Blue gold: a novel from the Numa files
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
NoveList Series:
NUMA files volume 2.
Published:
New York : Pocket Books, c2000.
Physical Desc:
378 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 19
Status:
Description
Clive Cussler's New York Times bestselling Blue Gold, now available in ebook, is a heart-pounding thriller in the NUMA adventure series. Kurt Austin navigates the Amazon jungle in search of a legend that could change the path of science—but secretive powers will do anything to stop him.
From deep within the Venezuelan rain forest emanates the legend of a white goddess and a mysterious tribe with startling technical accomplishments. Few believe the tribe exists—and even fewer suspect its deity may hold knowledge that can change the course of history.
For National Underwater & Marine Agency crew leader Kurt Austin, an investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads him to the Mexican coast, where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a specially assigned NUMA crew turns up the white-goddess legend—and a murderous cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin and his crew realize they're working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. A billionaire California tycoon is poised to rise to power by monopolizing the earth's vastly depleted freshwater reserves and ultimately dominate the world.
Austin has a hunch Venezuela's mythical tribal goddess has some real roots in science, and may be the key to locating a secret formula that could turn vast amounts of seawater into fresh. But with each step into the bush, he and his NUMA team feel like fish out of water—and must fight a deadly, twisting trail of enemies through a dense jungle of treachery, blackmail, and murder.
From deep within the Venezuelan rain forest emanates the legend of a white goddess and a mysterious tribe with startling technical accomplishments. Few believe the tribe exists—and even fewer suspect its deity may hold knowledge that can change the course of history.
For National Underwater & Marine Agency crew leader Kurt Austin, an investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads him to the Mexican coast, where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a specially assigned NUMA crew turns up the white-goddess legend—and a murderous cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin and his crew realize they're working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. A billionaire California tycoon is poised to rise to power by monopolizing the earth's vastly depleted freshwater reserves and ultimately dominate the world.
Austin has a hunch Venezuela's mythical tribal goddess has some real roots in science, and may be the key to locating a secret formula that could turn vast amounts of seawater into fresh. But with each step into the bush, he and his NUMA team feel like fish out of water—and must fight a deadly, twisting trail of enemies through a dense jungle of treachery, blackmail, and murder.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780671785468 (pbk.) :, 067178546X (pbk.) :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.2, 19 Points
Level 6.2, 19 Points
Notes
General Note
"A Kurt Austin adventure"--Cover.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Cussler, C., & Kemprecos, P. (2000). Blue gold: a novel from the Numa files. New York, Pocket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive and Paul. Kemprecos. 2000. Blue Gold: A Novel From the Numa Files. New York, Pocket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive and Paul. Kemprecos, Blue Gold: A Novel From the Numa Files. New York, Pocket Books, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive. and Paul Kemprecos. Blue Gold: A Novel From the Numa Files. New York, Pocket Books, 2000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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