内容简介
DirkPittreturns,intheextraordinarynewnovelfromthe#1NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthor.InA.D.327,aRomangalleybarelyescapesapirateattackwithitsextraordinarycargo.In1916,aBritishwarshipmysteriouslyexplodesinthemiddleoftheNorthSea.Inthepresentday,aclusterofimportantmosquesinTurkeyandEgyptarewrackedbyexplosions.Doesanythingtiethemtogether?NUMAdirectorDirkPittisabouttofindout,asRomanartifactsdiscoveredinTurkeyandIsraelunnervinglyconnecttotheriseofafundamentalistmovementdeterminedtorestorethegloryoftheOttomanEmpire,andtotheexistenceofamysterious"manifest,"lostlongago,whichifdiscoveredagain...justmaychangethehistoryoftheworldasweknowit.
作者简介
Cusslerbeganwritingnovelsin1965andpublishedhisfirstworkfeaturinghiscontinuousserieshero,DirkPitt,in1973.Hisfirstnon-fiction,TheSeaHunters,wasreleasedin1996.TheBoardofGovernorsoftheMaritimeCollege,StateUniversityofNewYork,consideredTheSeaHuntersinlieuofaPh.D.thesisandawardedCussleraDoctorofLettersdegreeinMay,1997.ItwasthefirsttimesincetheCollegewasfoundedin1874thatsuchadegreewasbestowed.CusslerisaninternationallyrecognizedauthorityonshipwrecksandthefounderoftheNationalUnderwaterandMarineAgency,(NUMA)a501C3non-profitorganization(namedafterthefictionalFederalagencyinhisnovels)thatdedicatesitselftopreservingAmericanmaritimeandnavalhistory.HeandhiscrewofmarineexpertsandNUMAvolunteershavediscoveredmorethan60historicallysignificantunderwaterwrecksitesincludingthefirstsubmarinetosinkashipinbattle,theConfederacy'sHunley,anditsvictim,theUnion'sHousatonic;theU-20,theU-boatthatsanktheLusitania;theCumberland,whichwassunkbythefamousironclad,Merrimack;therenownedConfederateraiderFlorida;theNavyairship,Akron,theRepublicofTexasNavywarship,Zavala,foundunderaparkinglotinGalveston,andtheCarpathia,whichsankalmostsixyearsto-the-dayafterpluckingTitanic'ssurvivorsfromthesea.InSeptember,1998,NUMA-whichturnsoverallartifactstostateandFederalauthorities,ordonatesthemtomuseumsanduniversities-launcheditsownwebsiteforthosewishingmoreinformationaboutmaritimehistoryorwishingtomakedonationstotheorganization.InadditiontobeingtheChairmanofNUMA,CusslerisalsoafellowinboththeExplorersClubofNewYorkandtheRoyalGeographicSocietyinLondon.HehasbeenhonoredwiththeLowellThomasAwardforoutstandingunderwaterexploration.Cussler'sbookshavebeenpublishedinmorethan40languagesinmorethan100countries.TheauthorlivesinArizona.
