About Iceberg
Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice-the charred remains of a long missing luxury yacht, vanished en route to a secret White House rendezvous. The only clue to the ship’s priceless-and missing-cargo: nine ornately carved rings and the horribly burned bodies of its crew.
Detail
Complete Title: Iceberg (Dirk Pitt, #3)
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 369
Publication Time: March 2, 2004
Publisher: Berkley Books
ISBN: 0425197387
ISBN13: 9780425197387
About Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler
Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed.
Cussler was an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy’s Hunley, and its victim, the Union’s Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to-the-day after plucking Titanic’s survivors from the sea.
In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler was also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He was honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
Cussler’s books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. His past international bestsellers include Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey and Black Wind (this last with his son, Dirk Cussler); the nonfiction books The Sea Hunters, The Sea Hunters II and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed; the NUMA® Files novels Serpent, Blue Gold, Fire Ice, White Death and Lost City (written with Paul Kemprecos); and the Oregon Files novels Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha (written with Craig Dirgo) and Dark Watch (written with Jack Du Brul).
Clive Cussler died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 24, 2020.
Reviews Iceberg
Graham
dirk pitt books are my guilty pleasure; terribly written, totally unbelievable, but non-stop action. This however pushes me over the edge. A totally nonsense, aimless story, even for me the blatant s…
Adrian
A quick read towards the end of January and a fun one, albeit I think not one of the best Dirk Pitt’s. Called in as emergency helicopter pilot to an oceanographer to track down a supposed ship embedde…
Matt
A missing luxury yacht is found encased in an iceberg by a Coast Guard air patrol, but within a week of the discovery that bizarre sight won’t be the only thing that isn’t what it seems. Iceberg i…
Anna
So far I have not found even one Cussler book I haven’t liked.Just perfect for any grown up fan of the Hardy Boys, with a hero that’s a hint of James Bond (action, adventure, exotic locations, good fo…
Glen
A Soviet submarine is frozen in an iceberg. Dirk Pitt and cronies race against time to explore the sub before the Russians can get to it. The submarine is actually just the beginning of the problems P…
Mackenzie
Song for summary: Centuries by Fall Out BoyThis was an action packed read! The characters are determined, intelligent, and sedulous; while the plot is an entertaining combination of action, corruption…
Not-A-Linguist
Clive Cussler is the literature equivalent of a deep fried Mars bar, which has been cooking in several litres of greasy oil. This is James Bond with copious amounts of sugar added. Yes, its politicall…
Eli Hornyak
Another good Dirk Pitt book. Got to love the dated stereotypes of the 70’s, but it was what it was…
Patrick
Dirk Pitt is the isht….C.C. never fails to entertain with historical fiction at its finest. Not quite on the level of his incredible ‘Sahara’, but a darn good read nonetheless. Highly recommend the…