Pacific Vortex! | Clive Cussler

Pacific Vortex! | Clive Cussler | Pacific Vortex

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Pacific Vortex!

	Pacific Vortex! Clive Cussler Sphere, 2008 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Dirk Pitt's first, most terrific adventure! Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex -- a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome superb Starbuck, America's deep-diving nuclear arsenal. Its loss poses an unthinkable threat to national defense. Pitt's job is to find it, salvage it, before the sea explodes. In a furious race against time, Pitt's mission swirls him into a battle with underwater assassins-and traps him in the arms of Summer Moran, the most stunningly exotic and dangerous toward disaster, Clive Cussler plummets his hero onto an ancient sunken island-the astonishing setting for the explosive climax of Pacific Vortex!

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Wow!

My older brother has been a fan of Cussler's work for 30 years! In that time, he has urged Pitt after Pitt on me and I've always balked. I even had 3 Cusslers gathering dust on my to read shelf.

Then I came across Pacific Vortex. Just minutes after discussing the author with a good friend of mine, I stumbled upon this early, first Pitt adventure. Seeing as whenever I start a new series, I like to start with the very first one, I picked up the book and, after 30 years, read it on the spot.

Wow!

I couldn't put this book down! As a fan of classic pulp fiction from the 30s and 40s, this was like coming home. And it was great to see the legacy being carried on with such deft skill. Great pacing, mysterious mastermind plot, an engaging main character. I was captivated. And could not, for the life of me, explain to myself why I had waited so long to give this series a try.

I've been told that the later novels are better than this one. Pacific Vortex does have its flaws. What first novel doesn't? But I was still swept away by this story of a missing nuclear sub. And couldn't help thinking that, if this series only gets better, I've got to be along for the ride. So it's next stop Mediterranean Caper!

For any new readers, like myself, curious about the series, this is really the book to start with. If the other books are as much better as people claim, this one will suffer if read after the later books. So, if you've wanted to try a Dirk Pitt, start here. It's not perfect, but it is a great read and you can see the promise that will come to fruition in later books.

A truly enjoyable adventure!

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Pacific Vortex

A worthy read. No sex between Pitt and Summer, how did he end up with unknown twins later Clive?

I Really Enjoyed This One

Pacific Vortex was apparently the first book Clive Cussler ever wrote. Word is he didn't want to publish this one, but friends and family encouraged him to.

I'm glad he did.

I rate it as one of his most entertaining novels. It really keeps you turning those pages as Cussler had Dirk Pitt carving through the story at a rapid pace.

The Dirk Pitt series (and all Cussler books for that matter) are entertaining and a lot of fun to read.

Reading fiction is all about entertainment and escapism. Clive Cussler always manages both.

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Pacific Vortex

This was one of the most exciting, fast paced books that I have read in a long time. There were many twists that kept you guessing. I was unable to put it down. I just had to keep going to see what was going to happen next. The action just never stopped. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a fast paced action mystery story. Clive Cussler has really delivered with this installment in the Dirk Pitt series.

Pacific Vortex

Great quick read. You can tell it is the first book in the series but it is still good. It helps to establish the characters for the following books. A must read.

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