Clive Cussler fans ??????

[luckydog]

This will probably be the last book of his that I read........

THE KINGDOM

Chapter 16 :

The single engine Piper Cub banked sharply and descended through three thousand feet.
Sitting on opposite sides of the aisle, Sam and Remi watched the cliffs rise up, swallowing the plane as it lined up for the final approach.
.....(later)...the plane braked to a stop, and the ENGINES began winding down.
(this happens in Tibet)

Clive knows his cars........you'd think planes as well.

Sad.......
very sad.

LD

[BurningBeard]

Did he write it of was it one of the other guys off of his outline?

Beard

[luckydog]

Did he write it of was it one of the other guys off of his outline?

Beard

good question.......shall check

[Willy]

I used to read his earlier stuff quite a bit, but since he got away from Dirk Pitt, I haven't.

[Firekitten]

I adore Clive Cussler's work, he's awesome :D The Pitt Series, the Oregon Files, and this excerpt... the Fargo Adventures.

Chances are he worked with his son Dirk, on this or Jack du Brul... He has knackered up aircraft details now and then... but he is a car and ship fanatic... NOT planes.

We do need to learn to disconnect from the hole picking that groups like ours get into at times. In Pacific Vortex!, they set landing flaps 100 degrees in a C54. Was I bothered? no, not really, after a chuckle, I continued reading and the story was amazing; that tiny detail, like this one, wasn't massively relevant to the story arc.

As a writer myself, I know its insanely hard to get every detail right. It takes painstaking research, and even then, with fiction... sometimes the absolute detailed truth doesn't work. You have to stretch or bend things, or adapt it to fit the scenario... because a technical manual format would ruin that part, when an offhand comment that may not be entirely true works better... allows something MORE important, to happen. Like the hairy approach...


Anyway, have you considered it was perhaps a Supercub? you can fit two in the back seat of that... isle no, but it fits.... its not the engine screw up, but thats more an editorial typo that was missed.... Blame the editors not the author! rofl

[johnh_049]

I mentioned the Cub screwup on his facebook page, but never got a response.
I could have been some of his co-author's work.

But I still enjoy his books. all authors seem to have some little inaccuracies thrown in somewhere.

[gradyhappyg]

Maybe Sam and Remi are siamese twins?

[luckydog]

Maybe Sam and Remi are siamese twins?

I was a siamese twin until my sister split.....

[Warhawk1130]

I read "raise the Titanic!" back in the 70's when it came out...I was hooked to Pitt and Al Giordino ever since.

Its amazing that Clive would predict, in a non -fiction manner and a total shot in the dark that the Titanic's boiler would be spotted first in that story. Less than a decade later, Bob Ballard would stumble upon it in real life in the same fashion....scary isn't it?

[Motormouse]

Probably just a typo from the proof writers that made it into print.

And IIRC Bob Ballard found Titanic some time before it was announced to the world, as US DOD had funded the
expedition to find a missing submarine.
ttfn

Pete

[Paul Domingue]

This will probably be the last book of his that I read........

THE KINGDOM

Chapter 16 :

The single engine Piper Cub banked sharply and descended through three thousand feet.
Sitting on opposite sides of the aisle, Sam and Remi watched the cliffs rise up, swallowing the plane as it lined up for the final approach.
.....(later)...the plane braked to a stop, and the ENGINES began winding down.
(this happens in Tibet)

Clive knows his cars........you'd think planes as well.

Sad.......
very sad.

LD

I've been reading Clive Cussler's books for over half my life and just love his macho heros and exciting adventures. He has helped new writers as well as his son become established in the art. I read a tremendous amount of books and the authors make mistakes some times but that won't stop me from reading a paticular author. Let us know when you get through with your first novel Luckdog so we can criteque it for you.

Mechanic

[luckydog]

I've been reading Clive Cussler's books for over half my life and just love his macho heros and exciting adventures. He has helped new writers as well as his son become established in the art. I read a tremendous amount of books and the authors make mistakes some times but that won't stop me from reading a paticular author. Let us know when you get through with your first novel Luckdog so we can criteque it for you.

Mechanic

Judging from your spelling skills, Mech, I would have to write it at the 3rd grade level.

After 15 years as an English/Language Arts teacher and published photo-journalist, my critiques tend to be overly critical at times.

LD

[glh]

I've read and enjoyed just about all of his Dirk Pitt adventures but the Isaac Bell/Van Dorn Detective Agency series he has developed in the past few years is the best yet. Just my opinion.

"The Wrecker" was one of the best -- As I remember, it was about 20 some years to deliver justice to a criminal. Reminiscent of the Osama Bin Laden scenario which did not take quite as long.

[Paul Domingue]

Judging from your spelling skills, Mech, I would have to write it at the 3rd grade level.

After 15 years as an English/Language Arts teacher and published photo-journalist, my critiques tend to be overly critical at times.

LD

I admit I am the worst at spelling that's why I usualy use a spell check but I was trying to make a subtle point and I hope you know it was only in jest. But if your upset I will call in help from Dirk, Juan and Kurt and if things get in dire straights I'm sure Clive will show up with a little assistance.

[luckydog]

I admit I am the worst at spelling that's why I usualy use a spell check but I was trying to make a subtle point and I hope you know it was only in jest. But if your upset I will call in help from Dirk, Juan and Kurt and if things get in dire straights I'm sure Clive will show up with a little assistance.

Sorry Paul.......I was a tad nasty with my reply. I've been reading Clive forever myself and have even bought some of his books twice (when they do a reprint 5 years later and change the cover art). Make sure you come along with Clive and "the boys". We'll put down a few after I give everyone rides in my restored 1934 Chev. 2 door Master Coupe (baby chit brown w/orange pinstripes and wheels).



LD