the mad man, Razov, is owner of a mining consortium in Russia. He believes that he is an heir to the Tsar's, which were last in power in Russia in 1918. He believes that it is his duty to restore Russia to its early glory and he has a plan to do so. He plans to detonate the massive pockets of methane hydrate along the continental shelf along both coasts of The United States. Among other consequences, the resulting massive undersea landslides would case huge tsunamis that would destroy major east and west coast cities.

Of course, with the fate of the world in the balance, he must be stopped. Enter the always studly, Kurt Austin, and the merry band of operatives from NUMA. After being involved in several strange incidents in the Black Sea, Kurt begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Along with the usual scenes of him angrily crossing words with the evildoers, he also has time for the ladies. They, of course, are beautiful, interesting and alluring, and would welcome a brief interlude from the dangers of a world in peril.

This writing team does not plough any new ground but one really does not expect them to do so either. These novels are sheer escapism and this novel has several sections devoted to briefly explaining earlier novels in the series. As such, because of those explanations, if you read this novel first, then you don't need to read the others. Regardless take this one for what it is-a light fun read where everything ends happily and the stud does get the girl (for the night, weekend, or whatever.) Life is good.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Fun reading but liberal agenda annoying
Like Tom Clancy, the story comes at you from several angles at once, and includes many well researched aspects from science and history. Read more

Published on Nov 1 2003 by Maggie of the VRWC

1.0 out of 5 stars The novel with the most cliches wins...
I found this book to be horribly unrealistic in every aspect. The dialog was corny, without an original phrase used by any character. Read more

Published on Oct 16 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Seems to me I've read this book before........
What do you do if you're running out of plots for a successful series character like Dirk Pitt? Well, if you're Clive Cussler and you like all the moola you've been making off... Read more

Published on Sep 14 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars This is Cussler?
Are we sure Fire Ice was written by Cussler? I've been fascinated by his imagination since I read Raise the Titanic years ago, and I've read a number of his books since. Read more

Published on Aug 4 2003