Fire Ice (NUMA Files, #3) View By Clive Cussler
| Title | : | Fire Ice (NUMA Files, #3) |
| Author | : | Clive Cussler |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 544 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0425190641 |
In the heart of the old Soviet Union, a mining tycoon has proclaimed himself czar of Russia Claiming Romanov ancestry and backed by billions of dollars, he is determined to overthrow the already shaky Russian government and U.S opposition doesn t bother him one bit A little crisis of their own should distract the Americans for a while, and he knows just the thing In the heart of the old Soviet Union, a mining tycoon has proclaimed himself czar of Russia Claiming Romanov ancestry and backed by billions of dollars, he is determined to overthrow the already shaky Russian government and U.S opposition doesn t bother him one bit A little crisis of their own should distract the Americans for a while, and he knows just the thing Filled with all the hair raising action and endless imagination that are Cussler s hallmarks, Fire Ice is a dazzling thriller from the grandmaster of adventure fiction
about Author
Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973 His first non fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996 The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997 It was the first time Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973 His first non fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996 The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997 It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed Cussler is an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, NUMA a 501C3 non profit organization named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy s Hunley, and its victim, the Union s Housatonic the U 20, the U boat that sank the Lusitania the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack the renowned Confederate raider Florida the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to the day after plucking Titanic s survivors from the sea In September, 1998, NUMA which turns over all artifacts to state and Federal authorities, or donates them to museums and universities launched its own web site for those wishing information about maritime history or wishing to make donations to the organization www.numa.net In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler is also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London He has been honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration Cussler s books have been published in than 40 languages in than 100 countries His past international bestsellers include Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey and Black Wind this last with his son, Dirk Cussler the nonfiction books The Sea Hunters, The Sea Hunters II and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt r Revealed the NUMA Files novels Serpent, Blue Gold, Fire Ice, White Death and Lost City written with Paul Kemprecos and the Oregon Files novels Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha written with Craig Dirgo and Dark Watch written with Jack Du Brul Clive Cussler lives in Arizona 
Sahara (Dirk Pitt, #11)
Inca Gold (Dirk Pitt, #12)
Atlantis Found (Dirk Pitt, #15)
Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4)
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Published :2016-04-05T15:46+01:00
In the heart of the old Soviet Union, a mining tycoon has proclaimed himself czar of Russia Claiming Romanov ancestry and backed by billions of dollar
544 pagesClive Cussler
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