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Treasure Of Khan
Dirk Pitt 19

Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler
The Emperor's TEMPEST

[Titolo dell'edizione in lingua italiana: Il tesoro di Gengis Khan, Longanesi 2008.]

The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his attempts to gain control over the world petroleum markets. It also has a secondary plot of a search for the treasures in the tombs of Genghis Khan and Khublai Khan.

Putnam Adult, 2006

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AUGUST 10, 1281 A.D.
HAKATA BAY, JAPAN
ARIK TEMUR PEERED INTO T
..."A fine battle," Yon said without empathy, "but how many more attacks on my ship must I endure?"
"The land offensive will regain momentum once the South of the Yangtze Fleet arrives. The enemy will soon be crushed and these raiding attacks will cease. Perhaps our entrapment of the enemy tonight will prove to be a deterrent."
Yon grunted in skepticism. "My ship and crew were to have been back in Pusan by now. The invasion is turning into a debacle.
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