The Eye of Heaven, Clive Cussler
The Eye of Heaven, Clive Cussler
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The Eye of Heaven

Author: Clive Cussler, Russell Blake

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/02/2014


Synopsis

Treasure hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo must protect a discovery that redefines Totlec history in this high-stakes adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
 
Baffin Island: Sami and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved—and filled with pre–Columbian artifacts from Mexico.

How can that be? As they plunge into their research, tantalizing clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl—and a fabled object known as the Eye of Heaven—begin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people. Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples, and secret tombs, caught between treasure hunters, crime cartels, and those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. At the end of the road will be the solution to a thousand-year-old mystery—or death.

About Clive Cussler

During a very active, interesting life, author. Clive Cussler became interested in writing. He was in the Air Force during the Korean War followed by a career in advertising writing award winning commercials. In 1996 he wrote his first notification work, The Sea Hunters. From that work he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree, with his work being accepted in lieu of a thesis. Then, in 2002 he was awarded the Naval Heritage Award for his efforts in the subject of marine exploration. He is also a Fellow in three prestigious marine organizations.

In keeping with his marine interests, his books revolved around character, Dirk Pitt, who was a marine engineer, government agent, and adventurer. His first two novels were more traditional maritime thrillers, but the third, Raise the Titanic, established his iconic style.....a blend of high adventure and high technology involving villains, sunken treasure, and beautiful women.

Cussler writes in the style like fellow authors, Michael Crichton, creating techno - thrillers that do not depend on any certain settings with great spectacular and outlandish plot devices. He has had more than seventeen titles on the New York Times fiction best seller list.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shubhra on August 05, 2018

This book, though an improvement on Cussler's earlier Fargo adventure, still isn't up to the mark we readers have come to expect of him. When compared to the past and present offerings related to NUMA (both Pitt and Austin), Oregon Files series and Bell series, this book is unfortunately quite a let......more

Goodreads review by Julie on August 07, 2021

The Kensington Runestone is on display less then a mile from my house. Big Ole guards it :) Therefore I am a sucker for any story that says the Vikings got here before old Christopher! They did a great twist to that extent in this book.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 19, 2014

Worst Fargo adventure yet. The dialogue was horribly cheesy and the author(s) spent a weird amount of time describing what the fargos ate. I normally like this series, but this book was pretty bad.......more

Goodreads review by Linda on September 23, 2014

Trite, badly written, too stodgy for an adventure novel.......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on December 02, 2014

Sixth in the Fargo Adventure archeology suspense series and revolving around Sam and Remi Fargo. The focus is on a Mexican treasure. My Take I've been complaining the last couple of Fargo Adventures about the writing. This time around, I'm complaining about how blah and dull The Eye of Heaven is. The......more


Quotes

Praise for The Eye of Heaven
 

A fun blend of history and mystery, the book is a typically energetic Cussler actioner.”—Booklist
 
“Readers can expect the usual Fargo fun.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Fargo Adventure novels
 
“Sam and Remi Fargo wield automatic weapons as well as they do metal detectors. This adventure series stands as one of the crown jewels in the Cussler empire.” —Publishers Weekly
 
The Mayan Secrets is the best of the series so far. The story and characters gel into an adventure that feels like Cussler’s Dirk Pitt adventures. The end result is a blast.” —Associated Press