Treasure of Khan
Author:
Series:
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 19.
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
2006.
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 27
Description
Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career with one of Clive Cussler's most audacious, and well-received, novels yet: "Black Wind more than maintains the supercharged Cusslerian danger" (Kirkus Reviews). "Thriller fans will revel in this action-packed yarn" (Publishers Weekly). But now Cussler takes an extraordinary leap, with one of his most remarkable villains ever. Genghis Khan-the greatest conqueror of all time, who, at his peak, ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a forgotten mystery. Until now. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. When the survey team is abducted and Pitt's research vessel nearly sunk, however, it's obvious there's something more sinister involved. All trails lead to Mongolia, and a mysterious mogul who is conducting covert deals for supplying oil to the Chinese while wreaking havoc on global oil markets utilizing a secret technology. The Mongolian harbors a dream of restoring the conquests of his ancestors, and holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan that just might give him the wealth and power to make that dream come true. From the frigid lakes of Siberia to the hot sands of the Gobi Desert, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu. But first, they must keep the tycoon from murder-and the unleashing of a natural disaster of calamitous proportions. Filled with breathtaking suspense and brilliant imagination, his new novel is yet further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.
Subjects
Subjects
Adventure fiction
Fiction
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, -- 1162-1227 -- Fiction
Mongolia -- Fiction
Mongols
Mongols -- Fiction
Oceanographers
Oceanographers -- Fiction
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum industry and trade -- Fiction
Pitt, Dirk
Pitt, Dirk -- (Fictitious character)
Russia (Federation) -- Fiction
Thriller
Treasure troves
Treasure troves -- Fiction
Fiction
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, -- 1162-1227 -- Fiction
Mongolia -- Fiction
Mongols
Mongols -- Fiction
Oceanographers
Oceanographers -- Fiction
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum industry and trade -- Fiction
Pitt, Dirk
Pitt, Dirk -- (Fictitious character)
Russia (Federation) -- Fiction
Thriller
Treasure troves
Treasure troves -- Fiction
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Grouping Title | treasure of khan |
Grouping Author | clive cussler |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2021-01-16 04:51:37AM |
Last Indexed | 2021-01-16 05:06:31AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | none |
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display_description | Oceanic explorers Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu, the famed capital of Kublai Khan's empire. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. But when the survey team is abducted and Pitt's research vessel nearly sunk, it becomes clear this is no run of bad luck, but the influence of something, or someone, more sinister. In fact, Pitt and the NUMA crew have inadvertently stepped between a Mongolian tycoon and his plans to corner the global oil market, beginning with covert negotiations in China. To ensure the deal goes through, this mysterious businessman will encourage ever-escalating acts of sabotage and violence. Pitt and Giordino soon learn the magnate's fury and his power both stem from the same source: a dark secret about Genghis Khan, the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. To Pitt and Giordino the famed Khan's empire is nearly the stuff of legend and his tomb a forgotten mystery. But the Khan's legacy is very real. And it's the treasure of his grandson Kublai Khan that holds the key to stopping this modern-day oil baron from restoring the conquests of his ancestors. That is, if Pitt and Giordino get there first.... From the Paperback edition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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publishDate | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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series | Dirk Pitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
series_with_volume | Dirk Pitt| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
subject_facet | Adventure fiction Genghis Khan, -- 1162-1227 -- Fiction Mongolia -- Fiction Mongols -- Fiction Oceanographers -- Fiction Petroleum industry and trade -- Fiction Pitt, Dirk -- (Fictitious character) Russia (Federation) -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Treasure of Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Treasure of Khan Treasure of Khan / Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Treasure of Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Fiction Genghis Khan Mongols Oceanographers Petroleum industry and trade Pitt, Dirk Thriller Treasure troves |