Try free for 30 days

Preview

1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Golden Buddha

By: Craig Dirgo, Clive Cussler
Narrated by: J Charles
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler with Craig Dirgo, read by J. Charles.

When Cabrillo and his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha, stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959, the stakes couldn't be higher. Success of failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playing the Russians off against the Chinese while battling against mysterious forces who will do anything to stop them, the crew of the Oregon face a formidable foe. But like his extraordinary ship, the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo has more than a few aces up his sleeve...

©2003 Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo (P)2018 Penguin Audio

What listeners say about Golden Buddha

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    45
  • 4 Stars
    22
  • 3 Stars
    15
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    39
  • 4 Stars
    12
  • 3 Stars
    19
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    5
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    46
  • 4 Stars
    18
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

meh

the narrator leave quite a bit to be desired, stop with the stupid accents and just go with the story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Good first book to the series.

This was my first book by narration. The narration was hard to adjust to initially. Punctuation was incorrect and made it difficult to follow the story sometimes.

The story itself was easy enough to get caught up in, however it does become difficult to follow along with some of the subplots and characters when there is little change between the voicing of each.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Not bad for the introductory book

This book introduces the crew and the special features available to the good guys, which makes it a bit meh in places. But it still packs a punch with an enjoyable storyline.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

not one of his best

storyline jumped about and was weak and hard to believe. not one of his best.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good story great listening to and from work

story was ok not keen on the narrator. liked bScott as a narrator. recommend story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Book. Narrator Ordinary

I am a long time Cussler addict and have read all the hard copies. This is an amazing story that keeps you on edge.

where it falls down sadly is the narrator. Given some characters are from Asia. The Narrator insists on performing it with a cliche accent mispronouncing words etc. it comes off as cheesy and somewhat disappointing/offensive.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story

Really wish the narrator didn’t do accents or voices, it really spoilt a great story, the Dirk Pitt narrator is far better

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

I don't know what to say.

I tries, I gave it a few good hours but in the end, I had to close my eyes and think of another book. I instantly forgot who any of the characters were, aswell as most of the plot. I couldn't recommend it however I can't its bad, possibly just not my style of book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Narration

I could not finish the first book and passed the second book Sacred Stone as the Narration was one of the worst l have encountered, l can understand why Clive Cussler moved to the brilliant narration of Scott Brick. Clive Cussler is a brilliant writer, l will enjoy the rest of the Oregan series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Way too much going on

Absolutely way too many people, plot changes and too many POV , changes , won’t be reading any more in this series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.