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Book Summary and Reviews of Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler

Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler

Crescent Dawn

A Dirk Pitt Adventure

by Clive Cussler

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  • Nov 2010, 560 pages
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In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. Does anything tie them together?

NUMA director Dirk Pitt is about to find out, as Roman artifacts discovered in Turkey and Israel unnervingly connect to the rise of a fundamentalist movement determined to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire, and to the existence of a mysterious "manifest," lost long ago, which if discovered again ... just may change the history of the world as we know it.

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"Fans of the indefatigable Pitt will enjoy watching their hero as he joins the battle on land, in the air, and at sea, but others might wish the Cusslers had picked less familiar terrorist targets." - Publishers Weekly

"Cussler, writing with his son, once again blends history, technical knowledge, bombs, bullets and betrayal into cinematic action." - Kirkus Reviews

"Starred Review. The adventure thrillers featuring Dirk Pitt have been hit-and-miss since Clive’s son took over the franchise, but this new entry defies expectations and is arguably the best of the Dirk Cussler novels..." - Library Journal

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Clive Cussler Author Biography

Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California. He attended Pasadena City College for two years, then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War and served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Upon discharge he became a copywriter and later creative director at two of the nation's leading ad agencies. He wrote and produced radio and television commercials in Hollywood that won numerous international honors including an award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The ...

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