{"product_id":"dragon-9781982122089","title":"Dragon","description":"\u003cb\u003eClive Cussler, author of over twenty consecutive \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers, brings back beloved hero Dirk Pitt in this electrifying, edge-of-your-seat thriller that is \"a high-tech adventure, a little romance, and a whale of a story\" (\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJapan, 1945: Two US bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, Dirk Pitt is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack. While Washington bureaucrats scramble, a brutal industrialist commands his blackmail scheme from a secret island control center. And Dirk, the dauntless hero of \u003ci\u003eSahara\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInca Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, is taking on death-dealing robots and a human-hunting descendant of samurai warriors. Pitt alone controls the West's secret ace in the hole: a tidal wave of destruction waiting to be triggered on the ocean floor  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bulging with gadgetry and undersea delights\" (\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDragon\u003c\/i\u003e is \"pure fun...Watch out for paper cuts as you turn the pages faster and faster to keep up with Cussler's intense pace\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). This is \"a page-turning romp that achieves a level of fast-paced action and derring-do that Robert Ludlum...might well envy\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClive Cussler (1931-2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT(R), THE NUMA FILES(R), THE OREGON FILES (R), AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE (R), A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE (R), and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE (R). His nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003eBuilt for Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuilt to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Hunters II\u003c\/i\u003e; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine \u003ci\u003eHunley. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646895427858,"sku":"9781982122089","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e594400-8766-4d16-b0af-a6465ec9794a.jpg?v=1733189223","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dragon-9781982122089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}