Pacific Vortex

by C Cussler

• ISBN10: 0553276328
• ISBN13: 9780553276329
• Publish Date: October 1994
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 270
• Language: English

Reviews

[clairelm]

This is the first in the Dirk Pitt series although not the first published. I've read many of the series before and decided it was time to start at the beginning and work my way through them from start to finish.

Published later because Clive Cussler was unsure about the quality of it, it a story of some of what makes Dirk Pitt into the man he is in later books.

A fantastic story, with strong characters and a good introduction to the series. Definitely not a book to be ashamed of, it's actually a bit better than some of his slightly later books, before they pick up in strength again.

[ibeforem]

This was the first Dirk Pitt story Clive Cussler wrote, though it wasn’t published until 8 years after the first book was published. Dirk is a little rough around the edges here, but he’s lacking a little of the machismo/misogyny that plagues him in the first few books in the series. This is a good thing. In fact, Pitt uncharacteristically falls in love in this book, and you have to wonder if that puts his behavior in the next several stories in a different light. Regardless of Pitt’s behavior with the ladies, this story gives you exactly what you expect from Clive Cussler — action, adventure, and a completely unbelievable plot, complete with pontificating bad guy. All things I love when Cussler is involved. Overall, this is a quick, fun read.