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Spartan Gold

Fargo Adventures, Book 1

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Spartan Gold

By: Grant Blackwood, Clive Cussler
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood's debut title in the Fargo adventure series, Spartan Gold, read by the award-winning narrator Scott Brick.

Thousands of years ago, the mighty Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as a tribute to his glory.

In 1800, while crossing the Pennine Alps, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumbled across the pillars. Unable to transport them, Napoleon created an inscrutable map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon died, the bottles disappeared - and the gold pillars were lost once again.

Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar'. Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. But not for the wine; he wants what the bottle may lead to. For he is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire - and he claims descent from King Xerxes himself.

And the treasure will be his, no matter what....

©2010 Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood (P)2011 Penguin Audio
Suspense Thriller & Suspense Adventure Royalty Napoleon Bonaparte Alps

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"No holds barred adventure... a souped-up treat." ( Daily Mirror)
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To be fair, this is probably not really my type of book! Blame Audible Daily Deals! A bit of a struggle - both with the author and the narrator, but, finally, finished it! Sure someone else will love It!

Another treasure hunting thriller!

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I found this audiobook to be a great listen; great pace to the story with enough detail in the slower sections to keep you interested. Really looking forward to more Fargo adventures from Cussler.

Thoroughly Entertaining

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If you could sum up Spartan Gold in three words, what would they be?

Old school adventure

What did you like best about this story?

Fast pace, a bit of silliness and good humour

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Very good voice characterization

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Good fun and adventure

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Indiana Jones meets national treasure!
An entertaining story, without any swearing or gratuitous violence.

For those who are old enough, the relationship between the hero’s will remind you of Hart to Hart!

No swearing and an entertaining story

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This is what I would describe as an easy listen while you do other things like on a journey or while cooking where you don’t really mind if you miss a few sentences while you attend to other things. I listened to it in bits and pieces. Enjoyable but otherwise not noteworthy or memorable.

Enjoyable easy listening

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At times predictable. Storyline followed usual form
ula.. action man and sidekick follow treasure hunt in race against evil baddies. That said easy listening and quite pacy. Good long journey/ holiday listen.

Fun Listening but not the best

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Whilst the story was reasonably entertaining, it was spoiled by poor pronunciation by the narrator. A small amount of research would have given an indication of the correct way to pronounce place names etc.

Dreadful narration

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This is exactly what the title suggests an adventure story surrounded by a treasure hunt. Complete with larger than life goodies and baddies. Its intelligent enough with some nice historical twists well read and characterised by Scott Brick, whose accents are pretty good , but are tinged with that american twang that can get a bit annoying.

Like a lot of books of this type you do need to suspend reality and forget that the hero is a s much of a murdering thug as the bad guys , its just that he stands on the moral high ground, and doesn't seem to have face the consequences of his actions..... but hey thats adventure stories, larger than life.

Putting those small things aside I did enjoy it as a good read, and a good listen that is well paced and about the right length. I don't think I will bother with any of the others in the series but that's a personal choice not for any critical reasons .....

Frolicking good adventure

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would try the next one in the series based on the merits of this book.

the famous 5 for grown ups

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I enjoyed the story but found it difficult to keep up with the twists and turns of the plot . Not my favourite Fargo book.

Grapes of Wrath

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