Brown Kurt Austin 18 ...: Clive Cussler, Graham

: He took over his position at NUMA after Dirk Pitt was promoted to Director of the agency. Fast Ice (NUMA Files #18)

: 6'1", 200 lbs, with prematurely platinum/steel grey hair and piercing light blue eyes. Clive Cussler, Graham Brown Kurt Austin 18 ...

: In 1939, a German Luftwaffe expedition to Antarctica discovered a secret that remained hidden for nearly a century. : He took over his position at NUMA

The 18th book in the series is titled Fast Ice . Co-authored by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown , it follows protagonist Kurt Austin as he travels to Antarctica to investigate a colleague's disappearance and uncovers a plot involving a Nazi-era weapon. The Core Protagonist: Kurt Austin The 18th book in the series is titled Fast Ice

: Kurt Austin and his partner Joe Zavala discover a man-made, fast-growing ice weapon that has the power to trigger a new global Ice Age.

: An expert diver and boat racer from a young age, he is also an avid collector of antique firearms.

Kurt Austin is the Team Leader of NUMA's Special Assignments division. He is described as: