![]() ![]() The ending is a bit silly (as is the villian), but good triumphs over evil, there were sexy women (but no filthy sex-scenes) involved in the storyline, and there were guns! I'm a happy reader!Īt the book's beginning, Cussler points out that this was actually the first Pitt adventure, but that he was afraid of having it published. There's a mysterious "vortex" in the Pacific? A capsule from a missing ship has been awash? Add Dirk Pitt and the story comes to life and there's not much of a pause. I enjoyed Pacific Vortex because it moves quick - Cussler doesn't bore me by telling me every single detail about every room characters are in, what they are wearing, what they are thinking, what they ate for breakfast etc. Its difficult to make a novel fun (is Dan Brown a "fun" read? is Sydney Sheldon a "fun" read? are the classics "fun" reads?), but Cussler writes really fun books. Pacific Vortex is the perfect book for anyone who wants to have fun reading. A lot of popular novels contain the author's preaching to the reader or cramming pages upon pages full of verbose meandering. Pacific Vortex! is a quick read since its a rather short book, but that's not a bad thing. Playboy, Maxim, and GQ only WISH they could have such a chap to plaster on their covers! He's no fame-seeking show off, but he always saves the day. He's no pretty boy, well-mannered and cute, but he gets plenty of women. Pitt's a "man's man." He smokes, but he still scuba dives with the best of them. I will surely read the next book in this series hoping for a similar experience.ĭirk Pitt is the James Bond meets John Wayne character that every guy would love to be. This is a book that a reader can breeze through in a few hours making it an enjoyable way to spend a weekend's afternoon. This makes the Special Project Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency a very likable character. He also meets a mysterious woman, Summer, who will rock his world and complicate matters further.Ĭussler has created a very entertaining series, with a character that has an arrogant and pedantic side, but whom also shows his pure emotions and is true to his friends and ideals. Thus, he is directly involved in the search for the submarine and starts a dangerous journey in which he will face different enemies, conspiracies and uncertainty about who to trust. While in his holidays in the coast of Hawaii, Dirk finds a communications capsule from the Starbuck addressed to Admiral Hunter in Pearl Harbor. ![]() The last known communication from the nuclear submarine came from captain Dupree, establishing that they were lost without possibilities of recovering themselves and giving the coordinates of their location. The submarine was lost on its maiden trial and possesses the most advanced equipment, in terms of nuclear capabilities, that the US has developed so far. This is an area similar to the well-known Bermuda Triangle. ![]() Also in some aspects he is similar to James Bond, women mainly, and the mix is sufficient to keep the reader thoroughly entertained.įor six months the US government has been trying to find the Starbuck, a submarine lost in the Hawaiian (Pacific) vortex. I found an interesting character that lives at the edge and is passionate about his work. I am happy to say I was not disappointed! Even though "Pacific Vortex" was not the first published book in the Dirk Pitt adventures series, it was the first Cussler wrote, so logically, this is the novel I picked to start my journey. The only author I read regularly in this genre is Nelson DeMille and I enjoy him a lot, so I decided to give Clive Cussler a try. I have never been a big fan of military thrillers.
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