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Atlantis - David Gibbins

Description: ISBN 0755324226 / Author: David Gibbins / Genre: Fiction / Archaeologist Jack Howard is a brave but cautious man. When he embarked on a ... more

Atlantis - David Gibbins ... new search for buried treasure in the Mediterranean, he knew it was a long shot. When he uncovered a golden disc that spoke of a lost civilization more advanced than any in the ancient world, he started to get excited. But when Jack Howard and his intrepid crew finally got close to uncovering the secrets the sea had held for thousands of years, nothing could have prepared them for what they would find...

Newest Review: ... warlord Aslan can. Of course along the way there are numerous dangers and unexpected obstacles but more of these can be found ... more

... in the book itself. While I was reading this I couldnt help but draw comparisons with Clive Cusslers, Atlantis Found, there are two main leads one of whom is a technical buff, the men seem to be one caucasian and the other darker skinned (in Cusslers books Al Giordino is latino, while Costas seems to have Greek ancestry), both refer regularly to favourite drinks, in this it is gin and tonic in Cusslers work it is tequila. These things seem also to define the characters in Atlantis as British, though I dont rememb...more

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Atlantis - David Gibbins: Scuba wants to find Atlantis (652 words)
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Righty ho, back with the program now people, no more of those technology reviews back to reviews which relate to the ocean! In this book as with many others the characters embark on a journey to try and find the legendary city of Atlantis. In Davidf Gibbins story, we are introduced to firstly Solon the LawMaker, then after the prologue we are taken to the modern era. Here we meet our main characters Jack Howard and Costas Kazantzakis. The pair are aboard the Seaquest on a marine archaeology project as part of their duties for the International Marine University where Jack is a historian and Costas head of the technology dept. From a ... Read the complete review