Clive Cussler  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 18:45, 26 February 2020
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff		 Revision as of 18:46, 26 February 2020
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Template}} {{Template}}
-'''Techno-thrillers''' (or ''technothrillers'') are a hybrid genre, drawing subject matter generally from spy [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]s, [[war novel]]s, and [[science fiction]]. They include a disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of technical detail on its subject matter (typically military technology); only [[science fiction]] tends towards a comparable level of supporting detail on the technical side. The inner workings of technology and the mechanics of various disciplines ([[espionage]], [[martial arts]], [[politics]]) are thoroughly explored, and the plot often turns on the particulars of that exploration. +'''Clive Eric Cussler''' (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American [[Adventure fiction|adventure novelist]] and underwater explorer. His [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] novels, many featuring the character [[Dirk Pitt]], have reached ''[[The New York Times]]'' fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the [[National Underwater and Marine Agency]] (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 [[shipwreck]] sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books.
- +
-Techno-thrillers tend to have a broad scope in the narrative, and can often be regarded as contemporary speculative fiction—world wars are a common topic—and techno-thrillers often overlap, as far as the genre goes, with near-future science fiction. To the extent that technology is now a dominant aspect of modern global culture, most modern thrillers are 'techno-thrillers', and the genre is somewhat diffuse. The category of technothriller blurs smoothly into the category of [[hard science fiction]]; the defining characteristics of technothriller are an emphasis on real-world or plausible near-future technology and a focus on military or military-political action.+
- +
-[[Michael Crichton]] is considered as the father of the "modern techno-thriller;" his book [[The Andromeda Strain]] set out the type example which defined the genre, although many authors had been writing similar material earlier. [[Nigel Balchin]] wrote earlier examples of similar stories during the 1940s. Other early examples of techno-thriller, written before the category had been well defined as a subgenre, include ''[[Fail-Safe]]'' ([[1962 in literature|1962]]) by [[Eugene Burdick]] and [[Harvey Wheeler]], ''The Penetrators'' ([[1965]]) by [[Hank Searls]] (writing as Anthony Grey); [[Tree Frog]] by [[Martin Woodhouse]] ([[1966]]), ''North Cape'' (1969) by Joe Poyer, and [[Firefox (novel)|''Firefox'']] by [[Craig Thomas (author)|Craig Thomas]]' (1977), later [[Firefox (movie)|made into a movie]], and [[Shuttle Down]], by [[G. Harry Stine]] (writing as Lee Correy) (1981).+
- +
-== Significant techno-thriller authors and works ==+
- +
-* [[Tom Clancy]]+
-** ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'' — [[submarine]] technology, [[espionage]]+
-** ''[[Red Storm Rising]]'' — a (conventional) third world war fought in Europe between [[NATO]] and [[Warsaw Pact]] forces, [[military technology]]+
-** ''[[Rainbow Six (novel)|Rainbow Six]]'' — modern [[counter-terrorism]] operations+
-* [[Larry Bond]]+
-** ''Red Phoenix'' — a specualitve military fiction novel about a Second Korean War, as told from the the differing points of view of various American servicemen.+
-** ''[[Vortex (novel)|Vortex]]'' — a South African war that spreads to neighboring nations and ultimately involves Cuba and the United States.+
-** ''[[Cauldron (novel)|Cauldron]]'' — a French and German led European Confederation go to war with the US, Great Britain and several Eastern European countries over the Polish, Czech and others refusal to join the European Confederation - [[orbital weaponry|satellite weapons]], [[military aircraft]] and [[nuclear weapons]].+
-* [[Patrick Robinson]]+
-** ''Nimitz Class'' — [[submarine]] technology+
-** ''Kilo Class'' — [[submarine]] technology, [[U.S. Navy SEALs]]+
-** ''H.M.S. Unseen''+
-** ''U.S.S. Seawolf'' — [[submarine]] technology, [[espionage]], U.S. Navy SEALs+
-** ''The Shark Mutiny''+
-** ''Barracuda 945''+
-** ''Scimitar SL-2'' — [[submarine]] technology, [[terrorism]]+
-** ''Hunter Killer''+
-* [[Dale Brown]]+
-** ''[[Flight of the Old Dog]]'' — [[laser]] technology+
-** ''[[Day of the Cheetah]]'' — [[fighter aircraft]] technology, [[espionage]]+
-** ''[[The Tin Man (novel)|The Tin Man]]'' — [[body armor]] technology+
-* [[Dan Brown]]+
-** ''[[Angels and Demons]]'' — [[antimatter]] technology+
-** ''[[Deception Point]]'' — about a discovery of a meteorite with proof of [[extraterrestrial life]], [[microbotics]], weapons technologies+
-** ''[[Digital Fortress]]'' — computer technologies+
-* [[Stel Pavlou]]+
-** ''[[Decipher (novel)|Decipher]]'' - nanotechnology, solar physics+
-** ''[[Gene (novel)|Gene]]'' - genetic engineering+
-* [[Eric L. Harry]]+
-** ''[[Arc Light]]'' — a third world war including a large-scale [[Nuclear warfare|nuclear exchange]] and the limited use of [[Chemical warfare|chemical]] and [[Biological warfare|biological]] weapons.+
-** ''[[Invasion (2001 novel)|Invasion]]'' — a conventional Chinese invasion of the United States, infantry warfare.+
-* [[Philip Kerr]]+
-** ''[[The Grid]]'' — [[architecture]], smart-building technology, [[feng shui]]+
-** ''[[A Philosophical Investigation]]'' — speculative [[neuropathology]], [[philosophy]], gender and criminal investigation+
-** ''[[The Second Angel]]''+
-* [[Michael Crichton]]+
-** ''[[The Andromeda Strain]]'' — plague+
-** ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[The Lost World]]'' — [[cloning]], [[dinosaur]]s+
-** ''[[Prey (novel)|Prey]]'' — [[nanotechnology]]+
-** ''[[State of Fear]]'' — [[eco-terrorism]]+
-** ''[[Timeline (novel)|Timeline]]'' — [[quantum mechanics]]+
-** ''[[Next (novel)]]'' — [[genetics|genetic research]]+
-*[[Douglas Preston]] and [[Lincoln Child]]+
-** ''[[The Relic]]''+
-** ''[[The Ice Limit]]''+
-** ''[[Mount Dragon]]''+
-** ''[[Brimstone]]''+
-** ''[[Dance of Death]]''+
-** ''[[The_Book_of_the_Dead_(novel)|The Book of the Dead]]''+
-* [[David Hagberg]]+
-* [[James Phelan]]+
-* [[Clive Cussler]]+
-* James H. Cobb+
-**''[[The Arctic Event]]''+
-* [[Harold Coyle]]+
-* [[Caleb Carr]]+
-** ''[[Killing Time (Caleb Carr novel)|Killing Time]]'' (set in mid-21st century)+
-* [[Ralph Peters]]+
-** ''[[Red Army (novel)|Red Army]]''+
-** ''[[The War in 2020]]''+
-** ''[[Dead Hand]]''+
-* Leonard Crane+
-** ''Ninth Day of Creation'' — [[biotechnology]], [[germ warfare]], [[protein folding]]+
-* [[Matthew Reilly (writer)|Matthew Reilly]]+
-** ''[[Ice Station]]''+
-** ''[[Area 7 (novel)|Area 7]]''+
-** ''[[Scarecrow (novel)|Scarecrow]]''+
-*[[James Rollins]]+
-**''The Judas Strain''+
-**''Black Order''+
-**''Map of Bones''+
-**''[[Sandstorm]]''+
-**''Ice Hunt''+
-**''[[Amazonia]]''+
-**''[[Deep Fathom]]''+
-**''[[Excavation]]''+
-**''Subterranean''+
-*Jake Thoene+
-*[[Bill DeSmedt]]+
-**''[[Singularity (novel)|Singularity]]''+
 +His novels have inspired various other works of fiction in the form of films, TV, other novels and even video games.
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 18:46, 26 February 2020

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop

Featured:

Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books.

His novels have inspired various other works of fiction in the form of films, TV, other novels and even video games.

Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Clive Cussler" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Retrieved from "http://artandpopularculture.com/Clive_Cussler"
Personal tools
Metas