Poseidon's Arrow

Poseidon's Arrow

Author	Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Dirk Pitt adventure novels
Genre	Thriller novel
Publisher	Putnam
Publication date	November 6, 2012
Media type	Print (hardcover)^[1]
Pages	528 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN	0-399-16292-5 (hardcover)
Preceded by	Crescent Dawn (2010)^[2]^[3]
Followed by	Havana Storm (2014)^[4]

Poseidon's Arrow is a Dirk Pitt novel, the twenty-second of that series. The hardcover edition was released November 6, 2012. Other editions were released on other dates.

Plot

This book is about a secret prototype attack submarine the United States is developing and the efforts of a ruthless multimillionaire who wants to seize it by any means and sell it for a hefty profit. This millionaire antagonist also is bent on monopolizing most of the world's rare earth mineral mining operations and sell these minerals for a huge profit. This novel has many subplots and is set in a variety settings throughout the world. These subplots involve many characters, as well.

Clive Cussler makes a habit of writing himself into cameo appearances in his books. In this one he makes a short appearance, working as a barge captain who gets roughed up by those working for this tale's antagonist.

Reception

Judy Gigstad wrote in September 2012 on the Book Reporter website, "Poseidon's Arrow is a must read for Dirk Pitt fans."^[5] In September 2012 a review on the Kirkus Reviews website said, "Ranging from Panama and Mexico to Idaho and Washington, D.C., this book is constantly on the move--one reason it avoids dull spots so well."^[6] An Associated Press review in November 2012 said, "It's no "Inca Gold," but it's one of the better ones in the series written with Dirk Cussler."^[7]

References

↑ Also released as an Amazon Kindle edition, a Barnes & Noble Nook book, a paperback edition and various types of audio editions.
↑ Amazon.com website, at http://www.amazon.com/Poseidons-Arrow-Dirk-Pitt-Adventure/dp/0399162925 .
↑ Barnes & Noble website, at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/poseidons-arrow-clive-cussler/1111306588 .
↑ Amazon.com website, at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Havana-Storm-Dirk-Pitt-Adventure/dp/0399172920.
↑ Book Reporter website, at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/poseidons-arrow-a-dirk-pitt-novel .
↑ Kirkus Reviews website, at http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/clive-cussler/poseidons-arrow/ .
↑ Indiana Gazette.com website, at http://www.indianagazette.com/b_entertainment/article_13cf297b-8a5d-5362-bfd5-5c6b8c0c5485.html .

Dirk Pitt Novels

The Mediterranean Caper Iceberg Raise the Titanic! Vixen 03 Night Probe! Pacific Vortex! Deep Six Cyclops Treasure Dragon Sahara Inca Gold Shock Wave Flood Tide Atlantis Found Valhalla Rising Trojan Odyssey Black Wind Treasure of Khan Arctic Drift Crescent Dawn Poseidon's Arrow Havana Storm

Works by Clive Cussler

Dirk Pitt Adventures	The Mediterranean Caper (1973) Iceberg (1975) Raise the Titanic! (1976) Vixen 03 (1978) Night Probe! (1981) Pacific Vortex! (1983) Deep Six (1984) Cyclops (1986) Treasure (1988) Dragon (1990) Sahara (1992) Inca Gold (1994) Shock Wave (1996) Flood Tide (1997) Atlantis Found (1999) Valhalla Rising (2001) Trojan Odyssey (2003) Black Wind (2004) Treasure of Khan (2006) Arctic Drift (2008) Crescent Dawn (2010) Poseidon's Arrow (2012) Havana Storm (2014)

The NUMA Files	Serpent (1999) Blue Gold (2000) Fire Ice (2002) White Death (2003) Lost City (2004) Polar Shift (2005) The Navigator (2007) Medusa (2009) Devil's Gate (2011) The Storm (2012) Zero Hour (2013) Ghost Ship (2014) The Pharaoh's Secret (2015)

Oregon Files	Golden Buddha (2003) Sacred Stone (2004) Dark Watch (2005) Skeleton Coast (2006) Plague Ship (2008) Corsair (2009) The Silent Sea (2010) The Jungle (2011) Mirage (2013) Piranha (2015) The Emperor's Revenge (2016)

Isaac Bell Adventures	The Chase (2007) The Wrecker (2009) The Spy (2010) The Race (2011) The Thief (2012) The Striker (2013) The Bootlegger (2014) The Assassin (2015) The Gangster (2016)

Fargo Adventures	Spartan Gold (2009) Lost Empire (2010) The Kingdom (2011) The Tombs (2012) The Mayan Secrets (2013 The Eye of Heaven (2014) The Solomon Curse (2015)

Non fiction	The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks (1996) The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World's Seas for Famous Shipwrecks (2002)

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