Clive Cussler – Confessions of a Bibliophile

2006: #2 – Cyclops (Clive Cussler)

January 11, 2006January 15, 2021

Book #2 of 2006 was Cyclops, the 8th book in Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series. I wasn’t thrilled with this installment. For me, it was more Tom Clancy than Clive Cussler. Too much politics, not enough adventure! And it was missing that special brand of humor that usually peppers a Cussler novel. I was quite blah about it. Book count: 2 Pages in book: 473

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2005: #23 – Blue Gold (Clive Cussler & Paul Kemprecos)

March 29, 2005January 14, 2021

Book #23 was Blue Gold, by Clive Cussler. Instead of the usual Cussler protagonist, Dirk Pitt, this book is the second in a series focusing on a new hero, Kurt Austin. These are fun books for me to read. Very James Bond-ish. Except Kurt Austin is less of a devil with the ladies than good ol’ Dirk Pitt. At least there’s something different about their