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Charts of lost gold...breathtaking art and rare volumes...maps of hidden oil and mineral deposits that could change the world's balance of power. Now DIRK PITT discovers the secret trail of the treasures of Alexandria -- a trail that plunges him into a brutal conspiracy for total domination of the globe. Zealots threaten to unseat the governments of Egypt and Mexico, exposing America to invasion and economic collapse. Suddenly, from East to West, anarchists reach their deadly tentacles into the heart of the United States. And DIRK PITT, the hard-hitting hero of Clive Cussler's smash bestsellers Sahara and Inca Gold, is up against the most feared assassin known to man. An international band of terrorists is making its play for world power on the high seas -- and Pitt is the only man alive who can stop them!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4168 in Books
• Published on: 1989-10-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 544 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780671704650
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
When the great Library of Alexandria was ordered sacked in A.D. 391, could some of its fabulous art treasures and volumes from its magnificent library have escaped the flames and been ferried across the Atlantic? It's an improbable if intriguing notion, but probability is not the strong suit of this wild charade of a novel that features the greatest treasure hunt of all timesome 1600 years after the fabulous riches disappeared. The narrative also encompasses the bloody attempts of two supposedly religious fanatics (who turn out to be brothers in a "criminal dynasty") to seize power in Egypt and Mexico, respectively; the kidnapping of the legitimate presidents of those two countries aboard a cruise ship; and the dazzling exploits of the green-eyed Dirk Pitt, a super-James Bond type whom "no woman could completely possess." These exploits include tracking the cruise ship to Tierra del Fuego, defeating, with the aid of some Special Forces agents, hordes of Arab and Mexican terrorists in several brutal encounters, and locating and saving the treasure. It's essentially schoolboy stuff, and it leads one to surmise that Cussler, author of the bestselling Cyclops, may have been so intent on packing his tale with action that he forgot about credibility altogether. Paperback rights to Pocket Books; Literary Guild main selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Associated Press

"There's 'treasure' to be found in Chive Cussler's iatest novel, and it's not the discovery of the golden casket of Alexander the Great.... The true treasure is Dirk Pitt." -- Review

Review
Publishers Weekly

"Dazzling exploits... A novel that features thegreatest treasure hunt of all time...."

The Washington Post

"Cruising speed in TREASURE is pedal-to-the-metal fast forward.... Cussler moves the playersaround the global chessboard with a compellingclarity that keeps you captivated.... His shoot-outs are first rate.... And the conclusion isgangbusters."

Chicago Tribune

"Action-packed.... Cussler has developed andpatented a vibrant, rollicking narrative style thatseldom shows signs of relenting...."

Detroit Free Press

"TREASURE will raise goosebumps on readers....Spine-tingling... suspenseful!"

Associated Press

"There's 'treasure' to be found in Chive Cussler'siatest novel, and it's not the discovery of the goldencasket of Alexander the Great.... The true treasureis Dirk Pitt."

South Bend Tribune

"A first-rate story told by a first-class writer."

Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Slick, searing and shocking.... We're off andrunning in a race to see which superpower uncoversthe treasure's hiding place first. You name it, you'vegot it in TREASURE.... [A} slam-bang rouser."

New York Daily News

"An ingenious roller-coaster of a story.... AndPitt, an Indiana Jones with 007 tastes, has neverbeen better. This one will cost readers precioussleep. Guaranteed."

Chattanooga News-Free Press

"An action-filled feast of enviable proportions....High suspense and engrossing drama.... Cusslerhas the ability to keep the reader flipping pages wellpast his regular bedtime."

Denver Post

"A four-star page turner...."

Customer Reviews

The book that hooked me to Cussler
Since the beginning of being able to read I hadn't found a book to satify my historical needs as well as my entertaiment needs! But here we go, a book, packed with history, packed with entertaiment and I read it. A MUST for every Cussler fan, a MUST for every history fiction fan. 100% pure thrill!!!! Keep it up Clive!

Fantastic! Bring on the Dixieland band!
I've read every Dirk Pitt book to date, but this one has to be the best. Treasure has everything you could want from a Dirk Pitt novel, the mix or locations, action, and a wonderful last scene, there's just so much plot! I've seen people describe these books as shallow and unrealistic, but if you want realism, look out of the window, not in a Cussler book. What more can I say, fantastic stuff, keep them coming.

Fast Paced Action Thriller
Clive Cussler's Treasue starts out like any other og his books. On this historic flashback, a roman named Julies Vernator sails a fleet of ships carrying a unknown cargo across the ocean. He hides the cargo in a cave somewhere on the unknown continent they sailed to. Vernator and his crew come under attack by primitives and never make it back to Spain. One ship makes it away and it's final resting place was unknown. Many centuries later, Dirk Pitt stumbles across the wreck of the ship and an assination attempt on the Egptian Secretary General, Hala Kamil. The mystery unfolds as Pitt tries to find the treasure that was mentioned on tablets in the sunken ship. The treasure just happens to be a portion of the Library of Alexandia. NUMA is recruited to help find the Ehyptian national treasure so that the Egyptian leader, President Hasan, can stay in office a little longer so that a terrorist leader named Akmid Yazid does not take over Egypt. In his insane attempt to take over Egypt, Yazid orders his mercenaries to steal a ship with the Egyptian and Mexican leaders on board. They steal the ship and lose all the follers whil disguising the ship as an iceberg and sailing near Antarctica. Pitt and a team from NUMA track the ship and lead an American SOF team to retake the ship while stopping the terrorists and saving the hostages. Pitt then finds the treasure and peace is restored to Egypt. This is one book that has you by the pages. You wil not want to put this book down.



-Hans Fertig