Clive Cussler Fire Strike (Oregon Files)

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The suffocating heat came on as suddenly as the pounding rain had stopped and raised a shroud of fog from the waterlogged ground. The vintage Soviet-era snowcat crested the final rise on the steep climb. Its big diesel engine belched a plume of oily smoke as it roared with the effort. It had taken three hours clanking through a narrow pass high in the towering Pamir Mountains through the swirling snow to reach the ancient Tibetan fortress. It loomed above the forested valley floor, perched on the edge of an insurmountable cliff. Its sturdy walls could resist the siege weapons of its day, but the fort's remoteness and sheer inaccessibility had always been its primary defense. All but the most determined visitors were deterred from even venturing here. How the mighty stone edifice had ever been built by ancient hands in this location several hundred years ago remained a mystery.

It also seems as if you have quite a flair for the finer things in life." Bromley held up another letter. "Something of an amateur sommelier" this officer states."I like how Maden explores Maurice's story. A former British Royal Navy/Chief steward on The Oregon but I always knew there was more to Maurice than meets the eye. What drew me to The Oregon Files and made it my Clive Cussler favorite series are the ship and her crew. They feel like family. The Oregon is not only a vessel but is a main character, an extension of every great character on board. With a new author, what captivates me was brought down to a great extent and the story has become more technical closer to perhaps Tom Clancy's variety which the author also writes. Unfortunately, this series is starting to run into the same issues as other thriller series. The authors believe the stakes have to be extremely high (i.e. even though this is such a sophisticated ship, there is something in each new novel that will sink it), Juan goes solo on missions (which makes no sense, considering the level of talent of the crew and the myriad of injuries he sustains and miraculously can continue to function through the rest of the novel), and, oh yes, he also gets captured somehow in the middle.

Please, NO romance. I feel there are subtle hints in both books that Maden wrote. As I said before in my previous book review, a LOVE BOAT is the last thing I want when reading this series.👎🚫🙅‍♀️ I did not really believe that Juan could have survived the beating he took from Hightower's subject onboard her research vessel. He gets beaten badly, has some broken ribs as well as other bruised bones and tissue, but ends up leading a mission. The way it was described, I don't think he could have survived his fight. But that is just my opinion. I felt that the author took Cabrillo to an unbelievable "level" of survivability in this book and it took me out of the moment. Maybe he could have; I have read military biographies and military history books that have described military personnel undergoing crazy extreme wounds and surviving, so anything is possible, I guess.

The "wet cousins" of the better-known Special Air Service, the SBS was a commando unit of the Royal Marines specializing in coastal insertions-hence the mission tonight running a Zodiac deep upriver. Any sign of the Rawlinsons?" the lieutenant asked, his whisper masked by the din of chirring insects and croaking frogs. Your best friend is dead because a fiendish communist cutthroat killed him. I urge you to see things as they truly are."

The book starts with a horrific situation that never pays off. Apparently, it was just intended to show the reader how bad the bad guys are without the situation being necessary for the plot. Although Clive Cussler's novels were pretty generic, they were plotted out well, with almost every situation being necessary to the plot. Not so here. I think I had looked up a C-130 landing and taking off of an aircraft carrier before, because that was mentioned in this book, too, and I was, "Bunk! That could never happen!" And then I looked it up and discovered it did happen! That would have been pretty crazy, to be on an aircraft carrier and watching a C-130 coming in to not only land but take off multiple times with its payload being increased for the next time it landed. That was pretty cool to revisit! A man of many surprises, he dedicated his life equally to his passions as he did his writing. While you might assume that his novels are roughly based on historical events, what you might not suspect is that Cussler’s fiction also bled into his real life. While Clive Cussler passed away in 2020, his Oregon Files series lives on, with the next book in the series, Clive Cussler’s Fire Strike, coming out on 11 July 2023. Read on to learn more about Clive Cussler and his incredible life before reading the book! Fun facts about author Clive Cussler I loved that he was able to use the shotgun shell in the heal of his boot to help him win a later fight. That was pretty cool to read about, and funny as well. Despite having dropped out of school at a young age, Cussler nevertheless received a PhD from the Maritime College at the State University of New York. According to NUMA, the Board of Governors accepted his non-fiction work, The Sea Hunters ‘in lieu of a PhD thesis,’ granting Cussler his degree in May 1997.A drenching rain in the moonless night was perfect cover for the three Special Boat Section operatives.

When Juan Cabrillo, captain of the Oregon, is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. I also liked how Juan used one of the stolen missiles to take out the other stolen missile (hidden onboard a cargo vessel in an Iranian port. It was sad to read about the damage done to the port as I can only assume numerous innocent civilians and military personnel going about their normal business were killed, but it was still a cool moment. Granted, I "saw it coming" and figured he would probably use the one missile to take out the other.I noticed here a number of letters of support from your commanding officers and enlisted comrades." He held one up for closer inspection. "This one says you are 'well liked, and highly commended for his manners, deportment, and diction.'" You served with one of the finest commando units in the service, and participated in several top secret missions. Missions that were, shall we say, off the books?" It's a position as far away from close-quarters combat as I can imagine. But it is honorable service in Her Majesty's Navy. It's a position that requires discretion, tact, and taste. I think you'd be perfect for it. Shall I tell you about it?" When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. Excellent. I'll have my adjutant make the necessary arrangements. In the meantime, take a few days off and enjoy Singapore. It's a truly marvelous city."