1896: Four Englishmen flee for their lives across the merciless Kalahari Desert carrying a stolen fortune in raw diamonds and hunted by a fierce African tribe. The thieves manage to reach the waiting HMS Rove only to die with their pursuers in a vicious storm that buries them all under tons of sand.

The present day: Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ship Oregon have barely escaped a mission on the Congo River when they intercept a mayday from a defenceless boat under fire off the African coast. Cabrillo takes action, saving the beautiful Sloane Macintyre who's looking for a long-submerged ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds. But what surprises Cabrillo is her story about a crazy fisherman who claims to have been attacked on the open sea by giant metal snakes in the same area. What begins as a snake hunt leads Cabrillo on to the trail of a far more lethal quarry a deranged militant and his followers who plan to unleash the devastating power of nature itself against all who oppose them. In his latest bestseller, Clive Cussler, the Grandmaster of Adventure, shows once again that when it comes to page-turning action, he's the man to beat.

When shopping for Clive's novels keep in mind the collectability of his novels in each adventure series as they span a lifetime of writing; each novel building on the last, providing readers and collectors alike with entertainment for generations to come. Throughout the years there have been many covers on various books due to reprints and releases in other formats; each has a unique ISBN # associated with it.
( Hardcover, Paperback, Large Print, Us. Import, Mass Market Paperbacks, Audio, etc.)

Many of Clive's novels are also available in audio book format.