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Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler

kirstyreviewsbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

In 1943 a submarine returning from a secret mission is attacked, its vital cargo believed lost . . .

Three quarters of a century later, NUMA director Dirk Pitt is asked to help locate a missing person: the scientist responsible for the design of the revolutionary Poseidon's Arrow submarine. This craft is so advanced and dangerous that any government would kill to posses it - and not only has its designer disappeared, but so too have the plans.

This is only my second book in the series, it can be read as a standalone but I feel that it would be more enjoyable having the background information. This instalment gets off to a slow start but the pace does pick up - the first half took me three days to read and I read the second half in one sitting. This book had a few flaws, but will be enjoyed by fans of the series.

Rating 3/5

scottpm's review against another edition

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4.0

Typical Dirk Pitt action. Yet still good stuff!

laurensands's review against another edition

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3.0

Classic Dirk Pitt.

balthazarlawson's review against another edition

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4.0

Dirk Pitt as head of NUMA seems to spend an awful lot of time out in the field doing things he use to do when he was employed to be out in the field. He doesn't like being behind the desk. He should be sacked for dereliction of duty and simply given his old job back. This time out he is trying to stop the hijacking of an oar carrier that fits into the pattern of other ships that had been hijacked. Of course it doesn't go according to plan and he and Al end up being held against their will. They have to fight to stay alive and ultimately foil the efforts of the evil deranged businessman.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Summer and Dirk junior stubble on another angle to the same problem plaguing their father. If not for the bad men over reacting to an innocent situation they would never have been dragged into a fight to stop the secret plans of a new American submarine from reaching their final destination after being stolen.

It's all a rather formulaic read but it was still enjoyable and reminiscent of Pitt in his younger days when he was saving the world.

frahorus's review against another edition

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3.0

Dopo tre anni riprendo a leggere una nuova avventura di Dirk Pitt, la serie avventurosa scritta dal prolifico Clive Cussler e della quale non mi sono perso neanche un volume.

Il titolo del romanzo riguarda il nome di un nuovo e tecnologicamente avanzato sottomarino, il Sea Arrow (La Freccia di Poseidone in italiano) e la storia infatti ruoterà su questo prototipo che verrà rubato. Ma quando Dirk Pitt e Al Giordino si metteranno sulle tracce di chi ci possa essere dietro a questo furto e attentato (viene ucciso il progettista del sottomarino) i problemi aumenteranno vertiginosamente, fino a condurli a un pericoloso uomo d'affari austriaco.

Anche stavolta ho ritrovato con piacere il mio Dirk Pitt, sempre pronto a salvare gli altri quasi sempre mettendo a repentaglio la propria vita. Effettivamente, vista l'età di Pitt (ha ormai spento le 64 candeline) secondo me l'autore ha esagerato con le scene di azione ed inseguimenti, perché ha corso come neanche un trentenne avrebbe potuto fare. Purtroppo la prima parte del libro è molto lenta, il contrario della seconda e terza parte, e questa cosa un po' stona.
Da quando Cussler ha introdotto i due figli nascosti di Pitt, Summer e Dirk Jr, secondo me le storie di Dirk Pitt hanno perso un po' della sua autenticità come se egli, con questo stratagemma, avesse voluto allungare il brodo (credo di averla già espressa questa perplessità in una precedente recensione). Per il resto la storia risulta godibile e mi sarei aspettato un cattivo più cattivo come Cussler ci ha abituato ormai da decenni.

Beh adesso ho altre due avventure di Pitt da recuperare, ovvero Havana Storm e Missione Odessa.

violetfloof's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mmiller8's review against another edition

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1.0

OK typical Cussler

kutterek's review against another edition

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4.0

I love me a Dirk Pitt book. Never disappointed.

jaxboiler's review against another edition

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4.0

This was just another fun easy and exciting read in the Dirk Pitt Series!

gamewarriorsgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous

2.0