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Clive Cussler's dazzling new Dirk Pitt(r) adventure. Clive the Mighty!" hailed Kirkus Reviews about Cussler's last Dirk Pitt(r) novel, Trojan Odyssey . "Hurricane Clive at his most tumultuous." Nobody has been able to match Cussler yet for the intricate plotting and sheer audacity of his... read more
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Characters edit
- Dirk Pitt Sr.: main character, head of NUMA
- Dahlgren, Jack: A cowboy-like companion of Dirk Jr.'s, loves drinking and anything having to do with a bar. Went to college with Dirk Jr., and end up working at NUMA together.
- Giordino, Al: Long time friend and companion of Dirk Sr., roughly 6', 200 lbs, this man is not one that you would want to fuss with. Visually, Al looks like rhino but is more of a dog on the inside.
- Kang, Dae-Jong: The villian of the story, a Korean man leading an industry named after him that has to deal with many different sectors of the economy. Manipulative and powerful, Kang has the ability to move mountains with the snap of his fingers, as well as decimate the U.S.'s population...
- Ogawa: Add a description of this character.
- Sarah: A biologist employed under the Center for Disease Control working out of Yunaska, an island in the Aleutians, Sarah is forced to postpone her work when she and her team get struck by an invisible wave of death that is killing the area's local wildlife. After being rescued by NUMA, Sarah hooks up with Dirk Jr. and is the love attraction of this book.
- Tongju: A deadly assassin hired by Kang to take out anyone in the way of Kang's plans. Using a wide array of weapons from a sniper rifle to a bamboo rod loaded with a poisoned bead, this man is not one to cross.
- Ryan
- Yaeger, Hiram: A senior NUMA employee, Hiram is a tech-savvy nerd who has the ability to hack into the most top secret files to access information needed by his coworkers. His counterpart, MAX, is a holographic image of his wife integrated with a computer program that allows him to use MAX as a way to access information.
- Gutierrez
- Gunn, Rudi: Long time assistant director of NUMA, Rudi Gunn has seen his fair share of action, and deals with most of the relations of NUMA and other government organizations.
- Kim
- Yoshida
- Leo Delgado
- Lee
- Dr. Biazon
- Jack
- Kwan: Kang's assistant, this man is not much better than his boss.
- Sandecker, James P: Once the Head Director of NUMA, Sandecker currently holds the government position of Vice President of the USA. Although not directly associated anymore, Sandecker still keeps his tabs on the ongoings at his former workplace and is fully supportive of all of their efforts.
- Burch: Captain of the "Deep Endeavor"
- Stimson
- Sandy: Sarah's coworker who also contracted the mysterious illness.
- Mccasland
- Badger
- Catana, Joe: An American rolled in the armed forces stationed in Korea, this man was about to have sex with a prostitute when he was knocked unconscious and framed for the brutal rape and murder of a young Korean girl.
- Max: Hiram Yaeger's invention, fully capable of finding whatever information NUMA employees need.
- Perlmutter, St. Julien: An expert on Maritime history, this historian spends most of his time in his D.C. townhouse eating and reading books when he's not being haggled for information by one of the Pitt's and/or Juan Cabrillo.
- Mcintosh
- Sarghov: A Russian mad scientist employed by Kang to develop biological agents capable of mass genocide.
- Hennessey
- Webster
- Audry: An unmanned submersible designed to scan the sea floor on a planned out grid in top time.
- Hamilton
- Ruth
- Fowler, Irv: One of the Biologists working with Sarah who caught the mysterious illness, later coming down with another one with a 30% mortality rate...
- Horinouchi
- Dr. Tanaka: A Japanese mad scientist that developed "Makaze" which translates into "Black Wind", a compound designed to be deployed by planes that disperses deadly gases into the air.
- Roger
- Theodore Knight: The U.S. Navy ship that managed to sink the I403 Japanese submarine holding the deadly "Makaze".
- Rhee
- Christiano
- Takagi
- Stevens
- Hiram Yaeger: See Yaeger, Hiram
Setting & Locations edit
- Japan
- Kogugo
- Pacific Ocean
- Inchon
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Seattle
- Yunaska
- Washington
- United States
- Seoul
- Los Angeles
- Han River
- Anchorage
- East China Sea
- Kosugo
- San Diego
- Alaska
- Tokyo
- Baekje
- West Coast
- Osaka
- California
- Odyssg
- Odysg
- Long Beach
- Oregon
- San Francisco
- Vancouver
- Mindanao
- Vashon Island
- Seiran
- North America
- Yokohama
First Sentence edit
Lieutenant Commander Takeo Ogawa glanced at his wristwatch and shook his head in irritation.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 18 of 21 in Dirk Pitt Adventures. (standard series)
Preceded by Trojan Odyssey, and followed by Treasure of Khan.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dirk Cussler (Author)
- Clive Cussler (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Country: USA
Publication Date: Nov 2004
ISBN: 0-399-15259-8
Page Count: 530
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Country: USA
Publication Date: Nov 2004
ISBN: 0-399-15259-8
Page Count: 530
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.U75 B56 2004
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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