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Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan—a trail that they discover leads them not to one tomb, but five—the Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless Hungarian who claims direct descent from Attila himself . . . and will stop at nothing to claim the tombs’ riches as his own.
Clive Cussler is author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Thief and The Storm. He lives in Arizona.
Thomas Perry is the author of twenty novels, including the Edgar Award–winning The Butcher’s Boy and the acclaimed Jane Whitfield series, most recently Poison Flower. He lives in Southern California.
Cussler is an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union's Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to-the-day after plucking Titanic's survivors from the sea.
In September, 1998, NUMA - which turns over all artifacts to state and Federal authorities, or donates them to museums and universities - launched its own web site for those wishing more information about maritime history or wishing to make donations to the organization. (www.numa.net).
In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler is also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He has been honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
Cussler's books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. The author lives in Arizona.
Biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA)
The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered Cussler's 1996 nonfiction book, The Sea Hunters, equivalent to a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in 1997.
Cussler is a fellow in the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London, and has been granted the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
As always, I read cover to cover in a matter of hours. Could not put it down. Impatiently waiting for his next book. I preorder all of the books he writes.
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Posted September 4, 2012
This should be a really great read. I will be adding it to my collection as soon as Get to the bookstore. Mr. Cussler is one of my favorite authors and none of his writings have ever proved to disappoint.
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Posted September 10, 2012
Great book!! Could't put it down. As always Clive keeps you on your toes and the action moving. I haven't read a book yet of his I didn't like.
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Posted June 26, 2012
The Tombs Nook book not rec'd yet!
This is the second time I have been asked to review a book not published.
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Posted October 12, 2012
good read, fast paced and interesting.
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Posted October 5, 2012
The Fargo's are my favorite literary couple! Following their scavenger hunts are thrilling! This is now my favorite series of Clive Cussler.
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Posted September 28, 2012
I have yet to read a Cussler book that has not been a spell binder and this is another one in his long list of hits. No matter who his main characters are he always manages to keep them exciting--and I enjoy how he has been bringing himself into the stories in minor roles just at the necessary times to help things move along.
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Posted September 24, 2012
when I pay a premium dollars for
a famous writers work I expect that the least he could is write the damn book and not somebody riding on his coat tails
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 26, 2012
Well written book but different from most other Clive Cussler novels. I couldn't wrap my head around the plot of two extremely weathly people who assist in finding treasures that almost have super talents of strength, marial arts, mental ability and on and on. Almost like reading a super hero comic book. No more reading books about his main characters - The Fargos again. Sorry Clive.
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Posted October 22, 2012
If you are a Cussler fan as we are and feel compelled to read everything with his name attached, do yourself a favor and get this from your local library for free. It is so disappointing, reads like a 5th grade beginning writer and costs a lot for a digital edition. It will put me off Clive for awhile as he clearly is not reading what his partners are writing! Skip this one - 0 stars if I could!
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Posted October 2, 2012
It is very doubtful that Clive Cussler wrote this book. Lots of filler written into the pages.
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Posted October 1, 2012
An easy to read historical/fictional fantasy about the supposed treasures of Atilla the Hun. At times it seemed that the Fargo's found it very convenient to access needed resources, even in what are considered third world countries, and never seemed to run out of funds either. Probably carrying the American Express card. Also, the bad guys seemed to have an easy time of locating them, including all the way to California for the final battle that described all battles. But the book was entertaining, and kept one reading on.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I have enjoyed all the Clive Cussler books. The NUMA series has been my favorite, but the Fargo series is gaining.
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Posted September 28, 2012
This book was well worth the wait . From start to finsh it was a steady pace of action and history. This is just another fine book from a great author .
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Posted September 28, 2012
Lots of action, lots of history, just like Clive Cussler fans enjoy!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Fast moving and extremely enjoyable. The Fargo's are their usual amazing treasure hunters.
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Posted September 28, 2012
Another exciting adventure as always. Love Cussler books
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Posted September 28, 2012
One of his best efforts. Definitely the best of the most recent ones. I always love how he starts out with factual history then weaves in fiction, then moves on to total fiction. He may be best story teller since Mark Twain.
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Posted September 28, 2012
While everything about this book stretches the imagination, it's still a good read with action to spare.
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Posted September 28, 2012
from Clive Cussler! Love the Fargos.
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Overview
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and ...