Trojan Odyssey: A Dirk Pitt Novel
Written by Clive Cussler
Narrated by Ron McLarty
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In his first adventure since the revelation that he's a parent, Dirk Pitt must uncover the truth behind the myth of another long-lost father-figure, Homer's Odysseus, if he's going to stop a dangerous cult from reshaping the earth in their own image.
Fraternal twins, Summer Pitt and Dirk Pitt, Jr., are working to determine the origin of a strange brown tide infesting the ocean off the shore of Nicaragua when two startling things happen: Summer discovers an artifact, something strange and beautiful and ancient. And the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading straight for them and a nearby floating luxury resort hotel called Ocean Wanderer.
The peril for everybody concerned is incalculable. And now that Dirk Pitt has learned he's a father, he will stop at nothing to protect his two children. He rushes into the chaos, only to find that what's left in the storm's wake makes the furies of nature pale in comparison. For there is an all-too-human evil at work in that part of the world, and Summer's relic may be the only clue to the man calling the shots. Whoever he is, he's connected to a cult that believes the Celts, also known as the Achaeans, reached the New World millennia before the accepted history suggests. If he's right, his ancestors laid the foundation for the work he will soon complete—and our world will be a very different place.
Though if Summer's discovery is to be believed, the world is already a very different place...
Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler (1931–2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT®, THE NUMA FILES®, THE OREGON FILES ®, AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE ®, A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE ®, and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE ®. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, The Sea Hunters, and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine Hunley.
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Reviews for Trojan Odyssey
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dirk Pitt and the gang remain one of my favorite guilty pleasures, even though I've fallen a few books behind in the series. The plots are far-fetched, the plot holes are sometimes gaping, and the dialogue is often stilted. (Someone in this day and age referring to something as "heavenly"? Or a 24-year-old woman saying "I shall"?) But there is always some interesting science and speculative fiction behind the main plot, and this one is no exception. This time around, the historical question centers on whether the modern-day Turkey location is the true site of the ancient city of Troy, along with some interesting discussion of the ramifications of an alternative theory that gets presented as part of the narrative. And another thing that this one has, given that it's the 17th outing in the series, is some serious character development. In the last outing, Pitt met a couple of people whose existence had been unknown to him. This time around, there are more changes taking place in his life and the lives of some of those closest to him, as well. So that's all good. But honestly, the bad guy(s) in this one are silly, and their motivation is even sillier. And lastly, the whole thing reads as if it had originally been two (or more) separate stories that were cobbled together into one narrative. Not only because some of the transitions are awkward, but because, on more than one occasion, the reader is told the same thing that he has already been told earlier in the book. Several characters, for example, reappear later in the story and are introduced as if they were new characters. Pitt's home and its environs (an aircraft hangar filled with vintage automobiles and interesting knick-knacks) is a setting twice, and each time gets a similar introduction. Weird. It just seemed as if I was reading two (or more) separate and partial stories tied into one complete novel with some particularly bad editing, or else there were two writers writing different parts of the thing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nice distraction from driving and posits some cool theories. Fun book!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trojan Odyssey is an excellent adventure story. It deals with a different version of Homer's Odyssey and the Celtics. The book was highly researched. The situations that the characters get out of are difficult and timing impeccable but it makes for a great story. A fun fact is that the author wrote himself into the story giving the story some "truth." A good book highly recommended and deserves all four stars that were awarded here.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NUMA's crew stumbles across an evil plot to change the world’s climate. Some of it is completely unbelievable, but adventurous, so I just went with it. As always, the book has several plots that interweave--the ending ties it all together. The characters are developing and evolving too. Where's #18?
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dit 17e deel uit de Dirk Pitt serie is weer een typisch Cussler verhaal; makkelijk te lezen, ongeloofwaardig verhaal, grappig.
In dit verhaal maken we kennis met de twee volwassen kinderen van Dirk Pitt, kinderen waarvan hij het bestaan niet wist, tot ze voor zijn deur staan na het overlijden van hun moeder. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino, marine engineers become involved with a international conspiracy that relates back to ancient history 5000 years in the past.Reading( or in this case listening) to a Cussler is like being on a speeding boat during a sea storm. You never know what is going to happen. His main characters get into all kind of scrapes but always survive. They are like every superhero or protagonist in every blockbuster Hollywood movie. It's unreal at times. I try to focus on the story and not the unrealistic characters. The story is usually interesting and cleverly includes some history, if not a re-telling of. This particular volume focuses on the theory of what if Odysseus' Odyssey was not about the Mediterranean Sea, but about his crossing of the North Atlantic. And what if Helen of Troy did not cause the Trojan war(the Spartans vs the Greeks) but the Celts vs Artheans and Danaans over the tin mines. This is actually the star of the book. But because the characters are so out there, the book on gets a 3. This might be why I can only read one Cussler every year or two...
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5NUMA stumbles across an evil plot to change the world’s climate and then does something about it.I’m a committed fan of Clive Cussler. I’ve read at least a dozen of his books and all have proven to be entertaining. But though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all Cussler’s novels (naturally some better than others), this one was disappointing.As a writer I’m now stuck in edit mode, whether I’m watching a movie or reading a book, which means I’m incapable of just enjoying them without noting the problems with them. In this case, while the story is fairly generic (with edge-of-your-seat action), as Cussler novels go, this one just didn’t pull me in the way the others have.One of the issues I have is that so much of what is included, as to the character’s backgrounds, etc., I’ve already been introduced to, so I skimmed most of the descriptions. Setting that aside, there was so much supporting detail that it detracted from the read. While it’s wonderful that Cussler knows all about the weapons spies use, what dive gear the characters prefer and what the rich eat, I’d have enjoyed the read more if he’d left a lot of that description out, or at least slimmed it down. In addition to too much detail, some of it is actually repeated, in detail, in at least 3 places.I think Cussler could’ve shorted this novel by several thousand words just by deleting the add-on words, of which there is plenty.Sorry to give some of the plot away, but any savvy reader will pick up on this in a heartbeat: I knew from the moment the baddest of the bad guys was introduced that Specter was a woman in a fat suit.There was one glaring omission that really put me off. While rescuing Specter’s grand floating hotel for the uber-rich, Dirk and Al and the crew of the NUMA research vessel accomplish it when the eye of the hurricane calmed the seas, but then the worst of it – the backside of the storm, just vanished. Literary license, of course. If I were to grade Cussler’s novels, I’d give ‘The Chase’ an A+ and ‘Trojan Odyssey’ a D. But that’s just my take on it. I have recently purchased 5 additional Cussler novels, so you can see this one didn’t put me off his stories altogether. I’m just disappointed with this one.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Firstly, open your skull and remove your brain. Cussler's adventures on the high seas have slowly ventured in to unrealistic waters over the years and Trojan Odyssey continues the trend. Readers prepared to suspend their disbelief will be propelled through a tale of Dirk Pitt's daring yarn spun out in Nicaragua as he fights the forces of Spectre - the uber-villain created for this novel.Odyssey opens with a magnificent and thrilling action sequence, in which Pitt's children are the placed in to danger. This opener showcases great narrative skills from Cussler and the rest of the story doesn't live up to it, although it never stops trying. The cast is more diverse too, creating a wider opportunity for adventures, although there are some incredible coincidences to be pushed aside. It's standard adventure territory for the most and is somewhat predictable, although it maintains its sense of fun throughout.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Four sentences, pulled at random from different chapters, should tell you all you need to know:"Now as their objective stood before them it became obvious that unlike the others towns and cities they had sacked, this one would not fall without a long and lengthy campaign.""'You ain’t gonna believe this,' he answered in a Georgia accent, 'but the last dropwindsonde profiling system I released recorded horizontal wind speeds of up to two hundred and twenty miles an hour as it fell through the storm toward the sea.'”"Exotically designed minibuses with luxurious interiors and painted lavender pulled up to the aircraft to accommodate the passengers.""Seemingly adhered to the marble slab, he could not move nor turn his head."Talk about phoning in your work . . . sweet Jesus! Apparently, best-selling author™ Clive Cussler can insult readers and desecrate the English language with impunity, so long as he keeps making money for his publisher. Thank God I found this book in a hospital waiting room and didn’t actually pay for it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Why is the author slowly letting the superstars Dirk and Al fade away???? Dirk's children are very, very boring. Please stick with Dirk & Al. I am sure there are many capers and adventures still left for the two heros. Please, let the children become doctors or architects. :)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Neither Cussler's best nor his worst. This was, however, the first book to feature the new characters introduced at the end of Valhalla Rising. The book also appears to mark a shift in the course of the Dirk Pitt series. I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adventure/Thriller, Fun to listen to on tape or cd