Atlantis Found

#111 in Adventure

Atlantis Found

Clive Cussler

First published 1999Original language EN

7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 1085 ratingsConfidence 37%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#111 of 180 in Adventure ahead of 39% of the category
544
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time

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Our view

“Atlantis Found” is a large-scale Dirk Pitt adventure that mixes ancient mysteries with a race against global catastrophe. Artefacts turning up around the world, a team sealed underground by a suspicious blast and a shadowy group called the Fourth Empire set Clive Cussler’s hero in motion. Some readers warm to the characters enough to go back to the start of the series. It suits readers who like their thrillers big and tongue-in-cheek.

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About the book

Clive Cussler sends his great hero on an explosive mission in Atlantis Found, the fifteenth Dirk Pitt adventure. Around the world ancient artefacts are suddenly appearing, hinting at a catastrophe that will soon visit Earth ... Dirk Pitt is on hand at a Colorado archaeological site where an ancient and mysterious artefact has been found - one that is perhaps linked to other strange objects turning up across the globe. And soon Pitt's skills and ingenuity are desperately needed to rescue the team after a suspicious explosion seals them deep underground. It quickly becomes clear that the artefacts carry a message: warning of global Armageddon. Yet a shadowy organisation called the Fourth Empire not only wants to stop others from heeding that warning, but is also actively seeking to accelerate the end it foretells. Now Pitt and NUMA must face this diabolical foe, who will stop at nothing to wipe out all life on earth ... Packed with blistering action and hair-raising suspense, Atlantis Found is Clive Cussler at his brilliant best. Atlantis Found is the fifteenth of Clive Cussler's bestselling Dirk Pitt thrillers - the series that also includes Arctic Drift and, his first novel, Mayday - in which the discovery of an artefact could mean the end of the world. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.5 across 85 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.823 27%
Hardcover7.462 73%

Frequently asked

How long is Atlantis Found?

It has 544 pages — longer than 83% of the ranked books in Adventure.

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