Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest

By: Mike Maden

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face a ghost ship, deadly assassins and a threat from Cabrillo’s own past in their race to stop the launch of the world’s deadliest machine in this electrifying new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

There’s a tempest brewing in Central America. A government crackdown on cartels leaves most of the drug lords locked up in an impregnable prison. In response, Amador Fierro, a brilliant, tech-savvy crime boss forges the seven largest cartels into an allegiance called La Liga. If they are to defeat the U.S. led offensive, they will need a powerful weapon. Thus is born Project Q: an Artificial General Intelligence computer that, when finished, will grant Fierro such overwhelming control of America.

Chairman Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are the only ones standing in his way, but they have their own problems. While two members of the team are unreachable in the Darien Gap searching for an Iranian Quds Force base, the Oregon crew have a mole in their midst. Meanwhile, other dark forces are at play, competing for the all consuming power at hand.

The race to stop the launching of Project Q will come down to the wire, but it’s a race neither Juan Cabrillo, nor the western world, can afford to lose

Edge of my seat throughout

As always, the story telling is stellar. I love how all the pieces come together and unfold at perfect timing.

Can’t give up the ending

Great read as usual …great story line and an ending that no one will be let down with and hopefully won’t get spoiled

The ending was fantastic.

The story kept moving although a few portions left you slightly dangling. Madden is really coming into his own as he has allowed for more interaction between the Oregon crew.

interesting twist on AGI.

Being a writer myself, Cussler has always interested me. The use of associate writers is a good concept also. Though I think the reader is a bit too aggressive most of the time. because of this the element of melodrama becomes a bit overbearing. Well, this has a good plot and is forward thinking. Thanks for a good read. G.L.Simon

great high action as always

I loved it all, looking forward to more to read in the near future please.