The Solomon Curse (A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure)

Product Description

Sam and Remi Fargo search for a legendary lost city in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.   Husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo have heard many rumors about the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some say it was the site of the vanished empire of the Solomon king and that great treasure lies beneath the waters. Others say terrible things happened here, atrocities and disappearances at the hands of cannibal giants, and those who venture there do not return. It is cursed. The Fargos can’t resist the mystery, but their exploration takes a turn when islanders start disappearing. Soon the pair learn there may be truth behind the fables. Clues and whispers lead them on a hunt from the Solomons to Australia to Japan, and what they find at the end of the trail is both wonderful and monstrous—and like nothing they have ever seen before.

Review

Praise for THE SOLOMON CURSE

“Cussler and Blake have given us another riveting thriller. Sam and Remi are fearless, honest, curious, and resourceful in all situations. Fasten your seat belt for this wonderful read!” —
Library Journal

“Scenes, settings, and action are graphic-novel worthy, from sweat-stained jungle treks to bad-guy confrontations, all laced with historical factoids and a soupçon of fantasy for across-the-board appeal. Cussler and Company continue the winning formula, and this jungle episode, featuring exotic locales and an interesting back story, will satisfy the cravings of every fan.” —
Kirkus Reviews

Other Praise for Clive Cussler

“
The Mayan Secrets is the best of the series so far. The story and characters gel into an adventure that feels like Cussler’s Dirk Pitt adventures. The end result is a blast.” —
Associated Press  
“Sam and Remi Fargo wield automatic weapons as well as they do metal detectors. This adventure series stands as one of the crown jewels in the Cussler empire.” —
Publishers Weekly      
“In
The Eye of Heaven, Cussler’s blissfully wedded, globe-trotting treasure hunters return for another round of stupendous discoveries and narrow escapes. The two are fabulously wealthy, accomplished, brilliant, attractive, resourceful, courageous, and unfailingly virtuous, with a crackling mutual attraction.”—
Kirkus Reviews  
“A fun blend of history and mystery…an energetic Cussler actioner with enough character development to give it dramatic weight.”—
Booklist

About the Author

Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of over fifty previous books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt®, NUMA® Files,
Oregon®
Files, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include
Built for Adventure:
The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus
The Sea Hunters and
The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate ship
Hunley. He lives in Colorado and Arizona. 
 

Russell Blake is the author of dozens of acclaimed thrillers, including the Assassin, JET, and BLACK series, and is the coauthor with Cussler of
The Eye of Heaven. He lives on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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Chapter 1
 

Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1170 AD
 
Dawn’s glow shimmered off the flat ocean as a column of islanders marched along a jungle track, their voices hushed as they neared the coast, their destination, the new city said to have been built on the very surface of the sea.
At the head of the group was the chief holy man, decked out in a colorful robe in defiance of the ever-present heat. His skin was the color of jerky, and a sheen of sweat coated his face. One of the few to have already made the pilgrimage to the just-completed palace near the western tip of Guadalcanal, he was now leading his flock to t