6 reviews for Spartan Gold
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Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler
Description:
Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear. Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon’s ‘lost cellar.’ Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they’ve just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk – a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself. And he wants his treasure back.
About The Author
Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931) is an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 70 books
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parth
Fargo adventure #1. I enjoy Cussler’s portrayal of the Fargo’s. Remi the hottie and her husband Sam, the wealthy brainiac, both of whom are addicted to treasure hunting, adventure and doing it in style. This is the second of the Fargo series I’ve read and enjoyed. Nazi mini-subs, Napoleon, a crazed Russian billionaire and Greek treasures keep the Fargo’s jetting, diving, cave hopping and fighting for their lives throughout this tale of adventure. Throw in some 5 star hotels and an occasional 3 hour luxury massage and you have a typical month in the life of the Fargo’s. And, the treasures they uncover are always turned over to the proper country/authorities for preservation and to insure the Fargo integrity. Of course, Cussler in his own wonderful way has a small cameo presence as well. A great story teller, Cussler doesn’t let me down. A good read.
arif
Spartan’s Gold, written by Clive Cussler, is a book about a couple exploring on a river and coming up on a weird submarine. Sam and Remi Fargo are their names. They then took a great interest in the finding of the submarine and began to study it. As they study the submarine, they come across a map written by Napoleon, a map that shows 12 bottles of wine. These aren’t ordinary bottles of wine. They have markings on them from years ago and are very valuable. As they go and search for all 12 bottles another man is searching for it. A millionaire who always gets what he wants. So he sends some of his personal guards to go and find Remi and Sam, kill them and then find all of the bottles. So who do you think will win? You will have to read the book.If you like a mystery then this is the book for you. This book is great. I love the author so I know that this would be a great book but it wasn’t with the same character Dirk Pitt. But this book was great. I loved every page I read and couldn’t put it down. I would recommend this book to any Clive Cussler lover or just someone who wants to read a great book.
Kalgi
I’ve read a number of Cussler books over the years, and have enjoyed every one. This was no exception. The story was entertaining, and the characters (although somewhat stereotypical) were engaging. I did have a few problems with it, though. The writing wasn’t up to the standard I expected. There were a couple of grammatical errors, and in many places the exact same phrasing was repeated in consecutive sentences. This change in style may be due to Cussler collaborating with another author. I’m not sure. Small points, I know, but I found them distracting. My main concern was an unexpected number of typographical errors. I borrowed this book from my library through our new eBook program with OverDrive. A simple proofreading would have caught most (if not all) typos. I hope this isn’t going to be a trend with OverDrive material.Overall, a very good book, and I will be reading the others in the series. I definitely recommend it to those who enjoy “adventure” type books. I suspect that’s mostly older men (40’s and up). It seems to be popular with our patrons, since it was the first of our OverDrive eBooks to get placed on hold by another patron. I think we may need to order more of Cussler’s books.
pankti
Not my usual read, but I thought I’d break it up with something different. This is an adventure story about a treasure hunting married couple on their quest to find 12 lost wine bottles from Napoleon’s “lost cellar.” But believing that these bottles hold the key to finding the secret treasure of Xerxes I, the book’s villain will stop at nothing to get to them first.I’d never read anything by Clive Cussler before this; his stuff always seemed to be like something my dad would read. I don’t say that like it’s a negative, just an observation and a speculation of the target audience. I can certainly see why his books are so popular, though. There’s lots of action and adventure as our main protagonists the Fargos solve riddles and uncover secrets in a way that is reminiscent of the DaVinci Code.The only problem is, it’s just not too thrilling or suspenseful. Sam and Remi Fargo are a couple of goody-two-shoes always letting their adversaries go free, allowing them to ambush them another day. Sam and Remi always seem to stay a step ahead, but the villains end up catching up, there’s usually a struggle, the Fargos win and capture the villains, and then let them go. This cycle must have repeated itself a few more times before the tension just left me for good.
Helly
A fast paced read that takes us on a treasure hunt across the world. It’s overflowing with action and adventure – a book that lives up to the genre Action/Adventure. But, along with that comes some unbelievable moments. You know? The scene were the bad guys empty their guns and miss with every bullet, while the hero takes one shot that kills three of them. You have to take the good with the bad. In this book there was more good than bad.A treasure hunting couple stumble upon a WWII German sub hidden in a swamp, while a local antique dealer attempts to sell a broken piece of an old wine bottle. These two events start a whirlwind adventure that takes a treasure hunting couple across the world. It also challenges them to become experts on Napoleon Bonaparte’s obscure wine collection in order to solve riddles that lead them to the jackpot pile of spartan gold…sadly, there is no Dragon named Smaug sitting on top of the pile of gold.This book reminds me of the James Bond collection, which I have been making my way through recently. They both give off the same attitude (if a book can do that?), where the main characters are invincible, have unbelievably good luck, and can solve obscure riddles with impossible ease. This could never happen in real life, but, it makes for some pretty good story lines. I don’t know how many times the treasure hunters in this book outwitted the mafia type thugs that were hunting them down. Even in the few hand to hand battles, the smaller treasure hunters managed to win with a well placed judo kick or a spot on hundred yard throw of a brick that smashes into the thugs head while narrowly missing the other treasure hunters face that is only millimeters away. If you are reading this kind of book you have to turn off your logic/reality brain and just go with it. Accept that it is fiction and enjoy the fakeness of it all.