Trojan Odyssey

A Dirk Pitt Adventure, Book 17

By: Clive Cussler

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Long hailed as the grand master of adventure fiction, Clive Cussler has continued to astound with the intricate plotting and astonishing set pieces of his novels. Now, with a surprising twist, he gives us his most audacious work yet.

In the final minutes of Valhalla Rising, Dirk Pitt discovered, to his shock, that he had two grown children he had never known, 23-year-old fraternal twins born to a woman he thought had died in an underwater earthquake. Both have inherited his love of the sea: the girl, Summer, is a marine biologist; the boy, himself named Dirk, is a marine engineer. And now they are about to help their father in the adventure of a lifetime.

There is a brown tide infesting the ocean off the shore of Nicaragua. The twins are working in a NUMA underwater enclosure, trying to determine its origin, when two startling things happen: Summer discovers an artifact, something strange and beautiful and ancient; and the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading straight not only for them but also for a luxurious floating resort hotel square in its path.

The peril for everybody concerned is incalculable, and, desperately, Pitt, Al Giordino, and the rest of the NUMA crew rush to the rescue, but what they find in the storm's wake makes the furies of nature pale in comparison. For there is an all-too-human evil at work in that part of the world, and the brown tide is only a by-product of its plan. Soon, its work will be complete, and the world will be a very different place.

Though if Summer's discovery is to be believed, the world is already a very different place.

©2003 Sandecker, RLLLP (P)2003 Putnam Berkley Audio

Critic reviews

"This novel offers precisely what listeners have come to expect from a Dirk Pitt adventure: danger, heroics, villains, heroes." ( Booklist)

"The action never flags, the heroics never halt, and the bodies pile up as Pitt and Co. take on the villains; some big changes in Pitt's personal life close the book." ( Publishers Weekly)

Enjoy, If You Are A Dirk Pitt/Cussler Fan

I started reading Clive Cussler years ago because my Dad recommended them as interesting history/action books without the graphic sex and violence than so many other writers of the genre stoop to.
While the dialogue can be a bit corny and sometimes the phrasing hackneyed, for the most part I find the stories entertaining and not offensive as I am not a fan of foul-language either.
Hopefully, Audible will begin to add some of the earlier books in the series as most of the Dirk Pitt novels refer to earlier adventures. Sahara, Atlantis Found and Valhalla Rising are essentials, in my opinion.
Scott Brick is enjoyable as narrator and manages to incorporate female characters without sounding distractingly ridiculous.

Typical Cussler, awesome in every way.

Narrator was equally as great. Well done!! An award winning performance! An award winning performance!!

Cussler always an entertaining story

An adventure from start to finish. Complete with an interesting twist on history as we know it.

Scott... what happened?

I am in the middle of this book and I'm puzzled that Scott Brick (who has to be the best narrator I've ever heard!!) seems to have lost his voices for Pitt, Sandecker and Giordino.
I have been binge listening to this series and when I started this novel, it seemed like Scott forgot the voices he was using for the three main characters. There are times when the same voice is coming from two characters in the same conversation.
I am truly puzzled, but still feel Scott is the best out there. If you pass this along to him, I would love to know if it was intentional or accidental. Thanks.
As for the story, they're ALL great!! I am truly enjoying this series - all except the abridged edititons. I really would love my money back for Atlantis Found - but I finished it... finally... thank goodness.

Perfection!

Trojan Odyssey, by Clive Cussler, is perhaps the greatest adventure I have ever undertaken. And, if not the greatest, then certainly among it great literary contemporaries. The story is as vast and sweeping as the ocean it sails upon. From the beginning to the grand finale, no moment is wasted. Mr. Cussler has woven a modern masterpiece of suspense, intrigue, and adventure. I can’t wait to completely loose myself in more of his works. Fantastic!

changing sound

the sound quality was changing throughout the recording, it was noticeably recorded at different times with different sound equipment.

Clive Cussler has done it again! Great book.

Another thrilling adventure, so many twists and turns. Was surprised by the ending. Scott Brick really brings the story to life. I'm disappointed when the book isn't narrated by Scott Brick. I look forward to the next book Black Waters by My Cussler. I hope the character's I've grown to know and love are in the books to come. With a new position always comes a new adventure! Going to miss Mr. Sandecker and his famous cigars.
Joe Lea- Vidor,Texas

Excellent story and love the very end

A very enjoyable story and a good Dirk Pitt novel. I always enjoy a good Clive Cussler story.

A journey into yesterday and tomorrow. Living what may have been to save tomorrow. Always waiting to meet Clive as he walks across yet another page.

Awesome book

Another awesome adventure
Will dirk have any more adventures it has been a wild ride