The Rising Sea, Clive Cussler
The Rising Sea, Clive Cussler
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The Rising Sea

Bestseller

Author: Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/13/2018


Synopsis

Everywhere, waters are rising--and that's just the beginning of the world's peril unless the NUMA crew can beat the clock in this thrilling #1 New York Times-bestseller from the grand master of adventure.

An alarming rise in the world's sea levels--much larger than could be accounted for by glacier melt--sends Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA scientific team rocketing around the globe in search of answers. What they find at the bottom of the East China Sea, however, is even worse than they imagined: a diabolical plan to upset the Pacific balance of power--and in the process displace as many as a billion people.

A rare alloy unlike anything else on earth, a pair of five-hundred-year-old Japanese talismans, an assassin so violent even the Yakuza has disowned him, an audacious technological breakthrough that will become a very personal nightmare for Kurt Austin - from the shark-filled waters of Asia to the high-tech streets of Tokyo to a forbidden secret island, the NUMA team must risk everything to head off the coming catastrophe.

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 Christian on October 05, 2021

Like every Clive Cussler (R.I.P.) novel in general and NUMA Files novel in particular I've read, fun and entertaining. However, some glaring flaws too: (1) The ending seems rushed and feels a tad incomplete, especially regarding the ultimate fates of the key villains. (2() It seems a tad hard to belie......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on January 03, 2024

After reading umpteen Clive Cussler novels, I've run out of laudatory resources to describe them. Suffice it to say: His works are definitely worth checking out, unless you're not a fan of action stories.......more

Goodreads review by Glen on June 10, 2018

The sea levels are rising, and nobody knows why. The usual bureaucrats are bungling. Kurt Austin and Co. start investigating, only to come up against a legendary yakuza assassin, and the Chi-coms. Lots of globe trotting and action. The Numa Files isn't my favorite Clive Cussler series, but this book......more

Goodreads review by Carol on April 14, 2018

Clive Cussler and his writing team have found the perfect recipe for a successful book. Take a world wide disaster of some sort...add an evil villain who is generally richer than God and looking for something or someone to dominate...sweeten with a beautiful woman to help along the way...and stir in......more

Goodreads review by Neil on August 07, 2022

This was a fun book to read; I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was (clearly) a fast read for me; it held my interest and had decent character development of the extended cast of characters. It also has plenty of humor and banter between the characters (I think I love the banter between Gamay and Paul Tro......more


Quotes

“Another entertaining and diverting read from a true legend in the adventure business. . . . invok[es] the classic feel of James Bond reimagined as an oceanographer.” --Associated Press

“An action-adventure for the age of climate change. . . Plenty of action and drama. Fans will not be disappointed.”--Charleston Post and Courier

“One of the best recent novels to bear the Cussler name… The writing here is spot-on… and the story is first-rate, with just enough of a ripped-from-the-headlines feel to it that we imagine it could actually happen. A fine entry in an always-popular series, and a sure bet for those who crave high-concept adventure.” --Booklist