Flood tide by clive cussler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is the 14th book featuring the authors primary protagonist, dirk pitt. The fleet at flood tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best. Althought george iii reigns over a peaceful england, his colonies in the americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping france. Flood indicators are off the scale, the seas are mountainous, and a spring tide is about to strike the east coast. Allen morland and his beloved wife jemimas work unstintingly to bring morland palace back to its former glory. The big flood tide that accompanies the full moon is a pivotal event for those who make a living from the sea. The battle of mobile bay by jack friend 2014, paperback at the best. Murder at flood tide a scottish mystery by robert mcneill. Flood tide by clive cussler 2009, paperback for sale. Floodtide is the story of mike, spud, pembo and murray, and the friendship that binds them. Air sea rescue and military personnel struggle to save lives but the worst is yet to come. Flood tide book by clive cussler official publisher page simon.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Overall its an immersive good book, even though it isnt as great a book as the others in the series compared to most similar books out there, it is a worthwhile, enjoyable read. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Available on amazon kindle, nookbook, hardcover, paperback, large print, import, mass market paperbacks, audio, etc. More classic automobiles from clive cussler and dirk pitt, plus the sea hunters and. Flood tide details the exploits of dirk pitt, special projects director of the national underwater and marine agency, whom cussler fans already know and love. The incoming or rising tide, occurring between the time when the tide is lowest and the time when the following tide is highest. Fresh from battling an evil diamond merchant in shock wave, dirk pitt, cusslers perennial hero, and his sidekick, al giordino, are out to catch a chinese. Get the best deal for clive cussler signed books from the largest online selection at. This is the 14th book featuring the authors primary protagonist, dirk pitt plot summary. Buy this book fresh from battling an evil diamond merchant in shock wave, dirk pitt, cusslers perennial hero, and his sidekick, al giordino, are out to.
Flood tide merovingen nights, book 7 by mercedes lackey. An interesting concept to alter the flow of the mississippi river to establish a port which is rather useless. Buy flood tide by clive cussler from waterstones today. The fleet at flood tide is the definitive work on the latter days of the war in the pacific, diving deeper and with more passion and eloquence than anything written to date on this crucial and defining moment in the history of the u. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. An american epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the mississippi river, rising tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known the mississippi flood of 1927. The morland dynasty, book 9 by harrodeagles, cynthia from amazons fiction books store. Hornfischer brings the brutality of total war to fullthroated life, from the trenches and amphibious. While recovering from his injuries suffered a month earlier. Salmon returning to their natal rivers and streams always come in on the full moon tide, so this is the best time for fishing. I had been waiting for the release of the fleet at flood tide with great anticipation and this book did not disappoint.
Clive cussler was a well known adventure novelist who is many times referred to as the grand master of adventure. The first book, the innocent and the dead is available free with kindle unlimited and in paperback. Flood tide, book by clive cussler mass market paperback. Still, series fans will delight in the wellexecuted plot twists and revel in cusslers portrayal of a shipwreck laden with tons of chinese antiquities. Read free book excerpt from flood tide by clive cussler, page 1 of 4. Buy a cheap copy of flood tide merovingen nights, book 7 by mercedes lackey. The book was about a chinese billionaire qin shang who was smuggling illegal immigrants into the country. The book flood tide, by clive cussler was a non stop action mystery, with a never ending suspense. Buy the mass market paperback book flood tide by clive cussler at indigo. Hornfischer born 1965 in massachusetts is an american literary agent and naval historian a former book editor at the publishing company harpercollins in new york, hornfischer is president of hornfischer literary management, a literary agency in austin, texas.
Flood tide definition of flood tide by the free dictionary. The first omnibus ever of novels by the new york times bestsell. This is the fourth book i have read by this author and like the others, the fleet at flood tide deserves each of the five stars that i have awarded it. Flood tide june 14, 2015 sitemedia following the runaway success of his first nonfiction book, the sea hunters, clive cussler returns with his legendary fictional hero dirk pitt in a masterfully crafted tale of villainy on the high seas and the mississippi river that can only enhance his status as the grand master of adventure fiction. Following the runaway success of his first nonfiction book, the sea hun. He was born on july 15, 1931 in aurora, illinois but spent most of his growing up days in alhambra, california. Flood tide dirk pitt adventure, book 14 by clive cussler. Click to share on twitter opens in new window share on facebook opens in new window. Flood tide book by clive cussler official publisher.
The classic automobiles of clive cussler and dirk pitt, and built to thrill. The coin of the realm for the wealthy, insatiably greedy chinese smuggler who is dirk pitts adversary in flood tide is human lives. The best part is really the history subplot, which sinks out of view at the start of the book, and sails in toward the end. This book did not have many gadgets, which cussler is known for. Review of clive cusslers novel flood tide a enjoyable escape read.
When the storm reaches the south, the two forces of wind and tide will combine to send an enormous, oneinathousand tidal surge up the thames. We cant say much yet about dirk pitts 14th outingeven cusslers publicist doesnt know plot details yetbut we can bet that it will attract an enthusiastic readership. Flood tide by clive cussler 1997, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. He was doing well until the hero, dirk pitt, stepped into his operation. Flood tide 1998 by cussler clive 0671855638 for sale. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 puleo, stephen on. Some readers will wince at the way cussler heightens the drama by tapping into rightwing fears of a flood tide of nonwhite immigrants. Judging by this book, special projects seems to be a euphemism for blowing stuff up. Victor davis hanson, author of carnage and culture, senior fellow in classics and military history, the hoover institution, stanford university hornfischer is the dean of world war ii naval history. The river inundated the homes of nearly one million people, helped elect huey long governor and made herbert hoover president, drove hundreds of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading flood tide. He must rescue illegal immigrants from a chinese tycoon and locate the bones of the peking man, the famous lost example of homo erectus.