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The Oregon crew must work without their usual resources when a rogue hacker empties their bank account in this action-packed installment from the number-one New York Times best-selling grand master of adventure.
When a bank heist during the Monaco Grand Priz decimates the Corporation’s “offshore” account, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon find themselves unexpectedly vulnerable. Without his usual financial assets, Juan must trust a woman from his past, an old friend from his days with the CIA, to help him keep his team safe. Together, they’ll face a mysterious hacker with a brutal vendetta. It is only after the hunt begins that the enormity of the plan comes into focus: The bank theft is just the first step in a plot that will result in the deaths of millions and bring the world’s economies to a standstill.
The catalyst for the scheme? A stunning document stolen during Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia. But 200 years later, it may be the thing that brings Europe to its knees.
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- Dave Schaumann
- 10-21-19
Loved it!
I've read all Oregon file series books up to this one and The Emperor's Revenge may be the best so far. Cussler is a master of painting pictures for his reader/listener, weaving elements of his story together at just the right tempo to keep us fully immersed in the adventure.
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- 09-15-22
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- Michael
- 07-01-16
Another Great Cussler Thriller!
Yet another masterpiece from Cussler. Fantastic story that never slows down. Scott Brick does another great job narrating too. An absolute must for any Cussler fan.
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- Frank H. Schmidt
- 01-25-17
good one from Clive
Good read thakeeps drawing you in. always wanting to pick it up and read more
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- Jean
- 04-17-23
Great book, just like the rest of the series.
Great story. Scott Brick is the best reader ever. Looking forward to reading the next book.
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- Scott
- 06-15-16
My First Oregon Files Book Won't Be My Last
THE EMPEROR’S REVENGE, the latest in the Oregon Files series, is the 11th book in the series, but my first. This series focuses on Juan Cabrillo, the captain of a fancy ship, the Oregon. On the outside, this ship looks like a hunk of junk, a trawler that wouldn’t normally catch the eye of any bad guy. Underneath, the Oregon is the top-of-the-line military ship equipped with all the latest technology and weapons. Cabrillo commands a group of folks who work as a team called the Corporation, a secret sub-group of the CIA.
I would have eventually gotten around to the Oregon Files series, but what jumpstarted my interest was reading my first NUMA book, THE PHARAOH’S CURSE earlier this spring. In that book, those main characters—Kurt Austin and company—got into a gunfight. In the middle of all that, Juan Cabrillo and one of his men show up. Each team tells the other team the Thing each need to know and then they went on their way. How cool is that! It was basically a little marketing ploy to get interested readers to buy THE EMPEROR’S REVENGE, which was publish three months after PHARAOH’S SECRET. It worked for me.
So what is EMPEROR’S REVENGE about? As in most of Cussler’s modern-day thrillers, the story opens in the past, namely 1821 and Napoleon Bonaparte. That’ll clue you in on whom the “emperor” is. Turns out, Napoleon escaped his exile at St. Helena taking with him secret messages from handwritten notes. Cut to the present day and Juan Cabillo and his team are on a mission. At the conclusion of the mission, he receives word of the events at the Monaco Grand Prix. It seems there was a huge accident that was used to cover-up something worse: a bank heist. Not something that might land on the Corporation’s radar until the truth is revealed: all the Corporation’s money was among the cash looted from the bank.
Now the story is personal.
What follows is Juan’s investigation into the bank heist. He and his team are assisted by Gretchen, a former partner of Juan’s and his “wife” on a previous mission. Needless to say, sparks fly, and not just from the bullets ricocheting off everything during gun fights.
To say that EMPEROR’S REVENGE follows standard thriller pacing sounds like a bad thing, but it isn’t. The pacing is nice and steady. The revelation of the bad guy, who makes up his team, and what he’s after is delivered piecemeal and in nice chunks. I enjoyed the story, the build-up, and the character moments. I suspect readers who have read the ten previous books will get more inside jokes, but as a newbie to this series, this book was just fine.
Long ago, if there was a new book (like EMPEROR’S REVENGE) that caught my eye and I learned it was a series, I’d always go back to book one and plow through the series. But I’d often get burned out and actually never get to the book with the cool cover that got my attention. I’ve chunked that reading style. Now, I read the current book. If I like it, I’ll go back. It seems that there’s a new Oregon File book every year so I have a decade’s worth of material to read.
I listened to the book by the brilliant narrator Scott Brick. He reads almost every series by Cussler, especially the Isaac Bell ones. Brick has a touch of whimsy to his voice and cadence that propels the stories, like EMPEROR’S REVENGE, along in a special way. Seriously, Brick could read the LA phonebook and I’d pay to listen. He’s that good.
Oh, and listen until the last sentence…
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-16-16
Excellent.
YET ANOTHER ADVENTURE WITH THE CORPORATION. LAUGHTER, SUSPENSE AND EVEN TEARS. GREAT STORY TELLING
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- Jill Mushaney
- 07-20-16
great book
Recommending to my friends.
the reader did a great job. more enjoyable with the accents. loved it.
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- Nvr2old
- 03-08-17
Dual authors strike again!
Just for curiousity I went down the line of Clive Cussler's latest books and saw he had another author with him for each of his heros and teams. I don't know who contributed what but The Emperor's Revenge was a 4 & 5 star for me. It was the Oregon's machismo, mystery, action, and just a hint of romance, all a sleep robbing book. I recommend it to anyone that has a soul for adventure accented with all the latest in technology and doesn't want to hear the endless profanity that some authors think is a peraquiset for action and 'real' men. Scott, as usual did his great job as narrator.
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- Diagnostics101
- 07-19-16
Another excellent book
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As always Clive Cussler and his host of ghost writers/collaborators provided an amazing story. To make the situation even better Scott Brick takes the well written text he's given and brings it to life in a manner that will have you on the edge of your seat.
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