
Jill L. (
JillList) wrote on 9/14/2009...
This is the second novel in the Oregon Files series featuring Juan Cabrillo as the chairman of the Corporation, a group of ex-military and intelligence operatives who hire themselves out to countries and individuals needing specialized services--"a private army of mercenaries with a conscience." Good plot,very pleasant read.
Classic Cussler: The Oregon team is the best, honest non stop action, and as the way it should be the good guy's not only win they kick butt.
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millenium-a 50,000 year old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone, which possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for themselves.
Not the best Oregon files story, but a good read anyway.
If you like Clove Cussler then this is a book for you. An ancient power has been discovered. Two terrorist organizations seek it for their own uses. Juan Cabrillo is the only one who can stop them.......
as with all Cussler books - great read

Roger S. (
pilot) wrote on 11/30/2006...
Fast paced and one of the best. A must read for those who love to see a big operation planned and well executed.

Candace G. (
Ogre) wrote on 7/3/2006...
Great adventure read by the author of the Dirk Pitt novels.
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millinnium--a 50,000-year-old meteorite known as the Scared Stone, which possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for their own purposes.
One is a group of Muslim extremists who have stolen a nuclear device. With the power of the meteorite, they could vaporize any city in the West. The other group is led by a meglomaniacal industrialist who seeks to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself.
Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his ship, the Oregon, crewed by high-tech mercenaries known as the Corporation must fight to protect the Sacred Stone--and prevent the outbreak of World War III.
I thought this was a pretty good book.