Valhalla Rising - Clive Cussler

Valhalla rising is another novel in that James Bond wishing character Dirk Pitt as written by Clive Cussler. Dirk is your all action hero, good looking, tall, athletic, intelligent - yes you will either love him or hate him. I suspect if I ever met him I'd find him a really nice guy and wish I looked like him and definitely wish I had his success with women. Dirk is the lead investigator for a fictitious government agency, the National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA), fronted by Admiral Sandecker this agency is very much the guardian of the sea. Everyone who works for the agency are by definition, good looking intelligent, honest and reliable. All those ...  Read the complete review

Well, what on earth can I say about this book? This is one of a long, long (or yawn, yawn?) series books based around the character Dirk Pitt (who makes James Bond look like a shy, retired accountant). Not only does Dirk sound like the star of a 70's blue film, his attitudes (which I would assume reflect those of his creator) would certainly not be out of place in the 1870's let alone the 1970's. Dirk is 'a tall man, three inches more than six feet and a lean 185 pounds' whose 'every movement seemed consciously planned', a 'sucker for beautiful children and handicapped children' whilst swimming he 'stroked mightily underwater like an Olympic swimmer', someone ...  Read the complete review