Spartan Gold: Book summary and reviews of Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

Spartan Gold Summary

Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear…

Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II 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. He is Hadeon Bondaruk—a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself.

And he wants his treasure back…

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Rated of 5 by Diane
Spartan Gold
I have now read 12 of Clive's books.
I love them all! I needed this one to have a better synopsis at the end...I forgot a few details earlier in the book and needed those to arrive at the conclusion to the mystery...also, I didn't understand how Remi knew her phone had been bugged.....still don't get that one. Can someone else answer that one for me? Anyway, I still enjoy the read! Thanks Clive! Diane

Rated of 5 by Jeff
Spartan Gold
This is the first Clive Cussler I read. I read it to this day. It is still the best.

Rated of 5 by G Jones
Bad
I've read a lot of Clive Cussler books and have never read a bad one until Spartan Gold.
Way to much history and not enough action.

Clive Cussler Author Biography

Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California. He attended Pasadena City College for two years, then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War and served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Upon discharge he became a copywriter and later creative director at two of the nation's leading ad agencies. He wrote and produced radio and television commercials in Hollywood that won numerous international honors including an award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State...

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