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Zusatztext Praise for Shadow Tyrants "Cussler and action-adventure fans will love this … the sheer insanity of the story line will keep readers guessing about what’s going on until the last page of the book."—Associated Press “Plenty of action.”— Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of more than 50 previous books in five best-selling series! including Dirk Pitt! NUMA Files! Oregon Files! Isaac Bell! and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure : The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt ! plus The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II. They describe the true adventures of the real NUMA! which! led by Cussler! searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers! Cussler has discovered more than 60 ships! including the long lost Confederate ship Hunley . He lives in Arizona. Boyd Morrison is the coauthor! with Clive Cussler! of the Oregon Files novels Typhoon Fury ! Piranha and The Emperor's Revenge ! and the author of six other books. He is also an actor and engineer! with a doctorate in engineering from Virginia Tech! who has worked on NASA's space station project at Johnson Space Center and developed several patents at Thomson/RCA. In 2003! he fulfilled a lifelong dream by becoming a Jeopardy! champion. He lives in Seattle. Klappentext Only Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon stand between two warring moguls and global havoc in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Nearly two thousand years ago! an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men--and now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world! but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Soon! Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives aboard the Oregon find themselves trapped between two power-hungry adversaries! both of whom are willing to use shocking means to accomplish their goals. Cabrillo and the team must divide and conquer as they fight dual threats! which include a supercomputer at sea and satellites that can wipe out technology across the globe--including the high-tech weapons on board the Oregon. The crew must rely on their unique skills to stop the tyrants in their tracks and save the earth from a dynasty of terror. One Over the Arabian Sea Present day, eighteen months ago "Don't tell anyone," Adam Carlton whispered as he glanced over his shoulder to make sure no one was listening. "I'm not supposed to take you down there." Lyla Dhawan knew his dramatic gesture was all for show. They were alone in the airplane's palatial rear lounge, with its mahogany tables and Gucci-embossed sofas. Although the double-decker Airbus A380 was gigantic and could carry more than eight hundred passengers when fitted out as an airliner, this plane currently held fewer than one hundred people. Most of them were in the luxurious forward bars, enjoying the free-flowing champagne and snacking on expensive caviar. Lyla still didn't know why she'd been one of the lucky few invited onto Xavier Carlton's private jet, but she jumped at a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Fending off advances from one of the billionaire's sons almost made her wish she'd reconsidered. However, his offer was intriguing. "You mean, we can go down and see the cargo hold?" she asked. Carlton nodded, downed the rest of his hundred-year-old scotch, and leaned in closer, practically purring, in his British accent, "Have you ever seen a Bugatti...
