The Silent Sea

When I was younger I loved the Unexplained of our planet. The Burmuda Triangle, the walking coffins of Christ Church, the Devil of Dovenshirer all fasinated me. But the one that stood out above all others was the Oak Island Treasure Pit. This was/is real and I knew where is was and all about its mystery. Oak Island has been seen in tv shows for years, i.e. Bones. Cussler/Du Brul transplant this mystery to west coast and use it for the hook to get the reader's attnetion. It works. This leads to a new villian, Argentina, and to the most barren place in the world, the South Pole. All of this blends into a fast paced action series of events that take up more than half of the book. The pace is quite good and the reader is not aware of the speed till the scence changes to the South Pole, which is about two thirds into the book. The South Pole action is a treat for acton seekers. How to destory an oil complex and make it look like an accident is well thought out. Cussler/DuBrul temper the book with death of one of the beloved characters from the Oregon. The ending is leaves the reader wondering how the hero will escape and the last page makes it sound so simple that you wonder why you didn't think of it if in the first place. For a couple of years now I have grown tired of Dirk Pitt and I was ready to cross Cussler off my reading list. Then he teamed up of Jack Du Brul for the Oregon Files. That teaming has made a world of difference. The Oregan Files is a smart series of book about hi tech mercenaries of today. The Chairman and his crew are a wonderful group of charactters that engage the reader and make us care about them. The ship is the star of this series and she is a marvel. A reader can start with this book and enjoy with out having read the others. The plots of this series and of this book are current and topical. The writing is musch more realistic than the Pitt novels of late. The daring do stunts sit better with this reader because they are grounded in reality. In short I look forward to the Oregan Files and so should you. P.S. You should check out Du Brul's own series of books. They are undiscovered gems.

LOVE Clive Cussler. I have really fallen in love with this series (The Oregon Files) and the characters. There is a similarity to Ted Bell's Hawke series, another of my favorites. And although Mr. Bell's writing is superb, I find Mr. Cussler's writing more exciting. And for those who care about this, he writes cleaner - less cussing and adult themes. This book is over-the-top exciting - a real page turner! As our beloved hero, Juan Cabrillo and his team once again use cutting-edge technology and their uniquely honed skills to save our world from evil men in frighteningly believable scenarios. This time his decked-out battleship/junk freighter will take them to Antarctica to defend the continent against the Chinese and Argentines! Definitely a new, fresh theme! One of the things I've come to love about Cussler (with Du Brul)as far as writing style, is that the tension is well-placed. You never find yourself skipping quickly through a boring section to find out what happens. A delightful and exciting read! Just sad that I've caught up with the series and have to wait until spring 2011 for the next one! One note - the Kindle version of this book had MANY errors in spelling and grammar.

On December 7, 1941, five brothers exploring a remote island make an exciting discovery. Fast-forward to the present-day: Juan Cabrillo and the rest of his Oregon crew mates are sent to Argentina to retrieve the remains of a crashed American satellite. The Oregon looks like a dilapidated old freighter when in reality, she is a technological wonder ship, possessing high-tech equipment and weaponry. During the mission, Cabrillo discovers the remains of a large blimp which crashed near the site where the satellite went down. Thus begins a series of events that will take Cabrillo and the other members of the Oregon to Pine Island, the Mississippi River, Argentina, Paraguay, and Antarctica. Throughout the duration of the book, Cabrillo and his friends are running from Argentine members of the ninth brigade. Will Cabrillo manage to stay ahead of them, or will the Argentines catch up? All of the events in the novel feed off one another, and Clive Cussler does a masterful job of tying everything together. The ending of the book is explosive, to say the least. This is the second Cussler novel I've read and, as with the first, I was very impressed. Cussler and Du Brul do a masterful job of creating life-like characters which the reader can easily relate to and, in the case of "The Silent Sea", root for. I was impressed with the breadth of characters introduced by Cussler. Although there are a lot of characters introduced, each one has his/her own unique talents which adds to the excitement of the story. Cabrillo, of course, was my favorite due to his jack-of-all-trades persona. As for the story itself, being a fan of World War II history, I was immediately intrigued by the reference to December 7, 1941. From there, the events of the present-day unfold at a fast and furious pace. I particularly liked Cussler's choice of the Argentines as Cabrillo's antagonists. I thought the ending was the best part of the book, as the story literally explodes. I give this book my highest recommendation. Clive Cussler and his partner Jack Du Brul have written a first-class thriller that really draws the reader in. Don't miss this fun and exciting book.

Cussler's works always involve a bit of history that has significant ramifications, if not dire consequences, for the present day. This title is no exception, and is thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative in the telling of the tale. I hesitated for some time before jumping into the Oregon series, wrongly assuming the stories were about some boring tug boat, harbor-bound cheesey character. Far from it - the Oregon series are easily the equal of the Dirk Pitt legend, surprising in their enterprise, imaginative plots, and action episodes. This effort is obviously no Shakespearian icon, but another Cussler story that's just plain fun involving high technology, the Antarctic, and Chinese attempts to influence the course of World events. And the good guys win. This book was penned along with Jack DuBrul, himself a gifted writer known for the Phillip Mercer series, more of which I would definitely enjoy. Some might criticize Mr Cussler for prolifically cranking out books with co-authors, but I for one enjoy a good story, and the more the better. The Cussler "factory" reminds me of the Stratemeyer syndicate that cranked out all those Tom swift, Hardy Boys, etc books in the 40's and 50's. Great reads for kids growing up, and now those same kids can enjoy the efforts of Mr Cussler et al. A great Cussler story is like being a kid again.

This is the seventh installment of the Oregon Files series by Clive Cussler. The series started out as a spin off of characters created in one volume of the Dirk Pitt series, also by Cussler. The characters turned out to be a perfect base on which to launch another successful series of books. To date, I have enjoyed every installment of the Oregon Files series. And The Silent Sea is no exception. The story starts on a family owned island off the west coast of the United States. For generations, the family members have struggled to reach bottom of a flooded shaft at the center of the island. At the bottom of which is believed to be an abandoned pirates treasure. But while the young men of the family line have struggled for generations to reach the bottom, none have yet discovered its secrets. How the story spins from the small family owned island of North America to the jungles of Argentina and an ice covered base in Antarctica is something that must be experienced in order to be believed. The story unfolds at an accelerated pace taking the characters on a series of twists and turns that ultimately lead not only the hidden secrets of the family owned island but the discovery of a lost ancient Chinese expedition and a deadly disease. I'm a big fan of Cussler's work. After dozens of compelling and entertaining adventure stories, he continues to release creative and original works that center around powerful and captivating characters. The Silent Sea is yet another great example of his work.

Another fine collaborative effort between Clive Cussler and Jack DuBrul, resulting in yet another rollicking adventure of Juan Cabrillo and "The Corporation," the intrepid crew of the spy ship (cleverly disguised as a dilapidated tramp steamer) Oregon. Great action, humor, exotic locales (Argentina, Paraguay, and Antarctica), along with tragedy (SPOILER ALERT: one of the members of The Corporation is killed in action fairly early on), and even a budding romance b/w Max Hanley (Cabrillo's second-in-command) and a professor of Chinese history. One major historcal/technical nitpick: Cussler and DuBrul incorrectly list "the Maldives" as the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, when the correct Argentine name is The Malvinas,or Las Islas Malvinas. (In case anybody is wondering, BTW, the Maldives is actually is an island nation in the Indian Ocean consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, oriented north-south, that lie between Minicoy Island (the southernmost part of Lakshadweep, India) and the Chagos Archipelago. The chains stand in the Laccadive Sea, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka and 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-west of India.) Nitpicks aside, another highly enjoyable action adventure from these two others! The historical refeence to Admiral William Brown, the Irish-Argentine naval officer, is a pretty cool touch as well.

a little hard to keep track of all the action and movements of characters. once you keep along it is always a fun ride.

Good read and a good story. Kept a god pace throughout the book and didn't see the ending. That was fun.

It kept me interested all the way through. Never knew what was going to came next.

Beaucoup de suspens, une intrigue bien ficelée avec comme d'habitude une dimension historique reposant sur des hypothèses intéressantes. Je suis fan des romans de Clive Cussler et encore une fois je n'ai pas été déçu.

Great read.

Good novel. Lives upto the expectations of a Clive Cussler novel.

A good read