Clive Cussler Fire Strike (Oregon Files)

Product Information

A lot of moving parts in this book that... sort of come together. While it's still a fun romp, some details seem thrown in and others not explored fully enough. There were three stories, combined into two, that each could have been a standalone Oregon Story.

I loved that he was able to use the shotgun shell in the heal of his boot to help him win a later fight. That was pretty cool to read about, and funny as well. The suffocating heat came on as suddenly as the pounding rain had stopped and raised a shroud of fog from the waterlogged ground. The two men sped away as the lieutenant pushed open the basement door. He pulled the light chain and called out again. "Rawlinson! Don't shoot. We're here to get you out. Are you there?" He jogged down the wooden staircase and scanned the dank room. All he found were undisturbed storage shelves laden with canned goods and household sundries.When Juan Cabrillo, captain of the Oregon, is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. I also liked how Juan used one of the stolen missiles to take out the other stolen missile (hidden onboard a cargo vessel in an Iranian port. It was sad to read about the damage done to the port as I can only assume numerous innocent civilians and military personnel going about their normal business were killed, but it was still a cool moment. Granted, I "saw it coming" and figured he would probably use the one missile to take out the other. I noticed here a number of letters of support from your commanding officers and enlisted comrades." He held one up for closer inspection. "This one says you are 'well liked, and highly commended for his manners, deportment, and diction.'" It's a position as far away from close-quarters combat as I can imagine. But it is honorable service in Her Majesty's Navy. It's a position that requires discretion, tact, and taste. I think you'd be perfect for it. Shall I tell you about it?"

Despite having dropped out of school at a young age, Cussler nevertheless received a PhD from the Maritime College at the State University of New York. According to NUMA, the Board of Governors accepted his non-fiction work, The Sea Hunters ‘in lieu of a PhD thesis,’ granting Cussler his degree in May 1997. When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. You served with one of the finest commando units in the service, and participated in several top secret missions. Missions that were, shall we say, off the books?" I refuse to sign this," Bromley said, stabbing a letter in the file. "You're one of our finest soldiers and a tremendous asset in Her Majesty's service. We can't afford to lose you."It also seems as if you have quite a flair for the finer things in life." Bromley held up another letter. "Something of an amateur sommelier" this officer states." I really enjoyed the previous Oregon Files books written or co written by Clive Cussler. I did not enjoy Fire Strike. While the prior books focused on the ship, its crew and their clandestine operations, this one spends little time on the ship, little time developing the character of the crew, and was not engaging. Maybe it would have been acceptable as a standard military action novel, but it does not carry on the enjoyable legacy of the prior Oregon Files novels.

I did not really believe that Juan could have survived the beating he took from Hightower's subject onboard her research vessel. He gets beaten badly, has some broken ribs as well as other bruised bones and tissue, but ends up leading a mission. The way it was described, I don't think he could have survived his fight. But that is just my opinion. I felt that the author took Cabrillo to an unbelievable "level" of survivability in this book and it took me out of the moment. Maybe he could have; I have read military biographies and military history books that have described military personnel undergoing crazy extreme wounds and surviving, so anything is possible, I guess. You might recognise him as the author of epic action novels, but beyond his writing, there are many other reasons why fans of Clive Cussler remember him as an awesome man. Admiral Bromley glanced up from the file folder on his burnished teakwood desk and crushed out his cigarette in a silver art nouveau ashtray.Any sign of the Rawlinsons?" the lieutenant asked, his whisper masked by the din of chirring insects and croaking frogs. Nonsense. The board of inquiry found you completely innocent of any wrongdoing whatsoever. No one holds you accountable in the least-except yourself."

JOIN JUAN CABRILLO AND THE OREGON CREW IN THE LATEST EXPLOSIVE THRILL-RIDE FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERThe book starts with a horrific situation that never pays off. Apparently, it was just intended to show the reader how bad the bad guys are without the situation being necessary for the plot. Although Clive Cussler's novels were pretty generic, they were plotted out well, with almost every situation being necessary to the plot. Not so here. Lets start with the concerns I have first. Why it is still highly rated, couple of things stood out.