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Clive Cussler has long since proven himself one of America's most popular authors--a master of intricate, audacious plotting and "vibrant, rollicking narrative" (Chicago Tribune). But Atlantis Found may be his most audacious novel of all.
September An Antarctic whaler stumbles upon an aged wreck, its grisly frozen crew guarding crates of odd antiquities--and a skull carved from black obsidian.
March 200 A team of anthropologists gazes in awe at a wall of strange inscriptions, moments before a blast seals them deep within the Colorado rock.
April 200 A research ship manned by Dirk Pitt and members of the U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency is set upon and nearly sunk by an impossibility--a vessel that should have died fifty-six years before.
Pitt knows that somehow all these incidents are connected, and his investigations soon land him deep into an ancient mystery with very modern consequences, up against a diabolical enemy unlike any he has ever known, and racing to save not only his own life but the future of the world itself.
The trap is set. The clock is ticking. And only one man stands between earth and Armageddon. . . .
Filled with dazzling suspense and astonishing set pieces, this is Clive Cussler's greatest adventure novel yet.
"I've always had tremendous fun with Dirk Pitt, but nothing has given me more pleasure than the opportunity to send him to that most fabled of lost lands, Atlantis, and to virtually reinvent aspects of its civilization. I hope you have as good a time reading Atlantis Found as I did writing it!"--Clive Cussler
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The adventure side of the story interested my but I don't tend to go for these type of novels but this was lent to me. The story had me enticed but the way it was written was so blockbustery which just isn't my thing and I was reading out so many laughable quotes. I have just noticed that there are other "Dirk Pitt" novels. Oh dear. I didn't like the wooden formulaic character and wouldn't choose to read more. I read in the inside cover of the book that the author is into his cars. That was pretty obvious when most descriptions were light touch but as soon as a car came on the scene then the descriptions went down to the shape of the nuts the wheels. I like the Indiana Jones type discovery of new facts but this was intermingled with lengthy action scenes. There was a big action scene that took up virtually a whole chapter towards the end and they don't interest me so I skipped it.Oh and there was too much product placement. It seems so unnecessary in books.