Polar Shift
(Clive Cussler)
My first review included some pot shots at another review which has since been revised, proving once again that I shouldn't rush to judgement. Now, on to the review...
Kurt Austin is the leader of a semi-secret branch of an oceanic version of NASA (NUMA). When he's asked to track down a sunken cargo ship, he and his faithful sidekick discover monster waves and whirlpools big enough to fly a helicopter into.
The bad guys are typical of Dirk/Kurt novels, they are rich and powerful and they want to be richer and more powerful. To do so they plan to reverse the Earth's magnetic field using theories from a Hungarian scientist, who disappeared at the end of WWII. At least this time there is some complexity in that the bad guys turn on each other at various stages in the book.
The key to stopping the doomsday event lies in the granddaughter of the late scientist. Luckily for Kurt, she turns out to be a pretty scientist (surprise!).
Overall, its a fun ride, not too different from a James Bond movie. I do have some gripes, though. Cussler's interpretation of a super computer borders on childish. A talking hologram that flirts with the characters belongs in a bad Buck Rogers comic book, not in the headquarters of a government research building. Even Paul seems embarrassed enough to avoid using the hologram interface, too bad he didn't turn down the volume as well. Later, an 'extinct' species suddenly makes an appearance in a way that is closer to fantasy than fiction. If you crave adventure and don't care too much about realism, you'll probably enjoy the story.
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