Crescent Dawn: A Dirk Pitt Novel

I have been reading Clive Cussler novels for 30 years, and all of them have some unique charm. That being said, many started to sound a lot a like. Fans of Dirk Pitt will love Crescent Dawn. It shows Pitt a few new insights into Dirk and Al.

I was very pleasantly surprised by this novel. I will always read Cussler novels, and some are better than others, but this one has a special place near the top of the list for me.

This was a good story with excitement, just enough romance and colorful characters and settings. As a bonus, I learned some history while being entertained. As always, Scott Brick does a wonderful narration.

and have always enjoyed his Dirk Pitt novels. He puts so much information about historical happenings, people, events, global and ocean knowledge. He is the James Bond of the ocean. Great characters, bigger than life, but you got to love them. Never get tired of his stories. Scott Brick completes the picture.

Story line was a bit more complex than usual, but a great read. The "Senior" Dirk Pitt is back as the lead character with his kids (Summer & Dirk Jr.) woven in nicely.

Loved this book, one of my favorite Dirk Pitt adventures! I have read them all.

A good book that seemed to have 3 seperate stories going until the end when Cussler meshes them all together. A wonderful book and well worth the listen

Years ago I was a devoted reader of the Cussler Dirk Pitt books and that continued until I read Sahara in which our hero, Dirk, walked through the Sahara desert for (as I remember) 5 days with one canteen of water until he found help. I understand that, when I read a book like that, I need to suspend belief in a normal world, but 5 days through the Sahara with almost no water was too much for me and I stopped reading any more Cussler books. That is, until the Audible $4.95 sale. Given that I cannot resist such a sale, I again tried this Cussler book.

My first comment is that the book seemed considerably better than the earlier books. The plot was more nuanced, the characters more real and the story more involved. There were multiple subplots and everything tied together at the end. The introduction of Dirk's son and daughter helped both give the story more depth and provide for a more believable series of events.

The plot in this book revolves around the search for some important archeological artifacts with the different factions each trying to get their hands on first the describing documents and then the actual artificats themselves. As with most books of this type some events stretch credulity to (and beyond) reasonable limits, but it all ties together well in the end. One could wish that real world events turned out as reasonably as they do in this book.

In the end it is harmless enough and there are enough actual surprises to make this book a decent read. It is nothing spectacular as a thriller, but it is better than many. My main complaint, as before, is that Dirk is just too good and just too lucky to be believable. If I had been able to I would have given this book 3.5 stars but, since I can't and since 3 seems a little too low, I have given it 4 starts. Scott Brick, as usual, does a commendable job although I, for one, wish he had better material.

Been a fan of Dirk for a while, this one may not be the best but worth a credit. Thanks for getting an unabridged Cussler book.

The worst Clive Cussler book I've read or listened to, I doubt he wrote it...
Try "Flood Tide" if you want Dirk Pitt at his best.

This is the worst Clive Cussler book I have listened to. I got through 4 cd's and i had to put it down. there's too many characters to keep track of and I find myself drifting off. Scott Brick is great as usual.