Spartan Gold

By: Clive Cussler

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

The debut of a brand-new, action-packed series from the number-one New York Times best-selling master of "pure entertainment" ( People).

Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them, Napoleon creates a map on the labels of 12 bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear....

Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's "lost cellar". Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection.

But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself. And he wants his treasure back.

©2009 Clive Cussler (P)2009 Penguin

good one

really enjoyed this book. It got a little drawn out, but kept my interest.

What a great adventure!! It's a must read/listen!!

History, adventure, suspense! Scott Brick is the best narrator ever!! A must listen to book!

GOOD BUT....

As always, Scott Brick is one of the reasons I was drawn to this series. Scott's ability to change characters' voices has always fascinated me. I have several books in my library from Clive Cussler...some listened to and some not just yet. I find many of them to be a 3-4 star rating so when I found this series, after this first one, the series seems to be highly rated. I'm hoping the next book holds my attention a little better. I could certainly put this one down with ease. Sometimes, depending on how long before I got back to the story, I'd have to rewind in order to remember what's going on. In order to listen to this entire series, I think you have to start at the beginning in order to know your characters. So yes, I would recommend this book for that reason.

Not special!

I purchased and listened to Spartan Gold 2.5 years ago. I'm now committed to listening the rest of the Sam and Remi Fargo series which I purchased when many Scott Brick narrated books were on sale for $4.95 each, so I've decided to write a brief review of Spartan Gold. I am a big fan of the Isaac Bell series and the Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler, but while Spartan Gold is a good novel, I found myself disappointed. In my review of Cussler's The Pharaoh's Secret I noted that the plot seemed hokey/contrived to me. The same comment applies equally to Spartan Gold. Scott Brick's narration is superb!

Loved it!

I enjoy Clive Cussler stories. Spartan Gold is now one of my favorites.

Great listen

Another great adventure from Clive Cussler. We come to expect great adventure, excitement and fun. Cussler intertwines history and interesting information with action and colorful and descriptive story telling to spin a truly enjoyable tale. Spartan Gold does not dissappoint.

Cussler Returns from the Audio Wasteland

I gave Cussler a hard time when he teamed up with his past co-writers but this connection with Grant Blackwood takes the old gent back into the realms of interesting because of the depth of detail he takes us too. Still delightfully implausible, he has his trademark cameo of course, and the new heroes sparkle with Silicon Valley savvy which is fun. A jolly good romp, not a classic but fun for all of that. Welcome back Mr C.

Amazing

The story was extremely interesting and riddled with historical references that always kept you on the edge of your seat. The narrator was also great!

Lots of action

Sam and Remy took me to exotic locales all around Europe and taught me a lot about history, all while solving devilish mysteries and fighting bad guys. Made my daily bike ride fun!

The Fargo duo

Why this series has not been made into a series of Adventure Motion Pictures is amazing to me! The entire time I was rereading them (that's right, rereading!) , I had them pictures in my minds eye just as exciting as Indiana Jones films ever were - and I'm a big fan of them too! HOLLYWOOD,PLEASE WAKE UP !!!!!!