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Medusa (NUMA Files #8)
For seven books, Clive Cussler has dazzled readers with the "spine-tingling adventures" (Chicago Tribune) of Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA(r) Special Assignments Team, but in Medusa the NUMA(r) team faces what may be its most perilous mission of all.
In the Micronesian Islands, a top secret, U.S. government- sponsored undersea lab conducting v...more
In the Micronesian Islands, a top secret, U.S. government- sponsored undersea lab conducting v...more
Hardcover, 464 pages
Published
June 2nd 2009
by Putnam Adult
(first published January 1st 2009)
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In Medusa, a series of seemingly unrelated events combine into a cold, calculated scheme which will kill millions of people and dangle the fates of nations in the hands of a few Chinese madmen. The story begins in 1848 on the whaling ship, Princess, when the crew falls under a strange illness while sailing the Pacific. The strange potion that cures them is remarkable and most of the men live to a ripe old age, relatively free of disease.
Years later, a strain of the virus which affl...more
Years later, a strain of the virus which affl...more
A new Kurt Austin adventure from the NUMA files. A serious flue type virus is hitting remote China and a US trained Doctor is sent top the US to join a team searching for a cure. They are researching various biomeds based on toxins developed by sea life. Kurt becomes involved when, while filming a recreation of bathysphere decent with the head of the research lab and Joe Zavala in the bathysphere, the cable is cut dropping then to the seabed. Stuck in the muck they can’t use the emergency fl...more
Cussler's Sahara is one of my all time favorites, with its revisionist Civil War twist, and I like most of his stuff. This one is OK--as with a lot of his stuff, the super-hero characters make the story. Medusa is reminiscent of Contagion, Sea Hunt (Lloyd Bridges), & Black Rain (Michael Douglas), so in that sense is not overly original, but still entertaining. I won't tell how it ends, but I really like happy endings--when the good guys really take it to the bad guys--and this one has a happy...more
If you like fast paced Action/Adventure stories and have not yet read a book by Clive Cussler, do yourself a favor and go to the bookstore. The stories are outrageously spectacular and the larger than life characters are a blend of James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Superman.
In the current Cussler adventure “Medusa” a new deadly virus is affecting rural areas in China that if allowed to break quarantine threatens massive world wide deaths. Our heroes in their effort to save the world...more
In the current Cussler adventure “Medusa” a new deadly virus is affecting rural areas in China that if allowed to break quarantine threatens massive world wide deaths. Our heroes in their effort to save the world...more
Clive Cussler and his collaborator Paul do a good job on this book which has the usual amount of suspense and action. I have adjusted to Kurt Austin as the hero, having enjoyed reading about Dirk Pitt for years. Dr. Song Lee, the Chinese doctor and researcher makes a nice addition to the cast of characters, including Joe Zavala and the Trouts, Paul and Gamay. A pandemic is looming on the horizon, and the antidote needs to be completed and quickly transported to China, where it is going to sta...more
A virus created by the Chinese government is extremely dangerous and has no cure. However, a U.S. lab is on the verge of finding the cure. Suddenly, the underwater lab is taken over and moved. At the same time, Kurt Austin is working on a film of the bathysphere. The cable that connects the bathysphere to the land is cut and the sphere and the people in it have sunk to the ocean floor. This book was entertaining. It had tons of action and adventure. The romance was subtle and wasn't obvious unti...more
Medusa by Clive Cussler
I'm a massive fan of Clive Cussler and all his works, especially Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin and the new Isaac Bell stories. As expected, Medusa is a great addition to the collection. The story features Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, a recent addition to Cussler's world. This story particularly stuck with me, and the tension that Cussler builds is incredible as Austin and Zavala save the day. It's classic Cussler, spans over years and is full of action and adventure.
I'm a massive fan of Clive Cussler and all his works, especially Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin and the new Isaac Bell stories. As expected, Medusa is a great addition to the collection. The story features Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, a recent addition to Cussler's world. This story particularly stuck with me, and the tension that Cussler builds is incredible as Austin and Zavala save the day. It's classic Cussler, spans over years and is full of action and adventure.
Fun easy thriller that reads like a movie script. This was the first Clive Cussler book that I've read. I hadn't even heard of him before. He strikes me as a kind of poor man's Tom Clancy. The plot was interesting, the plot fast and it took place at exotic locales with heroic good guys and really bad bad guys.
The downside was that the characters seemed like thin caricatures and some of the dialog was excruciatingly bad. It reminded me of watching a really cheesy movie.
Overall a fun, q...more
The downside was that the characters seemed like thin caricatures and some of the dialog was excruciatingly bad. It reminded me of watching a really cheesy movie.
Overall a fun, q...more
This book has an easy and comprehensible language, so I did not have problems to read it. It was very interesting because in spite of I do not love books, I love mystery movies, so I am always trying to figure out what will happen and who is really the murderer and this stuffs, so I became interested in the reading. It tells a mystery about a very dangerous virus that is contaminating everybody in the world, so the US and China government discovered a cure, but a Chinese mob stole it to sell, so...more
Clive Cussler never fails to keep me on the edge of my seat. Thoroughly enjoying the excitement!!
I really like that there is a romantic interest but I don't have to read pages and pages of sex. I enjoy the adventurous spirit of the main characters.
The topics are usually hot and up to date.
You know the main character will come out of every situation well, but it's so fun to read HOW he is going to do it. I have all books by this author and enjoy each and ...more
I really like that there is a romantic interest but I don't have to read pages and pages of sex. I enjoy the adventurous spirit of the main characters.
The topics are usually hot and up to date.
You know the main character will come out of every situation well, but it's so fun to read HOW he is going to do it. I have all books by this author and enjoy each and ...more
A Kurt Austin/NUMA novel incorporating the recent SARS epidemic scare into the threat of bioterrorism. A fascinating denizen of the deep, the Blue Medusa jellyfish, is being studied for its potential use in developing a cure for the threatened epidemic but the research scientists and their discoveries have been kidnapped and it is up to Kurt and his supporting cast including the intrepid Trouts (Gamay & Paul) and the suave Joe Zavala to save the day.
The Numa Files books by Cussler are able to put you in the place of the characters as they travel above and below the oceans. The idea of Russian subs and Chinese companies making lethal formula, dog food and now vaccines is really up to date with the times. The conception of using the oceans plant life and it's marine life to help the world slove it's problems is great. Medusa is a fast and interesting read.
My husband reads Clive Cussler books like I eat chocolate! I finally decided to read one of his novels to see what all of the fuss was about. This was a good story and an easy read. There were some "intense action scenes", but they passed quickly. Its interesting how he is able to weave real world events into his book(s).
I think overall this was a good book, but not really a genre that I enjoy so much.
I think overall this was a good book, but not really a genre that I enjoy so much.
In this episode, Kurt/Joe stumble into a plot by well-connected Chinese gang to extort the world through biological warfare. Using the unlimited resources of the United States government(?) and NUMA they, along with their supporting team members, set out to stop the nefarious gang. Let the adventure begin.
Did I mention the neon blue jellyfish that could save the world?
What can I say? I now think of each new title as just another Clive Cussler book. I read them because their ...more
Did I mention the neon blue jellyfish that could save the world?
What can I say? I now think of each new title as just another Clive Cussler book. I read them because their ...more
Kurt Austin must stop a deadly virus from destroying the world. Research using a newly discovered jellyfish shows promising results, but before the tests even start, scientists studying these Blue Medusas start dying. As the pandemic threatens to spread through China, the NUMA team realizes that a Chinese triad is behind the outbreak. As entertaining as the Dirk Pitt series.
#8 in the NUMA mystery series featuring Kurt Austin. Austin is the typical Clusser super duper protagonist. Austin becomes involved in helping to stop a possible pandemic viral infection engineered by a Chinese triad. Action based mystery in which Austin constantly emerges from one death defying experience to another to stop the pandemic and get rid of the bad guys.
This is one of Cussler's excellent works. Kurt Austin and the NUMA team are back in action saving the world in a story that brings together an undersea lab conducting medical experiments, a Chinese criminal organization, and a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic. The action moves quickly, and the plot is suspenseful. Good read!
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I read this book because one of my reading buddies at work lent it to me, raving about it. I read it mosty out of a sense of obligation, but after reading Martha Grimes and Elizabeth George (the Inspector Lynley series) it was quite a letdown as far as writing style. The story was intriguing enough but the writing was simplistic and sometimes trite.
This book was amazing and held my attention as a fun summer adventure read. I could not put it down. It is a continuation of the NUMA files series written by Clive Cussler. It was a grand adventure with a lot of extra information about underwater life and more, adding a new twist. I really enjoyed this book and will read more in this series.
A typical Cussler book with a historical prelude and then one of his larger than life action heros fighting the bad guys and saving the world. The books may be formulaic but they are well written, throw some interesting history into the story, and are entertaining. Any Cussler book is good escapist fun and a great way to spend a day or two forgetting about the real world.
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Finally, I finished! This book kept me somewhat entertained, but about 2/3's the way through it, I was anxious for the ending.... but it was slow in coming. Cussler's books have lost their pazass for me. I think I am going to have to find a new "light reading" author. After reading some of the other reviews of this book - I may have to try Harlan Koben, David Baldacci or Lee Child. I already know I do not like James Patterson! I still like Clusser's writing - it is clear and move...more
Clive Cussler is another genre writer who either appeals to you or doesn't - no middle ground. I enjoy his characters' exploits and part of the appeal is that Clive Cussler has himself done much of what his characters experience but without the hyperbole. That adds a core of truth to the tall tales he spins.
Interesting medical spin regarding research taking place to find medicinal applications from sea life. The Medusa in question is a highly toxic jellyfish. The world is at risk from a rapidly spreading virus (sound familiar?) and the search for a vaccine is disrupted by Chinese "Mafiosi."
If you've ever read a Cussler, then you know that they're fun adventure books mixed with a fair amount of 'far-fetchedness', but enjoyable nonetheless. I do like that Cussler's main characters have character (i.e. good morals etc.) and aren't just glorified hitmen.
Interesting fast flowing adventure, as all Cussler's are! Interesting unfoldment of virulent flu-like contagion and steps taken to contain it. A lot of underwater work with Rovers and Submersibles. Political intrigue, usual host of bad guys and heroes.
As usual Clive Cussler has written another great adventure about National Underwater and Marine Agency's (NUMA) Special Assignments Team.(Book #8) Another spin off of the Dirk Pitt Series. You have to just love the 007 kind of adventures he writes.
I really enjoy reading Clive Cussler. I have always thought that his Dirk Pitt adventures were the best, but this Kurt Austin tale turned out to be one of my favorites. The NUMA gang in Cussler's books rival "secret agents" anywhere!
Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala team up to save the world once again. This time there is a deadly virus about to take over the world. Lots of action and adventure - not as much bloodshed and violence as in previous books. Fun read.
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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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