Treasure of Khan
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| Treasure of Khan | |
 1st Edition Hardcover |
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| Author | Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dirk Pitt Novels |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Publisher | Putnam Adult |
| Publication date | November 28, 2006 1st Edition Hardcover |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 560 (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-399-15369-1 |
| Preceded by | Black Wind |
| Followed by | Arctic Drift |
Treasure of Khan is the latest adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler, and features Cussler's most famous protagonist, Dirk Pitt
The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his attempts to gain control over the world petroleum markets. It also has a secondary plot of a search for the treasures in the tombs of Genghis Khan and Khublai Khan.
A relatively small oil company headed by the antagonist, Borjin, a Mongolian who is bent on taking control of the world oil market, and also determined to re-unite the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia with Mongolia, has developed a machine which can create an earthquake. He has also found significant oil deposits buried at unusual depths in Inner Mongolia. He uses the machine to destroy major oil production facilities through the world, crippling China's oil supply in a matter of weeks. He then uses this shortage to make an offer to supply China all the oil it needs. He demands that Inner Mongolia be ceded to Mongolia, and China pay market price for the oil he will supply them, which he guarantees will meet the colossal demands of the Chinese economy. China accepts this deal, not knowing of the hidden oil deposits they are handing to him. Dirk Pitt intervenes to end the situation, and discovers that the grave of Genghis Khan has been located by Borjin.
There is also a subplot centering on the Kublai Khan's second invasion of Japan by Mongolia, and in its failure, inadvertently discovering what we now know as Hawaii. In the present, Dirk Pitt discovers Kublai Khan's tomb is in a lava duct in Hawaii along with a whopping great big treasure. He does this after finding an ancient scroll which had been buried for centuries, was excavated during the early days of the War of Resistance. The pertinent clues were then quickly lost, and found again by Pitt.
