| Valhalla Rising Contributor(s): Cussler, Clive (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425185710 ISBN-13: 9780425185711 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: The past and the future collide in this "New York Times" bestseller. Confronting an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient, NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt treads upon territory previously known only to legend as he investigates the sinking of a luxury cruise ship, the "Emerald Dolphin." Fiction--Espionage/Thriller) (August) |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Dirk Pitt Adventures (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 4.3" W x 7.5" (0.87 lbs) 720 pages |
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| Quiz #: 58071 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 30.0 |
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| Publisher Description: Marine explorer Dirk Pitt must rely on the nautical lore of Jules Verne to stop a ruthless oil baron with his sights set on political power in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series. In the middle of its maiden voyage, a luxury cruise ship using revolutionary new engines suddenly catches fire and sinks. Its alarms stay silent; its sprinkler system remains inactive. Nearby NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt notices smoke and races to the rescue. He's too late to save the engineer behind the ship's new technology, but helps the man's daughter, Kelly Egan, escape with her father's work in a leather briefcase. While Ms. Egan strives to uncover the hidden value in her father's inventions, Pitt is hired on by maritime insurers to investigate the wreckage. Neither are prepared for the mechanical marvels they'll soon be forced to confront. The machines could only be the stuff of legend, described in the tales of Viking explorers or the accounts of Jules Verne. And they may be Pitt and Egan's only hope when an oil tycoon with a plan of his own appears on the scene. Before journey's end, Pitt will take on a power-mad millionaire, tread upon territory previously known only to Verne's illustrious Captain Nemo, and make shocking discoveries about his own past. |