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    Valhalla Rising: A Dirk Pitt Novel

    Written by Clive Cussler

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

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    It is July 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship Emerald Dolphin suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? Why didn't the alarms go off? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship?

    NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him. Before the next few weeks are over, Pitt will find himself confronted by an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient. He will tread upon territory previously known only to legend. And, at the end of it all, though many lives will be lost, and many saved, it is Pitt's own life that will be changed forever....

    Filled with dazzling suspense and breathtaking action, Valhalla Rising is Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers.

    Take another thrill ride with Dirk Pitt.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 13, 2001
    ISBN9781101154434
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    Valhalla Rising: A Dirk Pitt Novel
    Author

    Clive Cussler

    Clive Cussler (1931–2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT®, THE NUMA FILES®, THE OREGON FILES ®, AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE ®, A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE ®, and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE ®. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, The Sea Hunters, and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine Hunley. 

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    • 4/5
      This is simply a very good novel filled with all of the action, suspense, and frequent plot twists that have become Clive Cussler's trademark. In addition, after all of the action has been concluded, there is still a major surprise to be had in the last few pages. All-in-all, this book was a great read and very difficult to put down.
    • 4/5
      The Chase and Spartan Gold are still my favorite of the Clive Cussler novels I've read, but Valhalla Rising is an entertaining read. Imagine discovering Captain Nemo's Nautilus! And a boat load of Viking booty.NUMA hotdogger Dirk Pitt once again saves the day, thwarting the uber-bad guys at every turn and Clive Cussler makes a guest appearance.Lots of new high tech stuff for the techie buffs, pretty girls and lots of actrion.Uber bad guy Zale sets out to corner the petroleum market and prevent new technoloy that will reduce the world's reliance on oil using mass murder as a political tool. But a Zale insider and Dirk Pitt see to it that that doesn't happen. And Dirk meets his son and daughter he didn't know he had. I've already met them as I'm reading the books out of sequence.Good read. Lots of fun and a few typos.
    • 4/5
      Another Dirk Pitt adventure where trouble AND luck follows him everywhere around the world not actually performing any NUMA duties but getting his nose where it doesn't belong... if he were a real world government employee, he'd be fired long ago, because they never actually do any research... anyways, a good read with some viking legends, Jules Verne and an evil oil magnate thrown in...

      **Spoiler alert below **


      I also found this very interesting that Zale wanted to blow up the world trade center towers, and the book was released in August 2001... eerie...
    • 3/5
      As always, the story is multilayered with a history lesson at the beginning and the end. It's a novel with with all of the action, suspense, and frequent plot twists. The usual characters act the way they always do--swashbuckling Dirk and Al, with the typical vile villains. Good book that kept my attention.
    • 3/5
      En weer een boek waarin Dirk Pitt de wereld (of Amerika) redt van een groep gewetenloze olie-tycoons, die met alle middelen (moord, brandstichting) proberen om de heerschappij te krijgen over alle olievelden in Amerika, en de import van buitenlandse olie te verbieden.

      Een pas ontwikkelde superolie en iets wat hydro-magnetische kracht heet brengt de plannen in gevaar. Een ultra-moderne cruise-schip, uitgerust met hydro-magnetische motoren, vliegt in brand, en al gauw is er geen houden meer aan. Aan boord van een NUMA onderzoeksschip ontdekt Dirk Pitt de brand in de verte, en vaart op volle kracht naar het brandende schip. Het lukt hen uiteindelijk om bijna 2.000 mensen aan boord van het onderzoeksschip te krijgen, maar dreigen zelf te zinken

      En dit is nog maar het begin. Later krijgt ook een onderzeeër, uitgerust met de zelfde motoren problemen, maar ook dit keer is het Dirk Pitt die de boel redt.

      Het verhaal op zich is wel aardig, maar het was wel erg langdradig.
    • 2/5
      Dirk Pitt, Clive Cussler's aging but still potent superhero, returns in the 16th adventure in this popular series about the director of special projects for the National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA). Pitt's NUMA survey ship happens to be in the vicinity when the world's newest and biggest cruise ship founders and sinks, giving Pitt the chance to stage the daring rescue of nearly 2,000 passengers. Among those who perish is a famous scientist whose revolutionary engines powered the ship to her watery grave; while Pitt is unable to save Dr. Egan, he rescues his beautiful daughter Kelly from the sea, and later from a murder attempt aboard the rescue vessel.
      Pitt and his trusty pal Al Giordino track the sinking to the boardroom door of a multinational conglomerate called Cerberus, whose evil CEO has designs on the world's oil supply. He'll do anything to keep Egan's advanced engines and secret formula for frictionless oil off the market--even sabotage another vessel, this time a luxury passenger submarine. By the time our heroes have foiled the mastermind's nefarious plots, they've also uncovered the existence of a working submarine nearly a century before one actually existed--irrefutable proof of a Viking landing on the Hudson River--and the remains of the British sailor who inspired Jules Verne's Captain Nemo.
    • 4/5
      The Chase and Spartan Gold are still my favorite of the Clive Cussler novels I've read, but Valhalla Rising is an entertaining read. Imagine discovering Captain Nemo's Nautilus! And a boat load of Viking booty.NUMA hotdogger Dirk Pitt once again saves the day, thwarting the uber-bad guys at every turn and Clive Cussler makes a guest appearance.Lots of new high tech stuff for the techie buffs, pretty girls and lots of actrion.Uber bad guy Zale sets out to corner the petroleum market and prevent new technoloy that will reduce the world's reliance on oil using mass murder as a political tool. But a Zale insider and Dirk Pitt see to it that that doesn't happen. And Dirk meets his son and daughter he didn't know he had. I've already met them as I'm reading the books out of sequence.Good read. Lots of fun and a few typos.
    • 4/5
      the adventures continue with Dirk Pitt. How about the Vikings, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, a big plot to destroy the World Trade Center (was this written just before or just after 9/11?? hard to tell), and multiple miraculous rescues from the edge of death all over the world. Woven together, easy read, interesting enough to finish!
    • 1/5
      I tried, I really did. And I finished it, I really did! My first Cussler book and my last Cussler book: about 350 pages too long. It dropped a star every 150 pages or so. Another 50 pages and it would have merited a zero. Better to go read Jules Verne.
    • 4/5
      This is the first Clive Cussler book I have read. Very enjoyable. My first thought is that it is like reading a Hardy Boys novel for adults. This is particular apparent in Mr. Cussler's description of characters as they are introduced through out the novel. Other similarities to Hardy Boys include the regular references to prior books and his unlimited access to resources. Will definitely read more stories in the future.
    • 4/5
      As the Dirk Pitt series continues, Cussler pays less attention to serious plot elements and serves up a more puerile sort of entertainment. The villains of the piece are stereotypical as usual, Pitt is his usual indestructible self, his ability to escape certain death unwavering. Alas there is deception afoot in Valhalla Risiing, should you be expecting any Viking fiction then prepare to be disappointed. In fact not only does Cussler play pure lip service to the title and any related content, he unashamedly tinkers with the works of Jules Verne. Should readers be aware that Valhalla is almost a spoof then they'll be entertained, for Cussler's work is easy going and offers a rivetting Bond-lite approach to the adventure genre.
    • 4/5
      rip roaring adventure story you want to be in yourself
    • 2/5
      • Full of adventure, viking history and literary speculation with the author making an appearance. Dirk Pitt, underwater scientist and adventurer, working for the National Underwater Maritime Admin., uncovers a plot to control the world's oil supply.
    • 3/5
      Parts of this were really good and parts of it were really bad! Right now I'm trying to decide whether or not to give another offering from this author a read. However, since I really didn't like the character of Dirk Pitt, I'll definitely avoid the myriad of tomes featuring that character as the protagonist.
    • 5/5
      Cussler once again gives a book where he can tie in history with the present and make it palpable. Good read.
    • 3/5
      Good book that kept my attention. The hero, Dirk Pitt, is more comic book hero than a character in a novel. Also, Technology that is used is futuristic and gain out of comic book. Cussler coul dhave left some of it out. Alos, not sure what we included a story about Vikings here and call the book Valhalla Rising? Book about Pitt and his buddy AL Giordano stopping terrorists from blowing up NYC by attempting to crash a tanker filled with liqued propane into World Trade Center. Book takes place in 2003 but book published in 2001. Leaving out viking part would not have hurt story. Alos, Pitt discovers that Capt Nemo really lived. Again this portion of book did not really have anythign to do with main story
    • 2/5
      Not Cussler's best effort. It has some of the much welcomed elements that have been absent from more recent books, but two historical parts of the story don't quite work together believably.