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Book Description:
Dirk Pitt's 19th adventure, the second collaboration between father and son Clive and Dirk Cussler (after 2004's Black Wind), offers a plot as credible as it is monstrous and the kind of exotic aquatic detail that amazes, informs and entertains. The action, and there's plenty of it, ranges from Siberia's Lake Baikal and the wilds of Mongolia to the Hawaiian islands. The treasure is that of Genghis and Kublai Khan, the great Mongolian conqueror and his grandson. The villain is a modern-day Mongol with dreams of restoring national power and pride. The heroes are Pitt, sidekick Al Giordino and Pitt's son and daughter, Dirk Jr. and Summer, all affiliated with Pitt's National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). The exploits of Pitt and company, particularly their narrow escapes, tend toward the larger-than-life, but these are nicely balanced by down-to-earth explanations of such phenomena as seiche waves and oil seeps.
中文简介：
德克·皮特的第19次历险，此书卡斯勒父子（克里夫和德克·卡斯勒）的第二次合作（上一次是2004年出版的《黑风》）。小说展现出真实可信而又奇特诡异的情节, 同时充满了带有奇幻色彩、内容丰富、且极具娱乐性的异域风情。从西伯利亚的贝加尔湖, 蒙古的荒野, 再到夏威夷海岛, 书中展示了丰富的场景。宝藏属于成吉思汗和忽必烈——伟大的蒙古征服者和他的孙子；故事中的反派是一个现代的蒙古人，做着有朝一日复国的大梦；主角是皮特和他的死党艾尔·乔迪诺和他的一双儿女小德克和莎莫，他们都属于NUMA(国家水下舰队)。皮特及其伙伴的英雄事迹，特别是他们九死一生的经历充满了传奇色彩。但书中穿插了对一些真实现象如湖面震荡和原油渗漏的解析，读来感觉真实可信。
About Author:
克莱夫·卡斯勒（Clive Cussler），美国当代首届一指的惊险小说大师，美国惊险小说协会主席。写过29本书，作品被翻译成40种文字，引进到100多个国家，销量超过1.25亿本。全球热映大片《撒哈拉奇兵》、《打捞泰坦尼克号》等均改编自他的小说。他本人也是一位海洋探险家，正是《倒转地极》一书中的国家水下暨海洋机构（NUMA）特别行动队的领导者。
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