Last straw - Rated 
I used to like this author and always waited for and bought the next title as soon as it came out in paperback in the dirk pitt series. However thay are becoming repetitive, more unbelievable(if that is possible), and I struggled to finish this one. I decided there and then not to consider buying another and so far have ignored further books by this author
Automatic pilot - Rated
This rubbish is a perfect example of an Autor writing a book on automatic pilot.
Showing off with his technical research, the book is devoid of excitement, exuding a formulaic approach to writing.
Just dreary and boring.
A fascinating read - Rated 
Clive Cussler has revealed once again his mastery of adventurous and thrilling stories As usual; the plot is fast-paced one, moving so quickly that the reader is not given the opportunity to notice any flaws. I loved the rugged nature of the characters. The plot is amazing, far-reaching and creates a sense of disbelief. Alaska, Korea, Japan.....the scope is wide. I will always continue to read the works of Cussler because I enjoy them as a quick relief from more serious works, and consider then to be good page-turners. If liked Cussler's earlier books, then here is another to enjoy. The story has an interesting plot and the dialogue is great. Once started, you won't want to put it down. The story flows.Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, POLAR SHIFT ,THE GOLDEN BUDDHA are other gripping page turners.
crying shame - Rated 
The worst thing that happened to Clive Cussler's universe was the awful decision to, magically and totally implausibly, discover that Dirk Pitt has kids - the son looking exactly like him so that Cussler can keep churning them out and hope that the people who grew up reading the adventures of the original Dirk and Al don't mind. The quality really stopped around "Sahara" for me. As most fans, I bought this book looking forward to another Dirk Pitt novel, but by page 45, having realised that the carbon-copy-son was the star I was already getting bored.
Dear Mr Cussler, instead of the identikit kid (with none of the charm) why not go back to the younger days of Dirk ? A bit of re-inventing did wonders for the Batman mythology. I'm sure that your fans would welcome older stories that you could fit in among the earlier timelines. You have a large market for your stories. It would be a real shame to continue with your current direction. Tom Clancy has had immense success, but also has opted to choose the son-following-in-Dad's-footsteps approach to his Jack Ryan series. This is a lazy approach - almost as bad as an ending where "it was all a dream". I've been with you for the last 20 years and to carelessly disgregard well-loved characters is disappointing.
Back to the drawing board I think!! - Rated
I have been a fan of Clive Cussler for as long as I can remember, and always looked forward to the pulication of his latest offering. But recently since he has started to collaborate with other lesser known authors the style and and identity of Clive Cussler's books has taken a nose dive. You could always rely on once a year Dirk Pitt arriving on the shelves and delivering a well written, thriller that you would finish and have enjoyed.
This latest book I did not even finish thus was the poor quality of the writing and the plot. They all seem to do it, Ludlum, Clancy, Patterson, sell out their place as an individual in the market and go with this new trend that publishers love, 2 or 3 books a year that will sell because of the top billing of a bestselling writer.
I have found that the NUMA files featuring Kurt Austin feel as though they are crashed out to fill a summer or Christmas demand and it seems as though Dirk Pitt is going the same way.
And The Oregon Files just fail to deliver.
Lets come up with even more mind numbingly stupid stories, throw in a touch of Bond, mix in the normal suspects of villans and babes and here you have a by the numbers mediocre thriller. Big fat cheque from the publishers and back to the lap top to compile another rip-off for the public.
They have all become comic book in there style and sadly I shall buy no more. Aviod this poor excuse of a thriller at all costs.
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