Interesting to note that this co-written book reverted back to having Dirk and Al as the main characters versus Dirk's children. Wonder if sales of the previous book, Black Wind, which if I remembered correctly was more about his kids, didn't sell all that well? And then with this most recent book they seemed thrown in at the last minute so that readers didn't completely forget about them? A later book has been published so will have to see how that book goes. I am interested to see if Dirk and Al ever just vanish (?), you know that finale when they go down with the ship to save the Earth but there were never any bodies found...it is going to happen...probably when Clive stops writing. Anyway decent Dirk novel. Still a great character...too bad the movie translations haven't been better. As the title suggests this has to do with a madman trying to bring back the glory days of the Mongol Empire. Using money from the sale of items found in Khan's tomb, they try to corner the world's oil market (ominous music played here). Needless to say Pitt saves the day.
Did find one error in the novel though...during the talks about injecting water into ground and causing earthquakes he mentions that this occurred near Rocky Flats (near Boulder, CO) when injecting contaminated water into the earth...well this actually occurred at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which is closer to Denver. Talking about a small world I just discovered that Clive's car collection is practically in my backyard. When it reopens for the summer I will have to take a tour!
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