WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite Cussler books.I love this story.The colony on the moon,the Prosperteer,Foss Gly's second appearance,the 57 Chevy,THE BATHTUB!!!.And Dirk's first turn at being a treasure hunter.
This is a fast paced well written story that jumps from one amazing scenario to the next without letting you catch your breath.In my mind it is the best book from the middle period.It would make an awesome movie.
I give it a solid 10 out of 10

Also one of my favorite novels, I enjoyed the book on many levels. One of the interesting things I liked about the story was the parts about the ship Cyclops. The ship actually dissapeared in the famous "Bermuda Triangle", though Clive didn't really touch on this fact in his story.
The story had some far-fetched elements, the Jersey Colony being the biggest. But Clive brought it together believably and with his flair for the dramatic. If I were to rate, it would get the coveted 10.

Here's where I get my time on the dartboard.
(some spoilers)

Cyclops was the first Cussler novel I picked up in hardcover, and perhaps for that reason, I felt a distinct disappointment after finishing it. Time and several subsequent rereadings have softened this opinion quite a bit, but there are still some things about this one that bug me. So, applying the same logic that I have used throughout this review process, we start with the score of perfect 10, and deduct .5 for first impressions.

I thought it was odd that Pitt's first appearance in this one is as a participant in a sailboard race. Why didn't we know about this hobby? And why haven't we heard about it since? He wasn't trying it out on a lark, he was competing, and that bespeaks a level of interest that deserves further review. -1/2 point.

I didn't like Jessie LeBaron, and coming on the heels of Deep Six and another very satisfying appearance of Loren Smith, Jessie felt like so much window dressing. Add to the fact that she always came across as rather b--chy, too old for Pitt, and the fact that when he finally decided to nail her, it was in a ditch...well, that costs a whole point.

I loved the Jersey colony and loved the audacious plot twist of rearranging Havana, so I'll give back 1/2 a point, but offsetting that is the shuttle Gettysburg...that's not a name you'd ever see on a spacecraft administered by a civilian agency (NASA) and in my book that's a big gaff.

And while I liked the bathtub, I'm sick of seeing it in Dirk's museum. -.5.

Final tally: 7.5

I also really enjoyed this book. I can agree, though, that something about Jessie LaBaron's character didn't sit well with me. The bathtub scene worked well enough because, well, it's Dirk Pitt... and the Jersey Colony scene was masterfully written. I also like the books in which Clive utilizes a special forces group of some kind.

I too like this book. Yes, Jessie is a bit of a b***h but who isn't at times. The bathtub should be in Dirk's collection. It was part of one of his adventures. People keep the darnest things. I love the Jersey Colony. Maybe it can be revieved in a future book.

I've thought about that before that the Colony could be a great plot point in another Cussler novel...perhaps an Austin adventure.

This book has many elements and levels that this could be considered an epitome of all of Dr. C's books and i loved it when i read it. It gets a 10 out of 10 rating from me.

I've always said if I HAD to choose a novel that was my least favourite that it would be Dragon (I think because the end was a let down... for me ) However really thinking about it I must apologise to Dragon as I'd have to let Cyclops have that honour, maybe because it was the last of the DP series that I had read and compared to the others it didn't seem 'that great' I had heard so much about the 'bathtub' but when reading it I didn't get the big deal, sure it was cool how it was done but I think there have been better creations/ escapes

But I think I'm going to read it again and pay closer attention this time, maybe I didn't get into it enough!

I'll give it a hmmm 6 or 7

It gets a 9/10 from me the bathtub part was fanatastic. I still laugh every time its mentioned in dirk's hangar.

Clive Cussler really was busy weaving plots together in this one. Cyclops gets a 9.5. I still get teary eyed when Pitt shows up singing with the kids.

This one wasn't one of my favorites - good but not great.

General Velikov was a worthy villian, IMHO. Since he survived the Havana bomb blast, it would have been nice to see him return in another book. Alas, the Soviet Union fell and it no longer was cool to have Soviet enemies...

Foss Gly didn't fit. His appearance was unexplained, and his character had morphed from a resourceful assassin to a "brooding guy" in a red - painted room. Remember Foss Gly's quote from Night Probe: "Why get cozy with the Reds? Once they get their hooks in you, they never let loose." So, I have always wondered, why did Foss Gly get "cozy with the Reds?"

The Jersey Colony subplot was well done and believable. President Margolin's character seemed consistent with Deep Six. Ira Hagen was a likeable character that reminded me of Sal Casio.

The finest scene in the book IMHO was not the tub but rather the chase in the '57 Chevy. CC's descriptions of Herberto Figueroa's car were outstanding!! (Although in real life a 7 liter Zil would have trounced the 283 ci Chevy...)

A minor quibble was that after Jessie's rude treatment of DP, he never really got much payback other than telling her "you needn't contact me again."

The ship chase at the end was well done. Overall, this was a well done book, but not as well as Sahara or Atlantis Found.

Definetly a 10. The moon colony, bathtub, explosion in Havana, the Gettysburg landing, all make for a great story.