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Spartan Gold
- Fargo Adventures, Book 1
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Series: Fargo Adventures, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-10-2011
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $37.47
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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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....
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- Anonymous User
- 27-10-2018
Intriguing yet easily forgotten.
I found this hard to get immersed in, let me say, this IS a great story.... however.... discriptions of events seemed chunky and lacking, the use of "Microlight LED" to describe a flashlight or torch seemed to jerk me out of the story at rather pivotal moments, other items like a laptop or phone were mentioned in similar ways like a bright advertising banner that never seemed natural. I felt disconnected with the main characters and even when facing a gun pointed directly at them, held hostage with no way out, i felt nothing for them.
All in all, great story to tell, but with the way its told, will be forgotten within a couple of days for me.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Sweetheart1
- 06-09-2017
Brilliant
I struggled with the narrator at first but by the end of the book I was hooked. Can't wait to listen more Fargo adventures.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Alan
- 18-01-2017
Review
Found there to be to much histroy stuff in this book. I have read all his books. And he is a great writer but Had this not been a audio book I dont thinkbi woulf of wadded throu it
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- ian
- 25-08-2015
Good easy adventure
Haven't listened to cussler before just what i was looking for.
Will listen to next one.
A cross between indiana jones and uncharted on play station
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
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- Salter
- 05-09-2015
Just as good as the Isaac Bell series...!
Really enjoyable tale, following the Fargo's on a global hunt for lost Napoleon treasure.
I've mainly enjoyed Clive Cussler's work with Isaac Bell, but this is without a doubt a great, action packed adventure, and I'll certainly be listening to more :)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Angela
- 05-08-2015
History lesson included
I like this author and narrator they work well together. Always good to find out a bit about history too
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- joshua
- 22-09-2015
an amazing listen
loved it i'm going to listen to it again after some others from clive cussler
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Andy
- 09-10-2015
I paid £1.99 for this, I can see why.
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Any piece of literature is worthy of time to read or listen to. It is the quality of that time that matters. In consideration, I was not surprised by the content nor the characterisation. This was typical Cussler. A winning recipe for him, and in my younger days I read many of his books, particularly the Dirk Pitt sagas. Uncomplicated. Unbelievable but fun. Sort of James Bond at Sea. This was no different, albeit not at sea. The two principle characters, the Fargo couple dropped one-liners every other sentence, regardless of the perils they faced. So, was it time well spent. Yeah, but I won't visiting Clive's work for a while.
If you’ve listened to books by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood before, how does this one compare?
Hhhmmmm. How does one bowl of cornflakes compare to another bowl of cornflakes?
What three words best describe Scott Brick’s voice?
Predictable, Untested, Potential
If this book were a film would you go see it?
No. Why, because it's far too fanciful. What was the last Cussler book to make the big screen? Was it "Raising the Titanic", one his first? Fun books, but require big sets, international filming. Too expensive, and would require a massive rewrite to produce a worthy adaptable screenplay.
Any additional comments?
Nope, I've said enough
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Jeremy Lee
- 29-06-2012
Thoroughly Entertaining
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.
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- Albert Greig
- 10-12-2016
My review
I loved the story line but I found the readers voice boring there were no sound changes just one droning cadiance
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- Samantha Sargent
- 16-08-2018
Great adventure
Fast paced and fun adventure. A treasure hunt. escapade with plenty of different locations. Enjoyable, light read.
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- Dibodiddly
- 18-07-2018
Grapes of Wrath
I enjoyed the story but found it difficult to keep up with the twists and turns of the plot . Not my favourite Fargo book.
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- margaret wright
- 06-02-2018
Dreadful narration
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.