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Raise The Titanic! (Dirk Pitt #4)
The President's secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element--and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies, and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission--to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of th...more
Mass Market Paperback, 435 pages
Published
February 3rd 2004
by Berkley
(first published January 1st 1976)
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I think I was in high school when Kate Winslet stood on the bow of the Titanic and let Leonardo DiCaprio take her in his arms as their doomed love affair began onscreen. I saw not only what the Titanic looked like from its final resting place on the bottom of the sea, but also James Cameron's lovingly crafted vision of the Titanic when she sailed on her maiden voyage. This said, Clive Cussler's original imagining of the raising of the Titanic was breathtaking. It was not hard to believe in a wor...more
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Es una novela de "ciencia ficción" no en el sentido de naves espaciales o mundos fantasticos, sino de esa ciencia ficción donde se avanzan técnicas o conocimientos pseudocientificos, en muchos casos no demostrados, sobre una realidad futura.
En realidad la novela es simple, y mezcla espionaje, conocimientos históricos sobre el Titanic, inventos "cientificos" en medio de la Guerra Fria. El libro plantea la lucha cientifica dentro de la Guerra Fría, y el control de nuevas armas dentro de un context...more
En realidad la novela es simple, y mezcla espionaje, conocimientos históricos sobre el Titanic, inventos "cientificos" en medio de la Guerra Fria. El libro plantea la lucha cientifica dentro de la Guerra Fría, y el control de nuevas armas dentro de un context...more
Apr 13, 2013
Ross Armstrong
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action-adventure
This wasn't the first Dirk Pitt novel, but it was the one that firmly established Cussler's formula. The story opens aboard the Titanic in 1912. A mystery is set up. Move to the near future. (Yes, the future. The book was published in 1976 but set in 1987.)
The U.S. is working on a Star Wars style missile defense program but the only power source strong enough is a rare mineral that can only be found on a Russian owned island. Dirk Pitt is sent to investigate and discovers that the ore was mined...more
The U.S. is working on a Star Wars style missile defense program but the only power source strong enough is a rare mineral that can only be found on a Russian owned island. Dirk Pitt is sent to investigate and discovers that the ore was mined...more
A decent old techno-thriller, with many things working both for it, and against it.
First, the bad things. Much of the early excitement of the book relies on it's then futuristic musings on the Titanic, its discovery, and its salvage. Now, when the Titanic has actually been found, and photographed, we know more about it than Cussler did when writing this story. The way the Titanic is described in this story necessarily rings false.
Overall, the action does some unfortunate tightrope-walking betwee...more
First, the bad things. Much of the early excitement of the book relies on it's then futuristic musings on the Titanic, its discovery, and its salvage. Now, when the Titanic has actually been found, and photographed, we know more about it than Cussler did when writing this story. The way the Titanic is described in this story necessarily rings false.
Overall, the action does some unfortunate tightrope-walking betwee...more
This was my first taste of Clive Cussler. I read this in 1984 as a fourteen year old. As you can imagine I fell hopelessly in love with Dirk Pitt and I still AM. LOL, My Father was a huge Cussler Fan and had every book. I choose this one first because it was about the Titanic (and I love Titanic stuff) after I finished this I read everything by him in a month, my father was very proud of me and we had the most wonderful discussions on every book.
C.Cussler's writing is fantastic as a stand ALONE...more
C.Cussler's writing is fantastic as a stand ALONE...more
Oct 03, 2012
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The authors purpose for writing this book was to inform the readers of the tragedy behind the shipwreck. The author told this story with third person point of view.
The theme of this book was to exlplain what occured when the ship sank, and the causes of why the titanic wrecked. I believe the author is trying to tell the readers what exactly happened and why we should be thankful this didn't occur to us. The main idea of the story is saying that you should be greatful for what you have because...more
The theme of this book was to exlplain what occured when the ship sank, and the causes of why the titanic wrecked. I believe the author is trying to tell the readers what exactly happened and why we should be thankful this didn't occur to us. The main idea of the story is saying that you should be greatful for what you have because...more
Dirk Pitt, the special projects director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, A.K.A. NUMA. He's not-quite-clairvoyant-but-guesses-with-uncanny-accuracy, is super-good (in the alignment sense), is quite the ladies' man, and risks his life at the least provocation.
The writing is pretty good, the action is actiony, the whole thing is not particularly feminist-friendly but then what is, and the entertainment level is pretty high.
But each book has at least one non-negligible part that is abo...more
The writing is pretty good, the action is actiony, the whole thing is not particularly feminist-friendly but then what is, and the entertainment level is pretty high.
But each book has at least one non-negligible part that is abo...more
Two dedicated, patriotic scientists, a wife's struggle to save a marriage for the sake of a nation, a President with a secret and Russian spies all collide over a mysterious government sector and a weapon like the world has never seen before.
Once again Dirk Pitt is in the thick of it and finds himself in the middle of a race to extract the last ingredient to make it all work; the only problem? The ingredient is tied to the Titanic. Now Pitt's finds himself considering the impossible; raising th...more
Once again Dirk Pitt is in the thick of it and finds himself in the middle of a race to extract the last ingredient to make it all work; the only problem? The ingredient is tied to the Titanic. Now Pitt's finds himself considering the impossible; raising th...more
To those of you who will be reading this novel in the future must know that the idea was conceived by the author 10 years before the Titanic was ever found.
This novel was nothing short of a breathtaking experience and possibly Cussler's best work. Cussler has wonderfully described the emotions of the salvage crew and the others involved in resurrecting the Titanic.
Heart stopping moments such as searching the bottom shelf and viewing the Titanic for the first time, the desperate attempt by Dirk...more
This novel was nothing short of a breathtaking experience and possibly Cussler's best work. Cussler has wonderfully described the emotions of the salvage crew and the others involved in resurrecting the Titanic.
Heart stopping moments such as searching the bottom shelf and viewing the Titanic for the first time, the desperate attempt by Dirk...more
The United States and Soviet Russia both want the same thing: Byzantium, and there is only one place they can get it, by raising the R.M.S Titanic. This story follows a group of government men from both Soviet Russia and the United States, the former led by Prevlov and the latter by Gene Seagram and the renowned Dirk Pitt, as they struggle with each other over who really gets the Byzantium and the Titanic. The National Underwater and Marine Agency and the top-secret Meta Section are the founder...more
Context is everything...and should probably be considered when re-reading early Cussler books. He might have thought he was crafting a strong female character, must he was sexist through and through in attempting it. Think 20 something male and a culture of Hugh Hefner in the 70s with an underwater James Bond who never fails to get the girl, even in the most remote environments and you'll get the picture.
As this was just his third novel, Cussler had yet to perfect his maddening habit of having...more
As this was just his third novel, Cussler had yet to perfect his maddening habit of having...more
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I mostly enjoyed this book though the first 1/3 was rather boring and I kept thinking "WTH is NUMA and Pitt". It focused on the President and his secret defense agency and making their hopeful Sicilian Project a reality. I found that I liked Gene Seagram (though not his wife Dana) and Mel Donner but they were basically politicians with political agendas which were somewhat boring. I though it weird that the President hit on the wife of one of his scientists. WTF was up with that. I think Cussler...more
An early Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt adventure extravaganza that was first published in 1976 (and later made into a movie). A breakout novel for Cussler at the time, on a subject that was held with such awe. It must be remembered that when this novel was first published, the Titanic had yet to be located. In fact, locating and/or salvaging anything from the Titanic was though to be akin to travelling to the moon.
As the years passed, the subsequent locating, archiving, exhibitions and blockbuster m...more
As the years passed, the subsequent locating, archiving, exhibitions and blockbuster m...more
something in the air maybe...some titles coming to me now, after joining goodreads last septempter 2010...ha ha ha!
black sunday, by harris...he of the silence of the lambs fame.
and now this one. i must have read it when it came out, recall enjoying the story, immensely, and at the time i didn't know cussler from someone named custer who filled cones at the d-q.
wonder what the chronology on the titanic is...not the sinking, silly, the search, the finding, the diving down upon, that sort of thin...more
black sunday, by harris...he of the silence of the lambs fame.
and now this one. i must have read it when it came out, recall enjoying the story, immensely, and at the time i didn't know cussler from someone named custer who filled cones at the d-q.
wonder what the chronology on the titanic is...not the sinking, silly, the search, the finding, the diving down upon, that sort of thin...more
In Clive Cussler’s adventure novel “Raise the Titanic!”, the US president has created a powerful defense weapon against soviet intercontinental missiles. The only problem is that it requires a very rare material. After some investigation, the scientists realize to their shock that the only larger quantity of it was shipped on the Titanic. When the russians find out about the project, a race against the time begins.
A typical part of Cussler’s adventure series starring Dirk Pitt, the special opera...more
A typical part of Cussler’s adventure series starring Dirk Pitt, the special opera...more
If only it could've been so!!! Clive Cussler's tale of the salvage of the Titanic paints a much rosier picture of the magnificent ship's condition as an intact wreck that could have been raised and restored to seaworthy condition, rather than the fact of the hull broken in two and rusted out that we are all familiar with, from those murky pics and videos. Written a few years, I think, before the actual finding of the Titanic, the story is well written and as is the case with all of Cussler's nov...more
I saw the movie "Raise the Titanic" way back when I was a little kid and had a fondness for the movie (which I suspect was a really, really bad movie given that it disappeared quickly and has never been seen since). Mostly I remember the Titanic surfacing and thinking "wow, that was cool." So I thought the book would be fun, too.
It's not. It's awful-terrible-horrible even by my standards for thrillers, which can be pretty good even when they're pretty bad. Now, I love a good thriller, but I had...more
It's not. It's awful-terrible-horrible even by my standards for thrillers, which can be pretty good even when they're pretty bad. Now, I love a good thriller, but I had...more
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When I was younger I enjoyed reading the James Bond books and Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt is sort of like James Bond in the Navy. He's got the attitude and charisma with the ladies anyway. Raise the Titanic is an exciting read for fans of the Titanic. The story is written to happen in 1988 but was actually written in the 70s.
There is valuable material buried in a vault inside the Titanic that the United States wants and spends hundreds of millions to have a team of specialists led by NUMA man Dir...more
There is valuable material buried in a vault inside the Titanic that the United States wants and spends hundreds of millions to have a team of specialists led by NUMA man Dir...more
I had always had a deep fascination as to what had happened to the Titanic. And when this book was written in 1977, the question was still... where was it??? Was it in one piece? Upside down on the ocean floor in some deep sea ravine? Today thanks to Robert Ballard, many of our questions have finally been answered.
The crux of this story is that something of national security is discovered to have been locked in the Titanic's safe, and is still there... if we can find it! But the Russians must ha...more
The crux of this story is that something of national security is discovered to have been locked in the Titanic's safe, and is still there... if we can find it! But the Russians must ha...more
Why do action heroes spend half of their time seducing the women in the story? It's an annoying genre trait and Dirk Pitt has it.
I'm a Titanic freak like so many others, FYI didn't Titanic the movie though, and that's what drew me to this book. The book was written before the Titanic was found so Cussler didn't know that it was broken in two pieces and the grand staircase was eaten away. So putting that aside, it's actually a pretty exciting read. Swearing is actually minimal, shocking since tha...more
I'm a Titanic freak like so many others, FYI didn't Titanic the movie though, and that's what drew me to this book. The book was written before the Titanic was found so Cussler didn't know that it was broken in two pieces and the grand staircase was eaten away. So putting that aside, it's actually a pretty exciting read. Swearing is actually minimal, shocking since tha...more
Definite 4.0 / 5.0
I think this is the most fully engrossing Dirk Pitt novel yet, which is odd because there is a large amount of the book that doesn't have Dirk as much as the previous three books in the series.
This book also is very high on the amazing factor since it came out roughly 10 years before people ACTUALLY saw the Titanic with underwater submersibles / cameras. Granted, some things described in the novel are not as they were discovered, but there are a good amount of things that, as...more
I think this is the most fully engrossing Dirk Pitt novel yet, which is odd because there is a large amount of the book that doesn't have Dirk as much as the previous three books in the series.
This book also is very high on the amazing factor since it came out roughly 10 years before people ACTUALLY saw the Titanic with underwater submersibles / cameras. Granted, some things described in the novel are not as they were discovered, but there are a good amount of things that, as...more
Loved it! As so many of Clive Cussler's books, Dirk Pitt is alive and full of surprises and excitement in this action-packed novel. The pace is continual, hardly taking a moment to sink into boring technicalities and procedures, while still maintaining vital authenticity and believability (well, as much believability as raising the Titanic can be). The characters are explored well, the evolution of plot maintained and upheld and the research explored to its utmost capability. While Cussler's boo...more
Poor Giordino. He always gets shot, beaten up, tortured, or any combination of the above. He got it in the hand this time. I think the man would set off a metal detector. Most of the books I read are by women authors and the style differences never fail to amuse me. Cussler has a cut-and-dried casual approach to violence. Pitt did this, this and this, broke his skull open and smashed his fingers. In all probability a woman author would read something like this: Dirk screamed in agony as his skul...more
One of my brother-in-laws gave this to me for Christmas. It's one of his favorites from his favorite author.
This novel is classic Dirk Pitt. There are exotic locales to explore, authority figures in desperate need of telling off, women in need of bedding, Soviet agents in need of killing, murderers to be caught, and archeological artifacts to be recovered. Only one man can handle all of these tasks (James Bond was not so good at the artifact recovering), Dirk Pitt.
This was written before we eve...more
This novel is classic Dirk Pitt. There are exotic locales to explore, authority figures in desperate need of telling off, women in need of bedding, Soviet agents in need of killing, murderers to be caught, and archeological artifacts to be recovered. Only one man can handle all of these tasks (James Bond was not so good at the artifact recovering), Dirk Pitt.
This was written before we eve...more
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Probably one of Clive Cussler's most memorable works, I thought this was one of his best novel's, period. In 1911, a stranger is aboard the Titanic when it is in the process of sinking, and he holds one of the sailors at gunpoint and tells him to lead him to a secret vault that contains a deadly substance. The stranger locks himself in the vault for an important reason and he goes down with the ship. Many years later, in 1987, Dirk Pitt is summoned by the NUMA agency to search for the long lost...more
Read this several years ago (think it was after seeing the movie of Sahara), vaguely remember seeing bits of the movie many years ago.
Its and incredibly quick read - I loved this book, it was fast moving and a great idea, remembering that this book was written quite a few years before the wreck of the Titanic was discovered. Dirk Pitt is a great character, the promise of which made me commit the cardinal sin - I'm incredibly OCD about reading books in a series in order - but I just couldn't help...more
Its and incredibly quick read - I loved this book, it was fast moving and a great idea, remembering that this book was written quite a few years before the wreck of the Titanic was discovered. Dirk Pitt is a great character, the promise of which made me commit the cardinal sin - I'm incredibly OCD about reading books in a series in order - but I just couldn't help...more
Early on the morning of April 15, 1912, the world's most famous ocean liner sinks to a watery grave after striking an iceberg. Seventy-six years later, the Sicilian Project, America's ultimate new defense against nuclear attack, can't be completed without a very rare element: byzanium. And the only known quantity of the element is believed to be locked tightly away in the hold of the Titanic. The only way to get it out is to raise the Titanic. It's up to Dirk Pitt and his friends from NUMA to re...more
I've read this book three times now (first in 1986 at the tender age of 11, again in 2004, and then again last year in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking), and the book engrosses me and keeps my rapt attention every time I read it, even with my full realization that the book is dated (pubilshed in 1976, and set in the "future" date of 1987, two years AFTER the real-life discovery of the wreck). It is such an enjoyable flight of fancy and sci-fi escapism that it makes...more
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Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time...more
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