Clive Cussler's Fire Strike

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Granted, the "super soldiers" plot kinda reminded me of Typhoon Fury except that the super soldiers in this story were altered using CRISPR technology as well as other alterations to their body based upon transhumanism, trying to shift certain groups of humans to "Humanity 2. Another story line is our following of the lead doctor ventured into the jungle to locate a friend of hers to deliver pharmaceuticals to her project involving native people.

I am glad I started reading this series as it has been a lot of fun to read and I do feel fairly invested in this series of books (maybe not quite like the Dirk Pitt books, but still invested enough). The plot revolves around two stolen missiles and one scientist's quest to improve the gene pool of humanity. Juan Cabrillo is doing a favor for the CIA by tracking down the brother of a formerly high ranking Israeli agent.

Maurice, the ship's steward, has always been an enigma to me; I have read the books haphazardly, so I have do not know if more about Maurice's background was revealed in prior books.

As I said before in my previous book review, a LOVE BOAT is the last thing I want when reading this series. Although Clive Cussler's novels were pretty generic, they were plotted out well, with almost every situation being necessary to the plot.I enjoyed the blending of current technological levels with advanced theories and advanced levels of technology to extrapolate how things might turn out if such technology was more prevalent today. A mad scientist-style villain with genetic engineering is at the center of Fire Strike but there are other parallel subplots. At the same time, it was interesting to read about how Juan and his team sought to use non-lethal methods to attack the secret training camp at the abandoned monastery; that was pretty cool and well-written, I thought.

There are at least five different stories taking place, and none seem to have any relationship to the opening scenario, or to each other. Juan Carrillo and his team of high paid mercenaries are tasked to find the missing brother of an associate that has been reported serving time in an overseas high security prison. Mike Maden adroitly takes over the reins in his second Oregon Files written under Clive Cusslers name. I felt that the author took Cabrillo to an unbelievable "level" of survivability in this book and it took me out of the moment. Langston Overholt, their CIA contact asked for an off the books favor to find an old colleagues brother that leads the gang into all sorts of trouble.Yes, its all luck and significant amounts of danger but at the end of the day we feel safe in knowing that our favorite crew will triumph again. Clive Cussler was the author of more than eighty books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt®, NUMA Files®, Oregon Files®, Isaac Bell®, and Sam and Remi Fargo®. I enjoy the stories where the Oregon people are in control, we get some character development, and the enemies have no idea what they are dealing with (and are doing the best they can) because, well, they have no idea this ship and crew exists. What drew me to The Oregon Files and made it my Clive Cussler favorite series are the ship and her crew. I grew up working in the canneries, feed mills and slaughterhouses of California’s San Joaquin Valley.