I can't believe it i just looked on amazon and there it is the new book. No details yet just a title

TREASURE OF KHAN

Due out on December 5th. Does anyone have any more details than this? t:

Well spotted! th:

I googled the title for a possible hint about the book and this is what I found ;

The discovery of a hoard in 1912 in the neighbourhood of Poltava near the village of Malaya Pereshchepina was not in itself a rare event, but in its wealth and diversity this hoard far exceeds all others. It is rightfully regarded as one of the richest finds from the period of the nomadic migrations.

Dated to the period between the ancient world and the 7th century AD, the hoard is thought to have belonged to Kuvrat (or Kubrat), Khan of Great Bolgary. The treasure is uncommonly rich, consisting of over 800 pieces, mainly of gold (total weight over 25 kg) and silver (over 50 kg), including 16 gold and 19 silver vessels, a gold rhyton and the remains of another rhyton, the gold facing of a wooden jug, a staff with gold facing, a well-preserved iron sword with an end in the form of a ring and gold facing on the hilt and scabbard, fragments of swords and daggers, gold and silver parts of belts, gold jewellery - a torque, an earring, 7 bracelets and 7 rings with inlays of precious stones (amethysts, sapphires, tiger-eyes, garnets, rock crystal and emeralds), a necklace of gold Byzantine coins, plaques and coins which were for sewing onto clothing, and square gold plaques for the facing of a wooden funeral construction.

The Khazar khanate existed during the early medieval period in the area between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea, and excavations of burial grounds and settlements have produced many interesting finds. Most important are the items from the Khazar fortress of Sarkel (834-965) and the Slavic town of Belaya Vezha (existed up to 1173), such as weapons (a flail and arrow-heads), farming tools, domestic objects and ornaments (silver plaques for clothing and belts, ornamented articles of bone, pottery, bronze lamps and glass beads). The imported articles are of no less interest, including a bone comb from a Byzantine workshop and a chess piece (a bishop) from India. Other Khazar fortresses produced stone blocks with drawings and signs.

The burial mounds of the Alans and Bolgars, vassals of the Khazars, also produced rich materials - pottery, farming and blacksmith's tools, and mirrors and amulets found in female burials. There are also 12th century domestic objects and stone steles from the Polovtsy

Clive and Dirk in a Q&A session on the Simon & Shuster Discussion Board back in January shared that they were being pressured by Putnum to release a title - so I wouldn't be surprised that this is indeed the working title of the next Pitt book.

I find it odd, though that Clive's western which he did share the working title of The Chase, is not on there yet.

Great find, dradvent!!

I'm so excited. Maybe I'll start re-reading the books. I haven't even gotten past Atlantis Found though. I keep waiting to read it so that I don't have to wait forever for the next adventure...I guess I'll have to read them now!

Personally, I don't think you're missing much. Black Wind was better but TO and VR were sub-par at best. BW might not make a whole lot of sense without the other two, though. :P

WOO HOO for a new book, I can't wait! :D

How right you are!!!!!! th:

GAAAA!!!! Can't...contain...excitment................Must....jump around and do a little dance!!!!!!!!!!! Hehe. (Relatives VERY scared) :lol: :unsure:

Dradvent, Tony...You just made my day w:

A NEW BOOK!!!!!!!!!! Is there anything more exciting? Of course not. (I will of course be compulsively searching for more info until it comes out. What can I say? I'm a bit addicted :lol: ).

wooohooooo!!!! A new book, I will be waiting with baited breath!! w:

This is how I would have been except there was no one around to give me funny looks!

Wow, I have read all of them twice....in the last two years... :-\ I apparently have too much free time, or i just cant put them down if i pick them up.

as you read all the books recently could you tell me which book dirk and al end up on a raft in the southern ocean for days, in a life and death struggle. its sending me mad trying to remember? thanks t:

That would have to be Shockwave with Maeve Fletcher on board!

That sounds about right :)

its been the longest since I read shockwave since thats the book I usually give to friends to get them started on the DP series

party: This is fantastic!

While I do not want this year to fly by necessarily, I am REALLY looking forward to December.

Thank you all thats stopped the headache. Shock Wave! i must read that one again soon. t:

OK That makes threeof us! :lol: Don't we make a strange trio! :blink:

But, unfortunatly my family is used to me having strange outbursts of dancing like fits! haha :lol:

It pays to keep them guessing :lol: :lol:

Nothing yet on Chapters- Indigo here in Canada. Some children's book the Adventures of Vin Fiz is the latest Cussler?? Anyone know anything about this one?? But we're always behind up here!!

Kewl!! looking forward! w:

Very nice. Thanks for the info! :)

Hi Jamie, where you been???? Welcome back. w:

Wohooo gooood neeews!

Im sure everyone has read this, but im gonna put it up anyway. :)
IM SO EXCITED!!!!!!! party:

Penguin Books News-

Treasure of Kahn
-Clive Cussler

The latest action thriller from the Grandmaster of Adventure

Genghis Khan – the greatest conqueror of all time, who at his peak ruled an empire four times the size of Alexander the Great’s, a vast expanse which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea.

And now somebody wants it back.

Dirk Pitt and the NUMA crew are about to come head to head with their most dangerous ever enemy. A mysterious Mongolian mogul harbors a dream of restoring the conquests of ancient Mongolia. He holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan, his grandson Kublai Khan and the treasures of Xanadu - treasures of gold and also much, much more. His relentless ambition will cause devastation to millions . . . unless Dirk Pitt can somehow find a way to stop him.



Packed with blazing action and daring exploits, this is a nerve-shredding thriller from the best in the business.

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I am so excited...do I really have to wait until December?? Still doing oh-so-small victory dance...just few remaining motions from the first post...getting tired! Nedd book to energize.... :P :lol:

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting a description Dear_Heart. At least now I have more then just a name to salivate over. :lol: j: party:

thankyou this is great news. How sad we all are! can't wait either but i suppose we will have to. I do hope when it says Dirk PItt it means SR not JR. t:

I'm pretty sure I read in an interview somewhere that yes, it means Sr. and not Jr.

P.S. WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :D :D :wub:

I think i have amnesia. I can't remember who Dirk Pitt Jr is. Oh well never mind! t:

Yes, Dirk did reveal in a Q&A session in January on the Simon & Schuster Discussion board that the next book (Treasure of Khan) will feature Dirk & Al. He did allude, however, that future books might venture back to the kids in more starring roles.

What I think this reveals is the fact that Clive and Dirk are aware of what their fans think and are saying in forums like this. Staying in touch in this manner is both admirable and, IMHO smart.

th: A NEW BOOK. whoopeeee! And here was me thinking maybe CC was winding down to retirement...excellent... cant wait...THANKS FOR THE RUNDOWN ON THE STORY, makes me real eager to get my grubby little mits on it!

Looks like a few to choose from this christmas, Skeleton Coast due out (November 7, 2006)



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042521189...glance&n=283155

2 new books. It doesn't get any better than that. yike: yike:

Two new books! this is to much to take i think i'm cracking up how am i supposed to wait till November. This is torture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! t:

So you guys get the next Oregon Files book released before we've even had Dark Watch?? Something is very wrong with this process!!!! Thank goodness for ebay th:

If that's the case, let me suggest for Clive to drop the Sahara lawsuit and let the next DP film to go forward... it's not 1980, and the cold facts are there are TWO audiences...novels and films. You're never going to please the novel fans (for the most part... I consider myself an exception), and to deny the film audience a chance to bond with Dirk and Al is a shame.

My apologies if this is considered off-topic, but they do go together IMO.

Check out my fanmade book cover for "Treasure of Kahn" in the Fan Art forum!

andy

2 new books! what a treat, I cannot wait.
Thanks for the run down on Treasure of Khan and the picture of Skeleton coast they were just great. I have put my order in to the family for my Birthday and Christmas prezzies though they will have to be early ones as I won't wait until the end of December for them both.

I just checked Amazon and the date for new Oregon Files seems to have been bumped up to October 3!!!!! Maybe we'll get lucky and both books wil come out earlier (probably not but I can dream :lol: :P).

Wow. You know, I just got into Cussler last year and have only read 5 of his now around 28 books. It's a little daunting (but exciting) to get into an author who not only has so many books out already, but adds approximately 2 new ones to his ouvre every year.

So, having yet to read Black Wind, I'm noticing that it appears Dirk senior is back for Treasure of Kahn (going by the blurb at least). Again, not having read Black Wind, I have no opinion on the Dirk junior thing, but how do you all feel about going back to senior? I mean, we are looking at an entirely new author taking over a classic character, whereas with Black Wind he was to a certain extent creating someone new. Thoughts?