| Treasure of Khan Contributor(s): Cussler, Clive (Author), Cussler, Dirk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425218236 ISBN-13: 9780425218235 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A mysterious Mongolian mogul is conducting covert deals for supplying oil to the Chinese while wreaking havoc on global oil markets. He also holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan that just might give him the wealth and power to conquer the world--unless Dirk Pitt can stop him. Available in a Premium Edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Dirk Pitt Adventure |
| Physical Information: 1.48" H x 4.23" W x 7.58" (0.74 lbs) 624 pages |
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| Quiz #: 142288 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 27.0 |
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| Publisher Description: Oceanic explorers Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu, the famed capital of Kublai Khan's empire. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. But when the survey team is abducted and Pitt's research vessel nearly sunk, it becomes clear this is no run of bad luck, but the influence of something, or someone, more sinister. In fact, Pitt and the NUMA crew have inadvertently stepped between a Mongolian tycoon and his plans to corner the global oil market, beginning with covert negotiations in China. To ensure the deal goes through, this mysterious businessman will encourage ever-escalating acts of sabotage and violence. Pitt and Giordino soon learn the magnate's fury and his power both stem from the same source: a dark secret about Genghis Khan, the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. To Pitt and Giordino the famed Khan's empire is nearly the stuff of legend and his tomb a forgotten mystery. But the Khan's legacy is very real. And it's the treasure of his grandson Kublai Khan that holds the key to stopping this modern-day oil baron from restoring the conquests of his ancestors. That is, if Pitt and Giordino get there first.... |