Treasure (Clive Cussler novel)
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| Author | Clive Cussler |
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| Cover artist | Paul Bacon |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dirk Pitt Novels |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, Techno-thriller novel |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | 1988 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 539 pp (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-671-62613-2 |
| Preceded by | Cyclops |
| Followed by | Dragon |
Treasure is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the ninth book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
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[edit] Plot summary
After a historical prologue featuring a fleet of ships, the novel begins as a Middle Eastern terrorist secretly hijacks a plane carrying Hala Kamil, an Egyptian politician trying to stop would-be dictator Akhmad Yazid from taking over Egypt. The plane crash-lands in Greenland, where Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino, and Rudi Gunn are trying to locate a sunken Soviet submarine. Also in the area is Lily Sharp, who discovers an ancient coin. They rescue Hala from the plane wreck. As the plot unfolds, several more attempts are made on Hala’s life. Dirk is distracted by the promise of treasure, however. Locating a shipwreck in Greenland, they soon find a tablet detailing a mission to hide the treasure of the library at Alexandria. As Dirk, Al, and the marines rescue Hala Kamil from a hijacked ship in the Antarctic, Hiram Yaeger locates the treasure—in Texas. The final stretch of the novel involves Dirk trying to hide the treasure from Yazid and his brother, Toplitzin, a would-be Aztec dictator.
[edit] Characters in Treasure
- Dirk Pitt—Special Projects Director for the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA)
- Admiral James Sandecker—Chief Director of NUMA
- Al Giordino—Assistant Special Projects Director for NUMA.
- Rudi Gunn—Director of Logistics for NUMA.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
No film, television or theatrical adaptations have yet been produced from this novel.
[edit] Release Details
- 1988, United States, Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-671-62613-2, 1988, Hardcover
- 1988, United States, Pocket Books, ISBN 99930-4-807-0, November 1988, Paperback.
- 1989, United States, Pocket Books Reissue, ISBN 0-671-70465-6, October 15, 1989, Paperback.
- 1991, United States, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-7924-4679-8, May 1991, Hardcover.
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