Flood Tide
Encyclopedia
Flood Tide is an adventure novel
by Clive Cussler
. This is the 14th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt
. He must rescue illegal immigrants from a Chinese tycoon and locate the bones of the Peking Man
, the famous lost example of Homo erectus
. This book also introduces Juan Cabrillo and some of the Corporation of the future Oregon Files series of books.
Adventure novel
The adventure novel is a genre of novels that has adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, as its main theme.-History:...
by Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler
Clive Eric Cussler is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than seventeen times...
. This is the 14th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt
Dirk Pitt
Dirk Pitt is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler. The name Dirk Pitt is a registered trademark of Clive Cussler.-Character information and the supporting cast:...
. He must rescue illegal immigrants from a Chinese tycoon and locate the bones of the Peking Man
Peking Man
Peking Man , Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing , China...
, the famous lost example of Homo erectus
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of hominid that lived from the end of the Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene, about . The species originated in Africa and spread as far as India, China and Java. There is still disagreement on the subject of the classification, ancestry, and progeny of H...
. This book also introduces Juan Cabrillo and some of the Corporation of the future Oregon Files series of books.
Characters in "Flood Tide"
- Dirk PittDirk PittDirk Pitt is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler. The name Dirk Pitt is a registered trademark of Clive Cussler.-Character information and the supporting cast:...
– Special Projects Director for the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) - Admiral James Sandecker – Chief Director of NUMA
- Al GiordinoAl GiordinoAlbert Cassius Giordino is a fictional character in a series of adventure novels by Clive Cussler; he first appears in The Mediterranean Caper . He is described as being of Italian ancestry, 5'4" in height, 175 lb, with dark curly hair, swarthy skin, dark Etruscan eyes, and a Roman nose. He...
– Assistant Special Projects Director for NUMA. - Rudi GunnRudi GunnRudi Gunn is a fictional character in the Dirk Pitt adventure novels by acclaimed novelist Clive Cussler. He is played by Rainn Wilson in the movie Sahara....
– Director of Logistics for NUMA. - Julia Marie Lee - Undercover agent with the International Affairs Division of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Born in San Francisco. Has dove-gray eyes, blue-black hair, and Asian features. Pitt saves her after being thrown into Orion Lake to die of drowning by Shang's henchmen.
- Qin Shang - The greedy, evil, Chinese shipping magnate who smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants into countries around the world; including the United States.
- BannonBannonBannon is an Irish surname. The name refers to:Bannon Crowley*Ann Bannon , American author of lesbian pulp fiction novels*Bannon, Arizona, An abandoned town in Apache County*Brian Bannon , Australian politician from New South Wales...
Trivia
- In July of 2005, Major Casey Scharven, a U.S. Air Force officer stationed in Iraq, got his picture taken while sitting on Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
's throne and holding a copy of Flood Tide. http://www.cusslermen.com/images/SaddamThrone.jpg
Release Details
- 1997, United States, Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-684-80298-8, 1997, HardcoverHardcoverA hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
. - 2002, United States, Pocket Books New ED Edition, ISBN 0-7434-4977-0, September 2, 2002, PaperbackPaperbackPaperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
. - 2003, United States, Pocket Books, ISBN 0-7434-6730-2, January 1, 2003, PaperbackPaperbackPaperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
. - 2010, United States, Pocket Star Books, ISBN 978-1-4931-4811-2, January 1, 2010 PaperbackPaperbackPaperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
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