This is formulaic Cussler, and a good airplane book, an entertaining fast read, but also not one you need to run out and purchase. The primary plot is feasible, and starts with a historical context. It was Gavin Menzies book entitled 1421 that set forth the hypothesis that the Chinese explored the world 70 years before Columbus set sail, and if you haven't read that one, I would recommend it. The trail involves information about an ancient Chinese junk which was lost in the "land of ice." Cussler simultaneously develops a story that takes place in modern day Argentina, recently under a new dictatorship which forms an alliance with China to extract oil from the Antarctic. To be the heroes and to carry out the action, we have the hero Juan Cabrillo and his best friend Max Hanley, as well as all of the other usual post Dirk Pitt heroes. Ultimately, I'm glad that I did not spend more than one day on this one.
West Coast Don
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