Type of bind: Paperback
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Page Count: 416
Printing Date: October 05, 2004
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Clive Cussler debuted his new series, The Oregon Files, with the incredible adventure of Golden Buddha. Now he follows that triumph with Sacred Stone, a rollicking new tale featuring the enigmatic captain of The Oregon, Juan Cabrillo.
In the remote wastes of Greenland, an ancient artifact possessing catastrophic radioactive power is unearthed. But the astounding find puts the world at risk.
Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his network of spies known as The Corporation must fight to protect the stone-and prevent the outbreak of World War III.
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This is only my second book from Cussler - the very first one I enjoyed "Golden Buddha" but this novel was tough to get through. Spoilers: Everything goes right. Is there ever a single scene where the Corporation has a problem/issue/event that fails. Not in this book!
I will definitely read the subsequent one in the series "Dark Watch" and hope for the best.
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Dull and boring. Could not identify with or care about any of the characters.
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I am reading the Oregon files out of order, making it all the more fun for me. Here are some quick observations: The best of the bunch, hands down, is "Plague Ship"; in that novel, Juan Cabrillo's prosthetic limb is mentioned more than once, and yet there's no mention of it in "Sacred Stone"; there are way too many characters in these books to effectively keep track of even with the lists at the beginning; and finally, the crew of the Oregon never stops eating. I think there's at least one reference to food on every page.
"Sacred Stone" is a terrific summer read. It's not literature or even what I would call hard fiction. It's like a movie-matinee experience.
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I have read most of Clive Cussler's novels, but I did not think this was one of his better ones. It is different from his other novels, as it is not a one man show like Dirk Pitt or Kurt Austin, but a group known as the 'Corporation', who have to save the world from the bad guys. I guess this makes the story a bit more believable.
In this case there are two sets of bad guys. Islamic fundamentalists, who wish to blow up London, and a businessman, who wants to destroy Mecca. Both are trying to get their hands on an ancient piece of Meteorite, that will help with their plans.
I found the book a bit monotonous in places, something that rarely happens in this author's other books, and a bit of a struggle at times. I felt there was way too many characters involved. I would not say the book was awful, but it is definitely not as good as the author's earlier works.
If you are new to Clive Cussler, I would recommend, Sahara, Treasure or Dragon as good reads.
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I hated this book. I forced my way through it and want my time back. The book was boring, hard to follow, and over complicated. There were far too many characters and I had a hard time following the plot and remembering who was doing what. The cast of characters in the beginning (6 pages worth) actually revealed the plot of the book. Do Not Recommend. This trend of ghost writing using other authors is not good.
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