Lost Empire by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood
Series: A Fargo Adventure
Release date: August 31, 2010 by Putnam hardcover / $27.95
ISBN-10: 0399156763
ISBN-13: 978-0399156762

Sam and Remi Fargo, heroes of Spartan Gold, return in this extraordinary new adventure from the number-one New York Times- bestselling author.

With Spartan Gold, a daring thriller that Publishers Weekly proclaimed "solidly in the Cussler tradition, [and] sure to please new fans and old," Clive Cussler introduced husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo. In their electrifying new adventure, the Fargos make a startling discovery that others would kill to keep hidden...

While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly.

Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt-but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.

Filled with the dazzling suspense and breathtaking action that are Cussler's trademarks, Lost Empire is a stunning new novel from the grand master of adventure.

About the Author

Clive Cussler is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Silent Sea and The Spy. He lives in Arizona.

Grant Blackwood, a U.S. Navy veteran, spent three years aboard a guided-missile frigate as an operations specialist and pilot-rescue swimmer. The author of the Briggs Tanner series, Blackwood is the coauthor of Spartan Gold. He lives in Colorado.