White Death (NUMA Files)

by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos

Book Overview

Hailed as a hero for the new millennium, NUMA leader Kurt Austin must protect the seas delicate ecosystem from a fish-farming organization with big plans for their genetically-modified product in this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399150412
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Putnam
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.4" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Muerte Blanca, Es muy prefecto!!!

Muerte Blanca, White Death!?!?!? Come on people, I'm not Spanish or Mexican and I barely passed High School Spanish and I knew the title was White Death in Spanish!!! A brilliant book, in any language! 5 Stars to all Cussler's novels. You people are embarrassing!!!

spanish

I'm sorry, anyone that is too stupid to realize that this was in spanish, shouldn't be allowed to post a review. This is to offset this person's idiocy.

Thrilling Adventures

This novel is simply one of the best Kurt Austin (the main protagonist) adventures in CUssler's series. Having masterfully exploited the Antartica in Atlantis Found, the master storyteller turned his passion to the other end of the world, the Arctic. As usual, Cussler's protagonist eventually saved the world from his nemesis. This is predictable. If you like Dirk Pitt's adventures, then you will enjoy Austin's forages. Technically, he is just Pitt's "twin". A good read, enjoy it.

Killer Fish by Brian Hoch

White Death is an exciting fiction novel Written by Clive Cussler. I enjoyed this book very much. I found it to be a page-turner and it was very interesting. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a lot of action, or is a fan of Clive Cussler. One reason I liked this book is how there was constant action. Books that have slow moving plots easily bore me. In White death, Clive Cussler makes the main character, Kurt Austin, a James Bond like character. In the book Kurt works for N.U.M.A., a governmental agency that specializes in marine work. Kurt stops the bad guys by using a lot of marine vehicles to infiltrate the fish plant where some shady things are happening. Another reason I found this book worthwhile was how Kurt Austin would outsmart his enemies in order to save him self. During the book Kurt would constantly be caught up in tight jams. By infiltrating the fish plant, he got the plant owners extremely worried that he might have discovered there secrete project. Because of this they will do what ever it takes to knock Kurt off the map. The third reason I like this book am how the main topic was at a marine setting. My family has a boat so I am constantly in touch with the marine environment. I like reading books like this because I am so familiar with marine life Kurt encounters. In the book a plant is breeding a mutant fish that will have a huge impact on the marine environment and destroy the local fishing. This will make the fish plant the one provider of fish in the area. I thought that White Death by Clive Cussler was a very good book. It had all of the things that I like to see in a book. White Death had constant action, a witty main character, and a setting in a marine environment. Having the book take place in settings that were so familiar to me helped me relate my self to the main character. One time in the book Kurt is inside the fish plant when he stumbles upon the tank of the secrete project. He finds the mutant fish but as he's observing this he hears footsteps approaching. He quickly gets off the ladder and hides behind the tank. After the guard walked by Kurt sneaked up behind him and knocked him out. This is a example at how The main character used his wit to get out of a jam. I can also connect myself because I play paintball and I have to outsmart my opponents by sneaking up on them, or letting them walk into an ambush.

MASTERFUL READING

Clive Cussler is unequaled, surely unexcelled in the field of eco-thrillers. His real life experiences and gift with words have given new meaning to the action/adventure genre. The fourth in his mesmerizing series The NUMA Files is sure evidence that Cussler is a master at his game. "Master" might also apply to voice actors James Naughton and Scott Brick who render electrifying readings of "White Death." Naughton has received various honors during his theatrical career, among them are Tony Awards for his performances in Chicago and City of Angels. With film television, radio and stage appearances to his credit Brick is an accomplished veteran of audio book readings. As readers and listeners of earlier works in this series know hero Kurt Austin heads NUMA's Special Assignments Team. Now, along with his working buddy Joe Zavala, the two have saved a shipload of men. These men were trapped after a head-on between a Danish cruiser and a radical environmental group. But, true to Cussler's suspenseful form, that's not the end - just the startling beginning as Austin and Zavala discover that a sinister multinational corporation wants control of the seas, and will kill anyone who stands in the way of its total rule. Austin's ship explodes but he survives - just barely. What must he do to make sure that he doesn't become a target again? This is vintage Cussler which means action at its best. - Gail Cooke