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    Celtic Empire: A Dirk Pitt Adventure

    Written by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    About this audiobook

    Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure", sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous story from the most beloved series from the number-one New York Times best-selling author.

    The murders of a team of United Nations scientists in El Salvador.... A deadly collision in the waterways off the city of Detroit.... An attack by tomb raiders on an archaeological site along the banks of the Nile.... Is there a link between these violent events? The answer may lie in the tale of an Egyptian princess forced to flee the armies of her father 3,000 years ago.

    During what was supposed to be a routine investigation in South America, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt finds himself embroiled in an international mystery, one that will lead him across the world and will threaten everyone and everything he knows — most importantly, his own family. Pitt travels to Scotland in search of answers about the spread of an unknown disease and the shadowy bioremediation company that may be behind it.

    Meanwhile, his son and daughter face a threat of their own when the discoveries they have made in an Egyptian tomb put killers on their trail. These seemingly unrelated riddles come together in a stunning showdown on the rocky isles of Ireland, where only the Pitts can unravel the secrets of an ancient enigma that could change the very future of mankind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9780525636397
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    Celtic Empire: A Dirk Pitt Adventure
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    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
      Celtic Empire (2019) by Clive and Dirk Cussler. This is yet another typical Dirk Pitt adventure, that is to say, fast paced, exciting adventures, daring rescues, fantastic perils, saving the human race, etc., etc. In short, this is much like any other Dirk Pitt/NUMA story of the past twenty years.I couldn’t put it down.An evil biochemical development company is using saving the world’s water supplies as an undercover method of introducing a world changing chemical mixture into the Earth’s major cities water resources. Leaping from continent to continent and touching on locations such as Detroit, Egypt, Loch Ness and the Upper Nile tombs of the Pharoahs, Celtic Empire shows us once again that the Mister Cusslers have not lost a step in the thriller business. While this may not be the best of the Cussler novels, it is going to make many readers get more sun than they wanted while shooting through these pages. Bring lost of sun block with you if you plan on reading this at the beach or pool side.
    • 5/5
      action-adventure, sly-humor, Egypt, Ireland, Scotland, diabolical-villain *****I always come to a Cussler book for the history and sly humor but stay for the action/adventure! The entwining plots revolving around each Dirk come together with a bang, and the journey was sooooo worth it. The publisher's blurb is adequate for a teaser, so the only spoiler I'll give is that the dachshund is important. I'm glad that Scott Brick continues to narrate the Cussler books.
    • 5/5
      Always a good story to listen too. Hopeing for many more adventures
    • 5/5
      The action never stops! I really enjoyed this book.
    • 5/5
      Another well-written book by Clive Cussler. I thoroughly enjoyed the two storylines and how they came together at the end. I was captivated by both episodes and loved how each team got out of some terrible situations. I also enjoy the historical facts that the author shares with readers in all his books. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      This is certainly one of the best recent Dirk Pitt adventures. The action was nonstop. The characters are believable and intriguing in different ways. The plot was multifaceted and starred all of Cussler's familiar regulars including Dirk Pitt, Sr., Al Giordino, Pitt Jr., daughter Summer, wife Loren, and other NUMA personnel. The book tied together a plot determined to wipe out the male race using Egyptian medical secrets. The scenery changed frequently and covered El Salvador, Ireland, Egypt, Scotland, and the US.Highly entertaining for Pitt fans!
    • 3/5
      A Pharaonic princess flees a plague-filled Egypt with the disease’s cure, a genetically modified version of the plague appears across the globe in the 21st century and the cure appears to be in Ireland. Celtic Empire is the twenty-fifth of the Dirk Pitt series, the eighth co-written by Dirk Cussler and the last by creator Clive Cussler.In their last collaboration the Cussler’s once again brought together a fun narrative, but the quality especially the antagonists was a bit lacking representing step down from the previous installment. The main antagonist’s execution of deploying her gendercide plan was sound, however how she was able to get the genetically modified virus in the first place with all the males in the laboratory where it was created and how she hid her plan from her own daughter that she sent on missions to further it were problematic. The hint of the Biblical Exodus in the prologue and connecting it with the various versions of Irish/Scottish legends of Queen Scota was interesting, but that ancient subplot was a tad underwhelming compared to previous books. A final annoyance was Dirk Jr. continual “borrowing” of vehicles that he essentially destroys when in chases.Celtic Empire is the typically average Dirk Pitt book, which given this was Clive Cussler’s last seems about right.
    • 5/5
      Celtic Empire is another Clive Cussler adventure story. It is a good yarn that begins in Egypt and concludes in Washington DC keeping the reader entertained the entire time. The book is highly recommended in this review and deserves the five stars that was rewarded.