A noted financial publisher and adventurer, Raymond LeBaron, sets
off in an antique blimp in search of the Cyclops, a U.S. Navy collier which
vanished in mysterious circumstances in 1918 near Cuban waters - and which may
have had on board a fabulous treasure ... LeBaron and his crew also vanish, in
circumstances that are at once puzzling and alarming and which lead a reluctant
Dirk Pitt into one of the most extraordinary adventures of this career - and
adventure that leads him step by step, in constant danger, to the discovery of a
secret base on the moon, a Soviet plot against Castro that endangers the peace
of the world, and the unveiling of the treasure itself… With the skilled hand
of a master storyteller, Clive Cussler has woven in Cyclops his most complex and
suspenseful plot, linking the fascinating behind-the-headlines facts of Star
Wars and the Cold War with a compelling story of greed and passion - and a
secret so amazing that it has been kept from the President of the United States
himself. The bizarre chain of events that begins with LeBaron's disappearance
explodes into a battle between the Soviet Union and the United States for
possession of the moon and ends with a blazing, cliff-hanging race against time
to prevent an awesome tragedy. It almost defeats Dirk Pitt and takes him from
the inner councils of the White House to a confrontation with Fidel Castro
himself...
Reviews:
"Anyone who can put CYCLOPS down has a stronger
will than I have. Cussler at his best."
Tom Clancy
"Downright good adventure... A sure winner!"
United Press International
"Get-to-the-next-page excitement... Dirk Pitt is
a combination James Bond and Jacques Cousteau...."
New York Daily News
"Nobody does it better than Clive Cussler. Nobody."
Stephen Coonts |
