The Clive Cussler Adventures: A Critical Review

The first critical review of bestselling author Clive Cussler, the current grand-master of adventure literature and creator of Dirk Pitt, one of the most popular and influential series heroes of the past half century. This review features an overview of Pitt, Pitt's supporting characters and Cussler's other series heroes, an examination of Cussler's thematic preoccupations and possible influences from pulps, movies and television, a review of his most important adventures such as Raise the Titanic! and Iceberg and a look at adaptations of Cussler's adventures in other media.