SHOCK WAVE

Book ID/图书代码： 10720011B47531

English Summary/英文概要： In the wake of a mysterious disaster that kills thousands of marine animals and nearly two hundred cruise ship passengers, Dirk Pitt rescues Maeve Fletcher and traces the incident to her father and sisters.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1856年，一艘英国的快速帆船在运送一批罪犯到澳大利亚的海外流放地的途中，遭遇海上风暴而沉没。在经历了救生筏上的一场令人恐怖的自相残杀之后，幸存者中的贝特西•弗莱彻和杰斯•多西特被其他人遗弃在了一个热带的海岛上。他们在这里发现了一个巨大的钻石宝藏和一个富有的王朝。140年后，他们的后裔马尼瓦•弗莱彻和一群游客，在旅游途中也被一艘旅游船抛弃在了一个海岛上。这时，正在南极附近的威德尔海调查一种引起海豚和海豹大批死亡的瘟疫的德克•皮特等人，碰巧发现了马尼瓦他们，并把他们从死亡的边缘上救了回来。在皮特找出瘟疫来源的同时，他还认识了马尼瓦的父亲亚瑟•多西特，并开始接触到古代宝藏的秘密，于是，一场惊心动魄的惊险历程又随之展开......

Awards/获奖情况：Grade 10 Up-An abridgment of Cussler’s adult title of the same name (S & S, 1996). Diabolical diamond mogul Arthur Dorsett, descendent of a convicted highwayman, plots to drop the bottom on the diamond market. Enter the dashing superman named Dirk Pitt and the rest of the gang at the U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) to save the day. A mysterious plague kills thousands of animals and humans and threatens to kill millions more. Throw in a kidnapping and a few decidedly unseaworthy boats and you’ve got the plot. Nothing in the tone or style of the book has changed from the original. The story takes readers from one adventure to another without pause for meaningful discussion of any character. Descriptions of lead characters are limited to two or three sentences about physical appearance. The plot and style are still technical and sophisticated enough to turn away most young adult readers-none of the language is truly "Adapted for Young Fans." Those who would pick up this title are better off taking the original book from the adult-fiction section.---Elaine Baran, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA, From School Library Journal

intricacy. Modern swashbuckler Dirk Pitt last seen in Inca Gold, (LJ 4/15/94) meets in menacing circumstances with the evil descendants of shipwrecked survivors cast onto an uncharted, diamond-laden shore in 1859. These folks are mostly monomaniacal villains now bent on extracting gems with a reverberating technology that produces an acoustic plague. It has killed several sea populations and now threatens a cataclysmic disaster. Pitt, his mates, and unexpected allies suffer mightily but rebound for a final titanic battle. Readers will love this ripsnorting, old-fashioned sea adventure based on only slightly futuristic science. Cussler writes with tremendous confidence, creating bold characters to love or hate. They all act in situations of gripping intensity and palpable reality. Recommended for popular fiction collections.---Barbara Conaty, Library of Congress, From Library Journal

Cussler’s hero, Dirk Pitt, appearing for the thirteenth time, leads a National Underwater and Marine Agency expedition to discover why seals and dolphins have been disappearing on Seymour Island in the Antarctica. But the novel actually begins in 1859, when a British ship carrying convicts to Australia sinks. Eight survivors reach land, a deserted island. In the year 2000, naturalist Maeve Fletcher, one of the descendants of two of the survivors who’d married, is stranded on Seymour Island with passengers of a cruise ship and is rescued by Pitt. From here, the plot gets implausible; Pitt discovers the cause of the plague that’s killing the sea life, an ultrasound resonance that produces acoustic shock waves under the water. Maeve’s father is the villain; sound waves are part of his diamond-mining technology, and the next big blast could kill a million people. It’s up to Pitt to stop him, of course. Quite preposterous, but Cussler’s fans will love it.---George Cohen, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California. In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA(www.numa.net), Cussler is also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He has been honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration. Cussler has been married to his wife, Barbara Knight, for more than 44 years. They have three children, two grandchildren, and divide their time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.
Clive Cussler出生於美國加利福尼亞, 是美國當代首屆一指的驚險小說大師，美國驚險小說協會（American action adventure novel）主席,另外還是Cussler還是紐約探險俱樂部和英國皇家地理協會的會員, 舉世注矚目的水下探險為他贏得了湯瑪斯獎. 與妻子Barbara Knight結婚已有44年,育有三子。

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