Cyclops
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Cyclops

by Clive Cussler

1986•Adventure•480 pages

Taste attributes: adventurethrilleractionespionageunsavouryintricatelinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, wide-ranging adventure novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Cyclops is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 8th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. A wealthy American financier disappears on a treasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cuban waters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with a crew of dead men—Soviet cosmonauts. Dirk Pitt discovers a shocking scheme: a covert group of U.S.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureThrillerActionEspionageRescue/escape/jeopardyFighting evilSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Cold WarConspiraciesAdventure storiesCrime

Details

Author
Clive Cussler
Published
1986
Pages
480
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