Trojan Odyssey, Dirk Pitt # 17

[Mostly Heep]

I've noticed on this forum that this book seems to have a very well marked dividing line between those that like it and those that don't.Nobody really sits on the fence.
I enjoyed it.Having said that though it is probably one of Clives weaker books and the myriad of inconsistencies kind of drag it down a bit more..He was always going to have trouble trying to fit the twins into a DP book and they are two of the more poorly written characters.I don't think he really knew what to do with them.
To me the book really doesn't leave any impression.The party at the end is the highlight for me even though it is taken almost verbatim from DP Revealed.
6/10

[Helene Noelle]

I didn't think the book was up to Clive Cussler's usual standard. Guess it was hard for him to really get into writing so soon after Barbara's passing. But there are highlights - and Pitt gets married! 7.5/10

[MrKABC]

TO was one of my least favorite DP books. The relationship between the twins is creepy, the villian poorly defined, vague world domination plot, and the lack of payoff at the end (Specter gets arrested? YAWN)

I was, for a while, afraid I was witnessing the decline of the franchise. However, then Black Wind came out and redemption is at hand!

[OkieMan]

I found the apparent relationship between the twins to be, uh, pretty interesting ...

[oswalder]

This book is on the lower end of my list as well but I don't remember particularly why. Both TO and VR were dissappointing to me.

My brother gave me Black Wind for Christmas and I thought it was better than TO and VR but still not up to the same standards as some of the middle books. Dirk Pitt Jr. is a chip off the ol' block, as they say, which is cool enough.

I was very happy to see Dirk and Loren finally get together, even though it marked the end of my chances with Loren. In my opinion though, their union was at least 5 years later than it should have been.

[tonym5]

Just finished reading Trojan Odyssey and found the book a good read. The historical concept is well done and interwoven with a current day cabal of female conspirators who have gained wealth and power. The use of Dirk Pitt's children in their first adventure shows their young, and inexperienced ways of the world and doesn't involve them in the tumble and rumble we expect from Dirk Sr. and Al. And they came through with flying ease and camraderie that they have honed with experience over the years. But they do experience the beginnings of age and battle scars and recognized it with maturity. My eyes were wet when Dirk Sr. finally made Loren happy with his proposal. And Al wanting a more technical job is mature but unsettling. And Rudi Gunn feeling more comfortable with the day to day operations of NUMA thrusts Dirk Sr. as the only credible candidate for Directorship which even he realized involves having to deal with politicians leaves his skin crawling but little choice of anything else. A satisfying read but like a couple of others have pointed out that every third book is a bit of a step down leaves me with the same feeling towards this book. So my rating for this book is a respectable 9.

This post has been edited by tonym5 on Feb 12 2005, 06:00 AM

[quetico1]

the one thing i realy liked about this book is the concept of the celts being the story to the whole trojan saga in history...i wonder if there is any reallty to this or if there are any scolars that follow this interprtation..clive made it sound so convincing..i wonder if he had some factual info to draw on ..or if he just made it all up..

[Helene Noelle]

My husband had read all of the Dirk Pitt adventures with except the last two until recently. While he thought Black Wind was okay, he really liked Trojan Odyssey. Even though he complained about various mistakes at first, I strongly suggested that he ignore them and just read. When he finished, he thought Trojan Odyssey was an enjoyable read!

[dave10hosford]

I have very much enjoyed the Dirk Pitt series of books by Clive Cussler!

The Trojan Odyssey was a good read, but there is one thing that bugs me about it.
Loren's father was murdered in Vixen 03, and yet he shows up at Dirk and Loren's wedding!!
I cant be the only one who spotted that goof.

I am a Dirk fan forever and thank Clive Cussler for writting an awesome series.
VERY entertaining!
Im retireing from reading CC books since he is retiring from writting Dirk books. I will keep on rereading the whole Dirk Pitt adventures from time to time though.

[Maeve Fletcher]

Hello, I have just finished reading the book. Well, it is not my favourite, but I have enjoyed it a lot. I have cryed oceans of tears at the end, from Dirk asking Loren to marry him till the last page. It was so emotive!!!

But I have found some errors really important in the plot. Some of them have been already comment, like Loren's dad appearance, another is Dirk's mother appearance ... wasn't she passed away?. And something else that I canīt remember in this moment (I am not at home ...) but I will tell you ...


Best wishes,

This post has been edited by Maeve Fletcher on Mar 9 2005, 07:26 PM

[Giordino13]

I enjoyed the book for the most part. Despite that, the fact that the twins were in it, I have to give it a 7 out of 10.

I'm not a fan of DP Jr. and Jack Dahlgren (his name sounds like a beer). They seem to just get in too much trouble; trouble they can't get out of, so Pitt Sr. and Al have to rescue them.

I could tell by the end of the book that it was meant to be the last adventure DP Sr. and Al played a large role in. Cussler wrapped it up nicely, though it made me sad to think that the heroes I've been enjoying for the past five years finally have, for the most part, called it quits. I especially enjoyed the final pages of the book with Cussler in it.
I could tell that it was hard for him to write that part, because he was essentially saying goodbye to the characters he created nearly 25 years ago.

[Ta16uva]

7.5/10

I guess I enjoyed the book more than other people here did.

In response to Giordino13's saying that this is Pitt and Giordino's last adventure, maybe Clive will write a final novel about a past adventure.

That would be interesting and fun!

This post has been edited by Ta16uva on Apr 6 2005, 02:08 AM