Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest, Mike Maden
Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest, Mike Maden
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Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest

Bestseller

Author: Mike Maden

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/18/2025


Synopsis

Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face a ghost ship, deadly assassins and a threat from Cabrillo’s own past in their race to stop the launch of the world’s deadliest machine in this electrifying new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

There’s a tempest brewing in Central America. A government crackdown on cartels leaves most of the drug lords locked up in an impregnable prison. In response, Amador Fierro, a brilliant, tech-savvy crime boss forges the seven largest cartels into an allegiance called La Liga. If they are to defeat the U.S. led offensive, they will need a powerful weapon. Thus is born Project Q: an Artificial General Intelligence computer that, when finished, will grant Fierro such overwhelming control of America.

Chairman Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are the only ones standing in his way, but they have their own problems. While two members of the team are unreachable in the Darien Gap searching for an Iranian Quds Force base, the Oregon crew have a mole in their midst. Meanwhile, other dark forces are at play, competing for the all consuming power at hand.

The race to stop the launching of Project Q will come down to the wire, but it’s a race neither Juan Cabrillo, nor the western world, can afford to lose

About Mike Maden

American novelist, Mike Maden, was born in the San Joaquin Valley of California in 1960. He worked in canneries, feed mills, and slaughterhouses that were part of the Valley where he grew up. His interest in history and warfare led him to work towards his Ph.D in political science, focusing on conflict and technology in international relations.

Maden's chosen genre of techno-thriller was born out of his love of Tom Clancy novels. His first book read was the iconic "The Hunt for Red October". After that, Maden pretty much devoted his writing career to the genre, having written: Drone, then sequels, Blue Warrior, Drone Command, and Drone Threat. He then joined "The Campus" as a novelist in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Jr. series. His first publication in this new series is "Point of Contact.

Along with his writing, Maden worked on political campaigns in Texas, both state and national. He also was a screenwriter and producer for TV shows and films originating from Hollywood.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on November 06, 2025

Quantum Tempest is the nineteenth book in the Oregon Files action thriller series started by Clive Cussler and continuing by Mike Maden. Central America is a hotspot with a government crackdown on cartels in El Salvadore leaving many criminal leaders locked up in prison. In response, Amador Fier......more

Goodreads review by Eli - on December 25, 2025

Still good, but this series has lost something, but I’m not quite sure what.......more

Goodreads review by Deborah A. Purtell on November 29, 2025

Too convoluted Writing with this same collaborator, I find too many people, situations and wordy explanations that wander aimlessly. After following two main characters throughout the story, one abruptly kill’s herself (Zhang), and Fierro unexpectedly gets his neck broken. That storyline ends with a......more

Goodreads review by Neil on December 28, 2025

This was a relatively fast read. It held my interest from start-to-finish. As much as I enjoyed it, it still felt a little "off" to me. Nothing I can really put my finger on. (view spoiler)[The book bounces around between essentially four storylines (involving the team of two in the Darien Gap, the Chinese, the dru (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by SteVen on January 20, 2026

Book Review — Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest — Mike Maden “Quantum Tempest” is an intelligent techno-thriller by Dr. Mike Maden that blends cutting-edge science, Central America geopolitical stakes, and relentless pacing. Maden takes a complex Artificial Intelligence premise rooted in quantum technolog......more