In 1945, a B-29 bomber carrying an atomic bomb crashed into the Pacific, lost for decades until a shadowy Japanese conglomerate, the Kaiten Project, begins salvaging nuclear material to blackmail the world. Dirk Pitt and the NUMA team must recover this lost arsenal before the organization triggers a series of seismic detonations designed to destroy the global economy. The plot connects a secret World War II imperial legacy to a modern conspiracy involving automated car carriers, deep-sea submersibles, and a hidden underwater base near Japan.
Fans of maritime thrillers and historical revisionism read this for the technical detail regarding deep-sea salvage and vintage aviation. The narrative provides a specific look at cold-war era geopolitical tensions and the mechanics of underwater exploration. Readers walk away with a detailed fictional scenario of how forgotten military wreckage can influence modern international stability. The book serves those who prioritize linear, action-oriented plotlines centered on engineering feats and the recovery of lost artifacts from the ocean floor.
Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
Insights from Dragon
La scène du sauvetage dans la mine inondée est étouffante. On réalise que l'oxygène est le luxe ultime.
Une bombe atomique perdue depuis 1945 qui menace de raser le Japon. C'est terrifiant de voir comment les erreurs du passé nous rattrapent toujours.
“L'eau est une maîtresse jalouse.”
Dirk Pitt qui pilote un submersible dans une crevasse sous-marine étroite. J'avais les mains moites. L'héroïsme pur n'a pas besoin de gadgets complexes.
Le projet Dragon est une folie froide et calculée. Ça montre que la technologie sans morale finit toujours par nous trahir.
- Published
- 1991
- ISBN
- 9782724266931
- Language
- FR
