The Clive Cussler Adventures: A Critical Review

The author of more than 50 books--125 million copies in print--Clive Cussler is the current grandmaster of adventure literature. Dirk Pitt, the sea-loving protagonist of 22 of Cussler's novels, remains among the most popular and influential adventure series heroes of the past half-century. This first critical review of Cussler's work features an overview of Pitt and the supporting characters and other heroes, an examination of Cussler's themes and influences, a review of his most important adventures, such as Raise the Titanic and Iceberg, and a look at adaptations of his work in other media. Cussler joins the pantheon of such as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming, and this overdue volume demonstrates that beneath Cussler's immense popularity lies a literary depth that well merits scholarly attention.

Author: Steven Philip Jones
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780786478965
ISBN10: 0786478969
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | General

About the Author
Writer Steven Philip Jones lives in North Ogden, Utah.