Clive Cussler was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer who passed away in 2020. He was best known for his action-packed thriller novels featuring the protagonist Dirk Pitt, a marine engineer and adventurer. Cussler’s books were famous for their fast-paced narrative style, intricate plots, and historical accuracy. Over the course of his career, Cussler wrote more than 85 books, including both fiction and non-fiction, many of which became bestsellers. In this article, we’ll take a look at Clive Cussler’s novels in order of publication, including his Dirk Pitt series, as well as other popular series and standalone novels.
Clive Cussler Books in Order
Dirk Pitt Adventures Books in order
The Dirk Pitt Adventures is a series of action-adventure novels by Clive Cussler. The series follows the marine engineer and adventurer Dirk Pitt as he uncovers historical mysteries and fights off dangerous enemies. The series is known for its fast-paced action, attention to detail, and historical accuracy. Over 20 books have been released in the series, making it a cultural icon in the world of adventure novels.
1 Pacific Vortex!1 1983
Pacific Vortex! is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. Though not the first book to be released featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt, Cussler states that this was the earliest story he wrote starring the popular action hero. Begun in 1965, it was published in 1983 after much internal debate and a great deal of prompting from his friends, family, and publisher. Cussler states in the foreword that he feels the novel is not up to his usual standards and should be treated as a sort of historical curiosity.
2 The Mediterranean Caper2 1973
The Mediterranean Caper (also published as Mayday) is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1973. This is the 1st published book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. It was nominated for an Edgar award by the Mystery Writers of America for “Best Paperback Original Novel of 1973.”
3 Iceberg 1975
Iceberg is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Company in 1975. This is the 3rd published book to feature the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt.
Dirk Pitt is summoned from his vacation on the sunny beaches of California and sent to the Arctic when an iceberg is discovered that contains the remains of a missing luxury yacht. The yacht was on its way to a top-secret meeting with the White House; now the entire crew is dead, incinerated at their posts. This discovery sets Pitt on a deadly adventure as he tries to stop a multi-millionaire madman from upsetting the balance of world power and possibly causing the collapse of the world’s economy.
4 Raise the Titanic! 1976
Raise the Titanic! is a 1976 adventure novel by Clive Cussler, published in the United States by the Viking Press. It tells the story of efforts to bring the remains of the ill-fated ocean liner RMS Titanic to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in order to recover a stockpile of an exotic mineral that was being carried aboard.
Raise the Titanic! was the third published book to feature the author’s protagonist, Dirk Pitt. It was the first of Cussler’s novels with a prologue set long before the main story, describing an incident with consequences resolved in the present day.
The book was adapted into a 1980 feature film, Raise the Titanic, directed by Jerry Jameson. The film was produced by Lord Grade’s ITC Entertainment. Although it starred respected and popular actors and boasted a big budget, the movie was a box office bomb and received little critical or popular praise and was also disliked by Cussler.
5 Vixen 03 1978
Vixen 03 is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the fourth book to feature the author’s primary protagonist Dirk Pitt.
In 1954 “Vixen 03”, an aircraft carrying a top-secret cargo to the military’s testing grounds in the South Pacific, crashes and is never recovered. Thirty-four years later while on vacation Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director for the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), finds the remains of “Vixen 03” and her top-secret cargo. His salvage efforts turn up some anomalies, including a body that is not of any member of the original crew; and send Pitt on a chase to stop a plot that could potentially leave millions dead.
6 Night Probe! 1981
Night Probe! is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. Published in 1981, it is set in the near future of 1989, a date with ironic significance (see below). The book’s plot includes a major element of secret history.
The world is in the throes of an energy crunch and the United States is on the brink of financial disaster. Desperate to find any solution that can save the nation from national bankruptcy, the President of the United States looks to Dirk Pitt and NUMA to pull off an audacious double salvage operation.
7 Deep Six 1984
Deep Six is an English-language adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States by Simon & Schuster in 1984. This is the seventh book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
When a mysterious and extremely deadly poison spreads through the waters off the coast of Alaska killing everything it comes in contact with, including several scientists and members of the crew of a Coast Guard cutter, Dirk Pitt and his NUMA team are dispatched in an attempt to find the source of the poison. When a member of his team is killed by the poison, Pitt vows to take revenge on whoever is responsible for the poison outbreak. The trail leads him to a powerful and extremely wealthy Korean shipping company matriarch and her grandson, and while pursuing them, Pitt uncovers a plot that could lead to the fall of the government of the United States.
8 Cyclops 1986
Cyclops is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 8th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
A wealthy American financier disappears on a treasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cuban waters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with a crew of dead men—Soviet cosmonauts. Dirk Pitt discovers a shocking scheme: a covert group of U.S. industrialists has put a colony on the moon, a secret base they will defend at any cost. Threatened in space, the Russians are about to strike a savage blow in Cuba—and only Dirk Pitt can stop them. From a Cuban torture chamber to the cold ocean depths, Pitt is racing to defuse an international conspiracy that threatens to shatter the Earth.
9 Treasure 1988
Treasure is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the ninth book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
The book starts with a historical prologue in which Julius Venator, a Roman, along with a group of Roman soldiers and slaves, sail in a fleet of ships ferrying the treasures from the Library of Alexandria before its destruction to a secret location to be buried in caverns. After the treasures are buried the people, the Roman soldiers, and slaves are all slaughtered by the natives. While one small ship manages to get away, they never reach land and the secret of the treasure is lost.
10 Dragon 1990
Dragon is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 10th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. In 1945, a B-29 bomber carrying a third atomic bomb to Japan is shot down over the sea off the coast of Japan. In 1993, terrorists want to restore Japan’s former glory through nuclear blackmail.
11 Sahara 1992
Sahara is a 1992 adventure novel by Clive Cussler.[1] It is the eleventh book in Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series. The 2005 film Sahara was based on the novel.
In 1865, a week before the surrender of Confederate forces of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Navy ship CSS Texas is being loaded at a dock with crates supposedly filled with documents. The ship’s captain, Mason Tombs, has been ordered to take the ship past a Union blockade and to any neutral harbor where she should dock until summoned by a courier. At the last minute the secretary of the Confederate navy and an admiral arrive and mention that he will be taking a prisoner on board. Tombs is shocked when the prisoner arrives under heavy guard with Confederate soldiers in Union uniforms – a prisoner who appears to be Abraham Lincoln.
12 Inca Gold 1994
Inca Gold is a novel written by Clive Cussler. First published in 1994, it is the twelfth book in Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series.
In 1532 a fleet of ships sails in secret to an island in the middle of an inland sea. There they hide a magnificent treasure more vast than that any Pharaoh would ever possess. Then they disappear, leaving only a great stone demon to guard their hoard.
13 Shock Wave 1996
Shock Wave is a book written by Clive Cussler. First published in 1996, it is the thirteenth book in Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series. The events in the book take place between January and March 2000.
While investigating the deaths of a large number of marine animals, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino encounter a group of tourists on Seymour Island. Aboard the tourists’ cruise ship (the Polar Queen), a mysterious “disease” has killed everyone on board. The tourists are brought to the Ice Hunter, a research vessel for the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). Here, they find out that the Polar Queen is missing and will not respond to their calls. After some searching, Pitt and Al discover that the missing ship is heading towards a cliff. After being winched onto the ship from a helicopter, Pitt steers and manages to narrowly avoid the crash. But he finds only one surviving passenger on board: Deirdre. Maeve, the tour guide from Seymour Island, is Deirdre’s sister, and she seems perplexed to find Deirdre aboard.
14 Flood Tide 1997
Flood Tide is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 14th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
While recovering from his injuries suffered a month earlier as told in Shock Wave, Dirk stumbles upon mysterious activities around a peaceful lake in Washington state. The coin of the realm for the wealthy, insatiably greedy Chinese smuggler is human lives: much of his vast fortune has been made smuggling Chinese immigrants into countries around the globe, including the United States.
15 Atlantis Found 1999
Atlantis Found is a 1999 novel by Clive Cussler, the fifteenth book in the Dirk Pitt series.
In 7120 BC, a comet hit North America, abruptly ending several advanced civilizations. In AD 1858, a whaling vessel discovers a 1770s merchant ship frozen in Antarctic ice; included on this ship is a polished obsidian skull.
In the present, a group of U.S. scientists discover a mysterious underground chamber in Colorado, including a polished obsidian skull. They are attacked and left to drown, but U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) Special Projects Director Dirk Pitt saves them.
16 Valhalla Rising3 2001
Valhalla Rising is a 2001 Clive Cussler book in the Dirk Pitt series. The events depicted in the book take place between July and August 2003.
Dirk Pitt has to stop an evil CEO of an oil and natural gas company in the US from establishing absolute monopoly over oil resources and supplies. It is a typical Dirk Pitt novel dealing with a countdown, bribed officials, and ruthless evil leaders. Pitt also unravels the work of a brilliant, reclusive scientist who had made great advances in oil technology, traced the history and found the remains of a Viking settlement on the Hudson River; the scientist also discovered the remains of Captain Nemo’s Nautilus and deciphered and improved its power system (a magnetohydrodynamic engine). The book climaxes with Dirk on the verge of proposing to his on-and-off girlfriend, U.S senator Loren Smith, when they are interrupted by the introduction of his children, Dirk and Summer Pitt, named after their father and mother respectively.
17 Trojan Odyssey3 2003
Trojan Odyssey is a Dirk Pitt novel by Clive Cussler, published first in 2003.
The book opens with a fictional historical overview/flashback to events of Homer’s Odyssey, but alters the original plot. In the present day, Dirk Pitt, his son Dirk Pitt, Jr., his daughter Summer Pitt, and friend Al Giordino are involved in the search for the source of a brownish contamination in the ocean’s waters, which leads to a diabolical plot that they must unravel and ultimately topple. As this is occurring, discoveries relating to the “true” tale of the Odyssey are made.
The villain is the mysterious billionaire businessman Specter, a huge man who disguises his identity by wearing sunglasses, a hat, and a scarf over his face.
18 Black Wind3, 4 2004
Black Wind is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. This book centers on a relatively new character to the book series, Dirk Pitt, Jr.
The novel centers around a terrorist plot to launch a biological warfare attack on the United States; Dirk Pitt Jr., his father, and his sister Summer must foil the plot and expose and stop the antagonists before a deadly toxin can be spread in released over Los Angeles, California.
19 Treasure of Khan3, 4 2006
Treasure of Khan is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler, and is the nineteenth to feature Cussler’s most famous protagonist, Dirk Pitt.
The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his attempts to gain control over the world petroleum markets. It also has a secondary plot of a search for the treasures in the tombs of Genghis Khan and Khublai Khan.
20 Arctic Drift3, 4 2008
Arctic Drift is a Dirk Pitt novel, the 20th of the series and was released on November 25, 2008.
The plot begins in the year 1847, when the Franklin Expedition becomes stranded trying to find the Northwest Passage. They experience a harsh winter. The men are seemingly going mad. Their stranded ships (Erebus and Terror) are loaded with a mysterious, unidentified silvery metal. The story switches to the present day. There is an ongoing quest to save the earth from Global Warming. All of the world’s scientists are looking for a solution. Some people are trying to thwart these efforts. The NUMA team, headed by Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino and Dirk Pitt’s children, Dirk Junior and Summer, are trying to find a way to stop Global Warming. Their quest leads them to investigate a series of mysterious asphyxiations. They soon realize that the solution they are looking for is hidden in the heart of the Arctic; in an old forgotten ship. They will need to solve a centuries-old mystery to save the earth.
21 Crescent Dawn3, 4 2010
Crescent Dawn is a Dirk Pitt novel, the twenty-first of that series. The hardcover edition was released November 16, 2010. Other editions were released on earlier dates.
As are most Dirk Pitt novels, the story begins with one or more historical prologues: an attack on a Roman galley in 327 AD, and an episode in 1916 in which a British warship mysteriously explodes and sinks in the North Sea. In the present, important mosques in Egypt and Turkey are damaged by planted explosives. While doing underwater explorations off Turkey and on the Israeli coasts, Dirk Pitt and Dirk Pitt, Jr., face villainous characters who cause them both to become involved in uncovering a plot to resurrect the Ottoman Empire. Summer Pitt, the elder Pitt’s daughter, stumbles upon a manifest in England that dates to the time of Jesus and sheds new light on early Christianity. The Pitts and NUMA, for whom they work, become involved in action-packed episodes throughout the book. Clive Cussler makes two cameo appearances in this book, as he has a habit of doing in many of his novels.
22 Poseidon’s Arrow3, 4 2012
Poseidon’s Arrow is a Dirk Pitt novel, the twenty-second of that series, co-written by Clive Cussler and his son Dirk Cussler. The hardcover edition was released November 6, 2012. Other editions were released on other dates.
This book is about a secret prototype attack submarine the United States is developing and the efforts of a ruthless multimillionaire who wants to seize it by any means and sell it for a hefty profit. This millionaire antagonist also is bent on monopolizing most of the world’s rare earth mineral mining operations and sell these minerals for a huge profit. This novel has many subplots and is set in a variety settings throughout the world. These subplots involve many characters, as well.
Clive Cussler makes a habit of writing himself into cameo appearances in his books. In this one he makes a short appearance, working as a barge captain who gets roughed up by those working for this tale’s antagonist.
23 Havana Storm3, 4 2014
Havana Storm is a 2014 mystery novel written by international best-selling author Clive Cussler.
The novel was Cussler’s 23rd novel in his Dirk Pitt Adventure Series, and follows the adventures of Dirk Pitt, who appears in Cuba to investigate a toxic outbreak that could threaten the United States, but winds up becoming involved in a post-Castro battle for political control of Cuba.
24 Odessa Sea3, 4 2016
Odessa Sea is a novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler published November 15, 2016.
A Dutch entrepreneur, Martin Hendriks, hires the crew of the Crimea-based salvage ship Besso to steal a load of uranium from a black market dealer. They accomplish this by detonating a charge underwater ahead of the target ship, releasing a cloud of poison gas that suffocates the crew of the ship carrying the uranium. He aims to try and sell it to the Iranians in return for 12 missiles, which he will give to the Ukrainian government to use to their war against Russia. He hates the Russians because his wife was killed when the Russian military shot down a commercial airliner in the skies of Ukraine. Dirk Pitt responds to a mayday call from the ship. When he arrives, the ship is blown up by the thugs.
25 Celtic Empire3, 4 2019
Celtic Empire is the twenty-fifth novel in the Dirk Pitt Adventures novel series by Clive Cussler, and the last written by the original author.
NUMA Director Dirk Pitt, as well as NUMA itself, becomes involved in finding who is behind a plot to murder a team of scientists in El Salvador, rob a team of archaeologists along the Nile and who is behind a deadly collision in the waterways along the city of Detroit. Before the mystery can be solved, Pitt’s two children become targets of killers. Pitt’s detective work on the mystery leads him to Scotland; where he, with the help of NUMA, must stop a deadly plot that could radically change the world.
26 Clive Cussler’s The Devil’s Sea3, 5 2021
Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler.
In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea over 60 years later, new clues emerge to its hidden existence.
But Pitt and his compatriot Al Giordino have larger worries when they are ordered to recover a failed hypersonic missile from Luzon Strait. Only someone else is after it, too…a rogue Chinese military team that makes their own earthshattering discovery, hijacking a ship capable of stirring the waters of the deep into a veritable Devil’s Sea.
From the cold dark depths of the Pacific Ocean to the dizzying heights of the Himalaya Mountains, only Dirk Pitt and his children, Summer and Dirk Jr., can unravel the mysteries that will preserve a religion, save a nation…and save the world from war.
27 Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow3, 5 2023
Dirk Pitt returns in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler.
The NUMA Files Books in order
This series of books focuses on Kurt Austin, Team Leader of NUMA’s Special Assignments division and his adventures. Some characters from the Pitt novels appear such as Sandecker, Al Giordino, Rudi Gunn, Hiram Yaeger and St. Julien Perlmutter. Pitt makes brief appearances in the books Serpent, White Death, Polar Shift, Devil’s Gate, The Storm, Zero Hour, and Ghost Ship and is mentioned in Lost City. Juan Cabrillo, the captain of the ship Oregon, also made a brief appearance in The Pharaoh’s Secret.
1 Serpent * 1999, Jun 1
Serpent is the first book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and veteran of mystery books Paul Kemprecos, and was published in 1999. The main character of this series is Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala.
This is the first book with Cussler’s new hero Kurt Austin. The main plot is about a group of men who call themselves “The Brotherhood” and have ties to a 15th-century religious order. The group in modern times has attempted to hide and destroy all evidence of pre-Columbian contact between the New and Old Worlds.
The book begins with the collision of the ships SS Andrea Doria and MS Stockholm and moves to modern times with gun fights and chases from Boston and Washington DC to Africa and Mexico. The introduction of replacements for Dirk Pitt and his sidekick does not change Cussler’s plot.
2 Blue Gold * 2000, Aug 1
“Blue Gold 2000” is a book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, first published in 1999 and revised in 2002. It examines the global water crisis and argues that the growing demand for water, coupled with pollution and mismanagement, is leading to a shortage of clean water. The authors also explore the politics and economics of water, including the privatization of water resources and the impact on the poor. The book offers a call to action to protect and conserve the world’s water resources.
3 Fire Ice * 2002, Jun 3
Fire Ice is the third book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in 2002.[1][2] The main character of this series is Kurt Austin.
In this novel, a Russian businessman with Tsarist ambitions masterminds a plot against America, which involves triggering a set of earthquakes on the ocean floor, creating a number of tsunami to hit the USA coastline. It is up to Kurt and his team, and some new allies, to stop his plans. The businessman’s first move is to hijack a US Navy research submarine, the NR-1. The crew are captured and beaten up by neo-Cossacks. Then they are rescued by Kurt and his team, minus the captain and pilot.
4 White Death * 2003, Jun 23
White Death is the fourth book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in 2003. The main character of this series is Kurt Austin.
5 Lost City * 2004, Jul 22
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 was the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books. His novels have inspired various other works of fiction.
6 Polar Shift * 2005, Aug 30
Polar Shift is the sixth book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in 2005. The main character of this series is Kurt Austin.
In this novel geologic polar shift is connected with magnetic polar shift, based on the supposed theories of Laszlo Kovacs, a student of real life Nikola Tesla.
7 The Navigator * 2007, Jun 5
The Navigator is the seventh book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in June 2007. The main character of this series is Kurt Austin.
Around 900 BC, a Phoenician merchant ship sails to a remote and abandoned colony and conceals an unidentified treasure in a cave. On departing, they are approached by a more powerful Phoenician vessel. The first ship’s captain, Menelik, meets on shore with the other ship’s captain, his half-brother Melqart. Melqart ambushes Menelik and his men but they fend them off and destroy Melqart’s ship.
8 Medusa * 2009, Jul 2
Medusa is a Kurt Austin novel, of the series NUMA Files. This book is the eighth of that series. The hardcover edition was released June 2, 2009. Other editions of this book were released on other dates.
This novel centers around the exploits of Clive Cussler’s characters Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala. These two and other members of NUMA respond to several mysterious incidents. One is the sudden disappearance of an underwater lab conducting experiments on a rare jellyfish (the Blue Medusa (Cyanea lamarckii?)), an attack on a bathysphere that almost kills passenger Zavala and an attempt to kidnap a Chinese scientist at a remote lab in the Florida Keys. The NUMA team seeks to discover who is behind these incidents. They discover a criminal organization based in China that is conducting unethical medical experiments on humans and intends to create a deadly virus that it will threaten to unleash in an attempt to blackmail the world into surrendering to its whims.
9 Devil’s Gate † 2011, Nov 14
Devil’s Gate is an adventure novel in author Clive Cussler’s The NUMA Files. Co-written with Graham Brown, this installment is the ninth of that series which features the main character Kurt Austin. The story follows employees of NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) who discover someone is developing a directed-energy weapon and thwart the dictator of Sierre Leone, Djemma Garand, and the mercenary group led by Andras the Knife before they are able to use the weapon. The hardcover edition was released November 14, 2011, it was subsequently released as a paperback, audiobook and ebook. It appeared on several best-seller lists and was describe by reviewers as being suitable for fans of Cussler and action-adventure stories.
10 The Storm † 2012, May 29
The Storm is a 2012 mystery novel by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. It was first published by Putnam in the US and Michael Joseph in the UK. The novel was Cussler’s 10th novel in his NUMA Files Adventure Series, and follows the adventures of Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, who while on a NUMA ship in the Indian Ocean, come across a grisly discovery of an abandoned ship having been attacked by mysterious black particles that may have a disastrous global environmental impact.
11 Zero Hour † 2013, May 28
“Zero Hour 2013” is a book by Harry S. Dent Jr. that discusses his predictions about the global economic crisis that he believes will occur in the year 2013. Dent uses historical data and economic trends to support his theory that the world will experience a major financial meltdown, similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The book also offers advice on how individuals and businesses can prepare for and survive such a crisis. However, it should be noted that the predictions made in this book did not come true, and the global economy did not experience a major meltdown in 2013.
12 Ghost Ship † 2014, May 27
Ghost Ship is the twelfth book in the NUMA Files series, created by American author Clive Cussler. It was published in May 2014. The novel sees the NUMA team struggling to piece together the causation of a yacht disaster, which leads them into a shadowy conspiracy of state-backed cybercrime.
13 The Pharaoh’s Secret † 2015, Nov 17
The Pharaoh’s Secret is the thirteenth novel of Clive Cussler’s NUMA Files series, published in 2015. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala go up against an Egyptian powerbroker.
Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala meet up with Juan Cabrillo and other Oregon crew members in a museum warehouse in Malta. The Oregon Files book The Emperor’s Revenge includes Juan’s version of the same event.
14 Nighthawk † 2017, Jun 19
Nighthawk is the fourteenth novel in the NUMA Files series by Clive Cussler.
This novel centers around NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency) crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala. Nighthawk is an advanced unmanned aircraft that has been in space three years collecting data. On its return to earth it defies its controllers who are guiding it to a safe landing and it presumably crashes into the ocean. NUMA is requested by the National Security Agency (NSA) to help find and recover Nighthawk. The NSA sends one of its agents to assist and she, Austin and Zavala attempt to find Nighthawk.
15 The Rising Sea † 2018, Mar 13
The Rising Sea is the fifteenth book in the NUMA Files series, created by American author Clive Cussler. It was published on March 13, 2018.
The story revolves around Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, a pair of troubleshooting good guys. It’s an adventure-thriller story that covers Japan and Shanghai. A sudden alarming rise in the world’s sea levels sends NUMA team along with the protagonist Kurt Austin around the globe in search of answers.
16 Sea of Greed † 2018, Nov 6
“Sea of Greed” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, published in 2018. The book features Cussler’s recurring characters, treasure hunters and adventurers Kurt and Joe, who are investigating a series of environmental disasters that are linked to a powerful corporation. As they dig deeper, they uncover a sinister plot to control the world’s oceans and profit from their resources. With its blend of action, adventure, and environmental themes, “Sea of Greed” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and anyone who enjoys a good thriller.
17 Journey of the Pharaohs † 2020
“Journey of the Pharaohs” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, published in 2020. The book features Cussler’s recurring characters, treasure hunters and adventurers Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala. The story revolves around the discovery of a missing ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, which leads Austin and Zavala on a perilous journey through the Middle East to uncover a sinister plot to use the sarcophagus for nefarious purposes. With its blend of history, action, and suspense, “Journey of the Pharaohs” is a thrilling adventure novel that is sure to delight fans of Clive Cussler and anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
18 Fast Ice † 2021
“Fast Ice 2021” is a techno-thriller novel written by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. It is the 18th book in the popular “NUMA Files” series and was published in March 2021. The story follows the adventures of Kurt Austin and the NUMA team as they investigate a potential environmental disaster in the Arctic caused by a powerful new technology. The book is packed with action, suspense, and scientific intrigue, making it a must-read for fans of the series and the authors’ work.
19 Clive Cussler’s Dark Vector †† 2022, May 24
Kurt Austin must find a vanished ship and stave off a global catastrophe in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler.
A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous Chinese pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel.
Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of whom want to control the flow of data around the world.
With no allies except a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws, Kurt and Joe must rescue a colleague held hostage—while keeping the computers out of Russian or Chinese hands and the world’s digital information safe from the hackers.
The Oregon Files Books in order
This series of books features a ship named the Oregon, which Cussler introduced in the Dirk Pitt Adventures novel Flood Tide (1997). While appearing to be a decrepit freighter, it is actually a high-tech advanced ship used by an unnamed and mysterious “Corporation” under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo. The ship is run like a business, with its crew being shareholders, taking jobs for the CIA and other agencies to help stop crime and terrorism. The crew is adept at disguises, combat, computer hacking and more to aid them in their missions. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and Dirk Pitt all make cameo appearances in the fourth volume, Skeleton Coast (Cabrillo speaks to Pitt on the telephone; and Austin and Zavala appear at the end).
1 Golden Buddha ‡ 2003
Golden Buddha is a thriller novel written by Clive Cussler and co-authored with Craig Dirgo. It is the first in The Oregon Files series.
In Golden Buddha, Juan Cabrillo embarks on his first mission in The Oregon Files (although it is made clear that this is not the first mission for the team through references to other missions and its part in the book Flood Tide). The team is hired to find and recover a stolen statue, the Golden Buddha, stolen in 1959 from the Dalai Lama. The success of the team will determine the future of Tibet. Whilst playing the Russians off against the Chinese, the team must put their lives at risk in order to complete the mission. In their state-of-the-art vessel, disguised as a rusting heap of junk, they sail from Cuba to Macau, and there the team use their cunning and wit to outsmart a billionaire—Stanley Ho—and the Macau police. They also swindle one hundred million dollars’ worth of bonds from billionaire Marcus Friday and convince the UN to ratify the military coup in Tibet.
2 Sacred Stone ‡ 2004
Sacred Stone is the second book in The Oregon Files series of novels by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. It was released on October 5, 2004 by Berkley. As with the rest of the series, the main character Juan Cabrillo is the captain of the Oregon, an ultramodern warship disguised as a decrepit tramp steamer, and with a crew made up of ex-military and intelligence operatives.
Within the story are the separate plots that ultimately turn out to be connected to each other. One is the job of supplying security for the emir of Qatar, at a conference in Iceland. The second is to find a missing nuclear bomb. The Oregon’s crew also has to pick up a radioactive iridium meteorite recently found in a mysterious ancient shrine, designed by Erik the Red and constructed by his crew. The Stone also holds primordial matter from another world, an oxygen eating microbe.
There are also two different bands of fanatics. One is an Islamist group that wants to use the Stone to build a dirty bomb to wipe out London. The other, an anti-Islamist, plans to swap the Stone with the Black Stone (referred to as Abraham’s Stone) and smash it on the Dome of the Rock.
3 Dark Watch § 2005
Dark Watch is a novel by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. It was published in 2005 and is the third installment in the Oregon Files series. Like the rest of the series, the story revolves around the Corporation, with its leader Juan Cabrillo and his band of mercenaries, aboard their high tech cargo ship the Oregon.
The story begins with a group of Russian scientists sent in search of ore, which they find. When greed overcomes them, one of them kills the others to disguise the find. The story brings in aspects of modern-day piracy, slavery and human smuggling and how these seemingly different events are related to the Russians and Chinese with the ore mining.
4 Skeleton Coast § 2006
Skeleton Coast is a 2006 novel by Clive Cussler and Jack B. Du Brul and the fourth installment in the Oregon Files series. It involves Juan Cabrillo and his crew of concerned mercenaries, as they attempt to quell a revolution, support and spark another, and save the East Coast of America from widespread infection and illness.
The book begins with a brief chapter detailing the traversing of a section of the Kalahari Desert by a group of four Europeans, led by the experienced guide H. A. Ryder. The text tells of how they survive the desert thanks to Ryder’s skills, but are being pursued by more than one hundred of the Herero King’s best men, due to the Europeans stealing their hard-won diamonds. The chapter ends with the Europeans meeting with their escape ship, HMS Rove only to find it stranded on the coast. Simultaneously, the Herero attack the ship, killing the Europeans (presumably) while a massive sandstorm rages around them, reshaping the coastline and burying the Rove under hundreds of feet of sand, lost for eternity.
5 Plague Ship § 2008
Plague Ship is the fifth installment of The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. It recounts a series of violent viral attacks on cruise ships by extremists who want to make half the world’s population sterile. The group, named “The Responsivists”, is a thinly disguised cover for “Scientologists”.
The crew of the Oregon has just completed a top secret mission against Iran to steal a rocket torpedo that was illegally sold to them by the Russian Federation, when they come across a cruise ship named the Golden Dawn adrift at sea. The passengers and crew were killed by a hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola. The Golden Dawn is similar to the Emerald Dolphin that appears in Valhalla Rising (novel), a book in Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series.
6 Corsair § 2009
Corsair is the sixth novel in The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.
This book follows the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo and the Corporation team’s mission to recover the US Secretary of State Fiona Katamora before an upcoming peace summit, which is being held in Tripoli, Libya.
They discover that all is not as it seems and that the plane crash that brought her down may not have been an accident. The Corporation must battle terrorists with a foothold in the Libyan government while uncovering the identity of their hidden leader: Suleiman Al-Jama.
As the journey continues, the team uncovers many hidden secrets in the Libyan desert including the entire ex-foreign department of the government and an archaeologist, Alana Shepard, who is close to uncovering the key to peace in the middle east. The Corporation then sets out to find both the lost manuscripts Alana Shepherd was looking for and the Secretary of State.
7 The Silent Sea § 2010
The Silent Sea is the seventh novel of Clive Cussler’s Oregon Files series. The hardcover edition was released March 9, 2010. Other editions were released on other dates.
Like the rest of the series, this book details the exploits of the Corporation, headquartered in The Oregon, a ship that from the outside looks as if it is ready for the scrapyard. In reality this is a ruse, as the ship is as high tech as can be.
8 The Jungle § 2011
The Jungle is the eighth novel of Clive Cussler’s Oregon Files series. The hardcover edition was released March 8, 2011. Other editions were released on other dates.
Like the rest of the series, this book is about a series of exploits by the Corporation, headquartered in The Oregon, a ship that from the outside looks as if it is ready for the scrapyard. In reality this is a ruse, as the ship is as high tech as can be.
The Corporation is hired by a very wealthy man to find his adventurer daughter, who appears to have gotten into trouble in the jungles of Myanmar. What follows is an adventure that takes the Oregon crew to many locations around the world and at sea. The crew ends up being the only possible group that can prevent a super-villain from bringing the United States to its knees.
9 Mirage § 2013
“Mirage” is a thriller novel written by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul, published in 2013. The book features the character of Juan Cabrillo, who leads a team of mercenaries and operates a high-tech ship called the Oregon. The story follows Cabrillo and his team as they are hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a powerful defense contractor. Along the way, they uncover a plot to use a weapon of mass destruction and must race against time to stop the deadly scheme. With its blend of action, technology, and political intrigue, “Mirage” is an exciting read for fans of Clive Cussler and thriller novels.
10 Piranha ≠ 2015
“Piranha” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, published in 2015. The book features Cussler’s recurring character, Kurt Austin, who is the leader of a special missions organization called NUMA. The story follows Austin and his team as they investigate a series of mysterious deaths in the Amazon rainforest, which they discover are the result of a deadly conspiracy involving an experimental medical treatment. With its blend of action, suspense, and environmental themes, “Piranha” is a gripping and exciting read for fans of Clive Cussler and thriller novels.
11 The Emperor’s Revenge ≠ 2016
“The Emperor’s Revenge” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, published in 2016. The book follows the adventures of Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon, a high-tech ship disguised as a rusty tramp steamer. The story takes the reader on a thrilling journey through Asia and the Middle East as Cabrillo and his team race to stop a group of terrorists from unleashing a devastating biological weapon. With its blend of action, suspense, and international intrigue, “The Emperor’s Revenge” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and military thrillers.
12 Typhoon Fury ≠ 2017
Typhoon Fury is a novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, first published November 7, 2017. It is book 12 in the Oregon Files series.
Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon’s crew are imperiled by Filipino communist guerrillas armed with deadly aquatic drones. Owned by the Corporation, which conducts covert missions for the CIA, the Oregon looks like a derelict freighter but is powered by magnetohydrodynamic engines and carries exotic weaponry like Exocet missiles and a 120mm cannon.
13 Shadow Tyrants ≠ 2018
Shadow Tyrants is a novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, first published September 11, 2018. It made it to The New York Times Best Seller list, topping out at the number two spot. Shadow Tyrants is book 13 in Cussler’s The Oregon Files series.
Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding a body of knowledge and secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men.
But now two rival factions of the descendants of the Nine Unknown Men are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but one of them is willing to use horrifying means to accomplish its goals. It is up to Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives to stop both of them from the destructive path they are on, and save the earth from a dynasty of terror.
14 Final Option ≠ 2019
“Final Option” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, published in 2019. The book features Cussler’s recurring characters, the NUMA team led by Kurt Austin, who are tasked with investigating a series of attacks on U.S. Navy warships. As they uncover a larger conspiracy involving a rogue Chinese admiral, the NUMA team must race against time to prevent a catastrophic war. With its blend of action, suspense, and political intrigue, “Final Option” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and military thrillers.
15 Marauder ≠ 2020
“Marauder” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison, published in 2020. The book features Cussler’s recurring character, Juan Cabrillo, and his team of operatives known as the Corporation. The story follows their mission to recover a stolen Chinese artifact that has the potential to upset the balance of power in the world. Along the way, they must face dangerous enemies and outwit their rivals to secure the artifact and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. “Marauder” is a fast-paced and exciting adventure novel that is sure to please fans of Clive Cussler and action-packed thrillers.
16 Clive Cussler’s Hellburner ╛2022
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must track down a nuclear torpedo before it unleashes World War III in this electrifying new installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crew member in the process, he’s determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash of violence from a machine of war that has existed for decades, dating from the bloodiest episode in Armenia’s history.
Cabrillo’s Corporation of mercenaries may have finally met its match in The Pipeline—a criminal syndicate passed down from father to son across generations. A group that sits with its finger on the trigger of a torpedo so deadly it could level entire cities. With millions of innocent civilians hanging in the balance, the Oregon’s crew must unravel a tangle of drug-smuggling routes and international conspiracies spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Indian Ocean, putting their lives on the line to find the weapon before its countdown hits zero.
17 Clive Cussler’s Fire Strike ╛2023
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are back in an explosive new installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
Praise for Clive Cussler:
‘The Adventure King’ Sunday Express
‘Just about the best in the business’ New York Post
‘Cussler is hard to beat’ Daily Mail
Isaac Bell Adventures Books in Order
The Isaac Bell Adventure series is a popular book series by the acclaimed author Clive Cussler, featuring the eponymous detective Isaac Bell, who solves crimes and battles villains in the early 20th century. The series is set in a time when technological advances were rapidly transforming the world, and Bell is often called upon to investigate cases that involve some of the latest inventions and technologies of the era, such as automobiles, airplanes, and submarines. The series began with the publication of the first book, “The Chase,” in 2007 and has since expanded to include 13 books as of the knowledge cut-off date of 2021. The series has received critical acclaim for its exciting plots, detailed historical accuracy, and vivid descriptions of life during the turn of the 20th century.
1 The Chase 2007
The Chase is a detective novel by author Clive Cussler written in November 2007. It introduces us to the main character, Isaac Bell. Bell is a tall, lean detective who works for the VanDorn Detective Agency. The villain in this story uses one of the first five 1905 Harley Davidson motorcycles ever built to escape after the robbery and triple murder at the Bisbee National bank in Bisbee, Arizona.
2 The Wrecker ‖ 2009
“The Wrecker” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, published in 2009. The story takes place in early 1900s America and follows the adventures of private detective Isaac Bell as he investigates a series of train wrecks caused by a mysterious saboteur known as “the wrecker.” Along the way, Bell encounters a variety of characters, including a beautiful actress and a ruthless tycoon, and must use his skills and cunning to uncover the truth behind the wrecks. “The Wrecker” is a fast-paced and exciting read, with plenty of action and intrigue.
3 The Spy ‖ 2010
The Spy is an Isaac Bell adventure tale, the third in that series. The hardcover edition was released June 1, 2010. Other editions were released on different dates.[which?][citation needed]
This novel is set in 1908, as international tensions are rising and moving the world toward war. A notable American battleship gun designer dies in what is thought a sensational suicide, but his daughter has no doubt he was murdered. She turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to investigate and clear her father’s name. Owner Joseph Van Dorn assigns his chief investigator, Isaac Bell, to the case. Bell quickly realizes the designer appeared to have been murdered. More suspicious deaths among engineers involved in the design of a new American dreadnought battleship follow. Even Van Dorn agents, including Bell, are attacked and Bell realizes an elusive spy is orchestrating all the havoc. In this story, Bell becomes pitted against British, German and Japanese spies. His quest to get to the bottom of the intrigue leads him to find his elusive spy leading his mission of sabotage and murder right under his nose.[citation needed]
4 The Race ‖ 2011
“The Race” is a thriller novel written by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, published in 2011. The book features Cussler’s recurring character, Isaac Bell, a detective with the Van Dorn Detective Agency. The story follows Bell as he investigates a series of accidents and sabotage attacks that occur during the inaugural race of the nation’s first transcontinental automobile route. With its fast-paced action and historical setting, “The Race” is a thrilling read for fans of Clive Cussler and anyone who enjoys a good detective story.
5 The Thief ‖ 2012
“The Thief” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, published in 2012. The book is part of the “Isaac Bell” series and features the adventures of a detective in early 20th century America. In “The Thief,” Isaac Bell is hired to investigate a string of bank robberies that have been committed by a cunning and elusive thief known only as the “Acrobat.” The story takes the reader on a thrilling journey through the world of high-stakes bank heists and introduces a cast of colorful characters. With its blend of historical fiction, suspense, and action, “The Thief” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and detective novels.
6 The Striker ‖ 2013
“The Striker” is a historical fiction novel by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, published in 2013. The book is part of the “Isaac Bell” series and follows the adventures of private detective Isaac Bell as he investigates a series of attacks on coal mines in early 1900s America. The story is full of action, suspense, and intrigue, with Bell facing off against a dangerous and elusive criminal mastermind. With its blend of history and mystery, “The Striker” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and historical fiction.
7 The Bootlegger ‖ 2014
The Striker is an Isaac Bell adventure novel, the sixth in that series. The hardcover edition was released March 6, 2013. Other editions were released on different dates.
This novel is set in both 1902 and 1912 and in various locations in the United States. Isaac Bell leads a team of Van Dorn detectives in a search to find who is causing violent mayhem in various mining operations and metal refinement operations. While union activists are being blamed, Bell doubts this. Most of the action takes place in 1902, but Bell is unable to get to the bottom of the trouble. After a while, he reaches a dead end. In 1912 several new leads develop, enabling Bell to pursue who he believes is responsible.
8 The Assassin‖ 2015
“The Assassin” is a thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, published in 2015. The book features Cussler’s recurring character, Isaac Bell, who is a detective for the Van Dorn Agency. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows Bell as he investigates a series of assassinations targeting wealthy industrialists. As Bell gets closer to the truth, he finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the killer. With its fast-paced action and intricate plot, “The Assassin” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and suspenseful thrillers.
9 The Gangster ‖ 2016
The Gangster is an Isaac Bell adventure tale, the ninth in that series. The hardcover edition was released March 1, 2016.
This novel is set in 1906 in New York City and it centers around Isaac Bell, an investigator with the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn is hired to protect clients from the Black Hand crime group. Bell puts together a group of Van Dorn’s best people to find who is at the bottom of the Black Hand. Few clues exist until Bell discovers a familiar face that provides a link to the Black Hand. The Black Hand sets its sights on killing one of the top leaders of the country and Bell and his team must work to prevent this from happening.”
10 The Cutthroat ‖ 2017
The Cutthroat is an Isaac Bell adventure tale, the tenth in that series. The hardcover edition was released March 14, 2017. Other editions were released on different dates.
This novel is set in 1911 and centers around Isaac Bell, the chief investigator of the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn is hired to find a young girl who ran away to become an actress. Hoping to find her and set her father’s mind at ease, instead she turns up brutally murdered. Bell has a hunch this is not an isolated crime and his hunch is correct. Many young aspiring actresses as far back as 1891 have been turning up either missing or dead. Bell’s hunt for the murderer takes him to London to look into a series of similar murders that took place until 1891 until suddenly stopping. Bell soon suspects he could be chasing one of the most monstrous murderers of all time.”
11 The Titanic Secret § 2019
“The Titanic Secret” is a historical fiction novel by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul, published in 2019. The book follows the adventures of the fictional detective Isaac Bell, who is hired to investigate a series of mysterious deaths on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
As Bell delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a conspiracy involving stolen treasure and a plot to sink the Titanic. Along the way, he must navigate treacherous waters and avoid dangerous enemies who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden.
“The Titanic Secret” is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that blends fact and fiction to create a gripping story. The authors have done extensive research into the history of the Titanic, and have incorporated many real-life details into the narrative. With its combination of history, mystery, and adventure, “The Titanic Secret” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and anyone who loves a good detective story.
12 The Saboteurs § 2021
“The Saboteurs” is a historical fiction novel by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul, published in 2021. The book is set during World War II and follows the adventures of a Norwegian resistance fighter named Hanne Wilhelmson and her team, who are tasked with sabotaging Nazi efforts to develop a new weapon. The story takes the reader on a thrilling journey through Norway, with vivid descriptions of the landscape and historical events of the time. With its blend of history, action, and suspense, “The Saboteurs” is a must-read for fans of Clive Cussler and World War II fiction.
13 Clive Cussler’s The Sea Wolves §§ 2022
Detective Isaac Bell battles foreign spies, German U-boats, and an old nemesis to capture a secret technology that could alter the outcome of World War I in the latest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler.
As New England swelters in the summer of 1914, Detective Isaac Bell is asked to investigate the disappearance of a cache of rifles—only to discover something much more sinister. Whoever broke into this Winchester Factory wasn’t looking to take weapons, they wanted to leave something in the shipping crates: a radio transmitter, set to summon a fleet of dreaded German U-boats. Someone is trying to keep American supplies from reaching British shores, and if Bell doesn’t crack the conspiracy in time, the Atlantic Ocean will run red with blood.
Bell must hunt down a new piece of technology that is allowing the Germans to rule the seas from New York to England. With the outcome of the war at stake and Franklin Roosevelt’s orders on the line, Bell will risk everything to stop the U-Boats before they strike again.
Fargo Adventures Books in order
The Fargo Adventures is a series of 13 adventure novels by Clive Cussler and co-author Grant Blackwood. The series follows the treasure-hunting husband-and-wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo as they travel the world in search of historical artifacts and mysteries. Each book focuses on a different historical event or legend and features fast-paced action and intricate plots. The dynamic between the main characters adds a touch of humor and humanity to the series, making it a must-read for fans of adventure and historical fiction.
1 Spartan Gold ^ 2009
Spartan Gold is the first in the “Fargo series” of adventure novels by Clive Cussler, co-authored by Grant Blackwood. The two main characters of the Fargo novels are adventurers and treasure hunters Sam Fargo and his wife, Remi. The book’s hardcover edition was first published September 1, 2009. The Paperback version was released on August 31, 2010. Other editions of this novel were released on various dates after the hardcover edition’s debut.
2 Lost Empire ^ 2010
Lost Empire is the second in a series of adventure novels by Clive Cussler, co-authored by Grant Blackwood, whose main characters are adventurers and treasure hunters Sam Fargo and his wife, Remi. The book’s hardcover edition was first published August 31, 2010. Other editions of this novel were released on various dates in 2010-11.
3 The Kingdom ^ 2011
The Kingdom is the third in a series of adventure novels by Clive Cussler, co-authored by Grant Blackwood, whose main characters are adventurers and treasure hunters Sam Fargo and his wife, Remi. The book’s hardcover edition was first published June 6, 2011. Other editions of this novel were released on various dates in 2011 and 2012.
4 The Tombs + 2012
The Tombs is a 2012 adventure/thriller novel by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry and the fourth book in the Fargo Adventures series. It was first published in the United States by G. P. Putnam’s Sons on September 4, 2012.
While volunteering their time with an underwater archeology project off the Louisiana coast, the Fargos discover they have hostile competition on the site from amateur treasure hunters. They receive a call from a German professor asking for help with an archeological site in Hungary. When they meet the professor in Germany, he is kidnapped and taken to Hungary by a wealthy and ruthless Hungarian, who claims direct descent from Attila the Hun. They find they were followed by the adventurers who moved in on their site in Louisiana.
5 The Mayan Secrets + 2013
The Mayan Secrets is a Fargo adventure novel. The two main characters of the Fargo novels are adventurers Sam Fargo and his wife, Remi. The Mayan Secrets is the fifth book of the Fargo series. The book’s hardcover edition was first published September 3, 2013.
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery—the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan codex, larger than anyone has ever seen. The codex contains astonishing information about the Mayans, their cities, and mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them—as the Fargos are just about to find out who.
6 The Eye of Heaven × 2014
The Eye of Heaven is a Fargo adventure novel. The two main characters of the Fargo novels are adventurers Sam Fargo and his wife, Remi. The Eye of Heaven is the sixth book of the Fargo series. The book’s hardcover edition was first published September 2, 2014.
Baffin Island: Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved—and filled with pre–Columbian artifacts from Mexico.
How can that be? As they plunge into their research, tantalizing clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl/Ce Acatl Topiltzin —and a fabled object known as the Eye of Heaven— begin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people. Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples, and secret tombs, caught between treasure hunters, crime cartels, and those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. At the end of the road will be the solution to a thousand-year-old mystery—or death.
7 The Solomon Curse × 2015
The Solomon Curse is the seventh book in Clive Cussler’s Fargo Adventures series. Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are asked by a colleague to help with an underwater archaeological project on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. An ancient underwater complex is found just off the coast. The process of uncovering the ruins brings more questions than answers. This is a location where no known advanced civilization supposedly existed. Besides that someone has been to the site before and there is evidence the valuable items that were there have been removed. A clue points to the Japanese who occupied the site in World War II.
8 Pirate ** 2016
The Romanov Ransom is the ninth novel in The Fargo Adventures series by Clive Cussler.
Sam and Remi Fargo go on another quest to discover another lost treasure, this time artifacts that disappeared when the Russian Romanov dynasty came to an end. Their hunt for this treasure takes them through northern Africa, Europe and South America. They find they are not the only ones hunting for this treasure. Others hunt, as well. One group is a shadowy organization known as the Werewolves, which is intent on establishing a Nazi Fourth Reich. Sam and Remi have to watch where they go and what they do at every turn and they do not know who they can trust.
9 The Romanov Ransom ** 2017
The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996. This work details the author’s search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled The Sea Hunters which is based on the book. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada.
10 The Gray Ghost ** 2018
“The Gray Ghost” is a novel written by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, which was published in 2018. The book follows the adventures of Cussler’s protagonist, Sam and Remi Fargo, as they embark on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth about a lost Confederate treasure.
The story begins with the discovery of a 150-year-old puzzle box that contains a clue to the location of the treasure. Sam and Remi Fargo, who are treasure hunters by profession, are intrigued by the mystery and decide to follow the clue to Virginia, where they hope to uncover the lost treasure.
Their investigation leads them to a group of dangerous and powerful individuals who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the treasure. As they race against time and face countless obstacles, the Fargos must rely on their wits and skills to stay alive and uncover the truth.
Along the way, they encounter a colorful cast of characters, including a historian, a computer hacker, and a group of mercenaries. They also discover a connection between the lost treasure and a long-forgotten chapter of American history, which could change the course of the country’s future.
“The Gray Ghost” is a thrilling adventure story that combines elements of history, mystery, and action. It is a perfect read for fans of Clive Cussler and anyone who enjoys a fast-paced and exciting story.
11 The Oracle ** 2019
“The Oracle” is a thrilling adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, featuring treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. The story follows their quest to find the mysterious relic known as the Oracle, which is said to hold great power. Along the way, they face dangerous obstacles and enemies who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the Oracle. The novel incorporates historical details about the ancient Delphi Oracle of Greece, adding depth to the story. Overall, “The Oracle” is an exciting read for fans of adventure and suspense.
12 Wrath of Poseidon ** 2020
“Wrath of Poseidon” is a thrilling adventure novel by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, featuring Sam and Remi Fargo. After a devastating earthquake on the Greek island of Thera, the Fargos are hired to recover ancient artifacts from a newly uncovered temple of Poseidon. However, they soon find themselves in danger from rival treasure hunters and uncover a larger conspiracy. The novel blends history and mythology for an exciting and action-packed read.
13 Clive Cussler’s The Serpent’s Eye *** 2023
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo face a new exciting adventure in the bestselling series by Clive Cussler, Grand Master of Adventure. The latest action-packed thriller featuring tresure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo.
Non-fiction
1 The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks ‡ 1996
The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996. This work details the author’s search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled The Sea Hunters which is based on the book. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada.
2 Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed ‡ 1998
Clive Cussler is an extraordinary author whose life parallels that of his fictional hero, Dirk Pitt. Whether searching for famous shipwrecks or cruising in classic cars from his private collection, Cussler’s spirit feeds the soul of Dirk Pitt—a hero whose adventures race along at supersonic speed. Now with this truly unique insider’s guide, you can dive in and explore the worlds of both Clive Cussler, the grand master of adventure, and Dirk Pitt, the world’s greatest action adventure hero.
Inside Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt® Revealed you’ll find: The prologue to Clive Cussler’s next exciting Dirk Pitt novel! An exclusive interview with Clive Cussler—including the evolution of the Dirk Pitt novels and the close ties between Cussler and his hero “The Reunion”—an original short story in which Cussler crashes NUMA’s twenty-year reunion and reminisces with Dirk Pitt and all his favorite characters A brief synopsis of every Dirk Pitt novel, including why Pacific Vortex!—not The Mediterranean Caper—should be considered the first Pitt novel A concordance for the Dirk Pitt novels—complete with A-Z listings of every major character, car, ship, aircraft, weapon, locale, and more.
Complete with rare photos, dedications, the Clive Cussler car collection, and advanced Dirk Pitt trivia, Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed contains a mother lode of information every fan will treasure.
3 The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World’s Seas for Famous Shipwrecks ‡ 2002
The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 2002. This work details the author’s continuing search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled The Sea Hunters which is based on the book. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada.
4 Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt 2011
Fans of Clive Cussler’s bestselling Dirk Pitt series know that his hero has a soft spot for rare and classic automobiles…and that the vehicles that appear in the novels are actually part of Cussler’s own vast collection.
Through stunning color photographs and warm, informative commentary, fans of Cussler and Pitt can see fifty-six of these automobiles in all their glory, and learn about the history and acquisition of each classic car. Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Touring . . . Mercedes-Benz 630K . . . Duesenberg J-140 . . . Cadillac V-16 Roadster . . . Ford Cabriolet Hot Rod . . . Packard V-12 . . . it’s a car lover’s paradise!
5 Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt 2016
In striking full-color photographs and engaging commentary, fans of Clive Cussler’s five bestselling series can explore the personal automotive collection of the literary master of mechanical marvels. Readers will explore the history of each model and the story of how it was found and restored, not to mention notes on where some of these dazzling machines have appeared in his novels.
The fins, the fenders, the furious horsepower: Built to Thrill runs straight through the forties, fifties, and sixties, capturing it all.
Children’s book
1 The Adventures of Vin Fiz 2006
Ten-year-old twins Lacey and Casey Nicefolk live on a tiny herb farm in California, wishing they could see the world . . . but how, when times are so hard? That is where Sucoh Sucop comes in (you may notice his name is Hocus Pocus spelled backward).The mysterious man leaves the twins a magic box that can transform any toy into a life-sized reality. Soon Casey and Lacey, and their faithful hound Floopy, are soaring cross-country through the sky in the enchanted Vin Fiz, Casey’s model of a Wright Brothers biplane.Yet the ride is not a smooth one. The twins encounter danger after danger, and must rescue a town held captive by gold-hungry bandits, not to mention a runaway train full of terrified passengers!
In the tradition of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang comes an old-fashioned adventure full of magic and heroism that will take young readers on a journey not soon forgotten.
2 The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy 2010
A fun-filled adventure in the spirit of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by the New York Times-bestselling author.
Take a look at Casey and Lacey Nicefolk and you’ll see two regular, all-American kids. But these brother-and-sister twins have a secret. Hidden in the family barn is the most magical-and coolest-gadget unknown to man: a mystical box that can turn any small object into a life-size replica.
When the twins’ parents go out of town, the two decide to put the box to use. Taking a model boat, they create a fully functioning powerboat and enter a race up the Sacramento River. But this is no ordinary boat, and this is no ordinary race. What follows is a nautical adventure where being the first to cross the finish line is not the only prize.
How many Clive Cussler books are there?
Clive Cussler was a prolific author who wrote over 85 books throughout his career, including both fiction and non-fiction works. He was best known for his adventure and thriller novels, particularly his Dirk Pitt and NUMA Files series. The Dirk Pitt series consists of 25 books, while the NUMA Files series has 14 books to date. Additionally, Cussler wrote several standalone novels and non-fiction books related to his interests in maritime history and exploration.
Clive Cussler books in order of publication
Dirk Pitt books in order of publication
Here is the publication order of the Dirk Pitt books, which is a series written by Clive Cussler featuring the adventures of the titular character:
The Mediterranean Caper (1973)
Iceberg (1975)
Raise the Titanic! (1976)
Vixen 03 (1978)
Night Probe! (1981)
Pacific Vortex! (1983)
Deep Six (1984)
Cyclops (1986)
Treasure (1988)
Dragon (1990)
Sahara (1992)
Inca Gold (1994)
Shock Wave (1996)
Flood Tide (1997)
Atlantis Found (1999)
Valhalla Rising (2001)
Trojan Odyssey (2003)
Black Wind (2004)
Treasure of Khan (2006)
Arctic Drift (2008)
Crescent Dawn (2010)
Poseidon’s Arrow (2012)
Havana Storm (2014)
Odessa Sea (2016)
Celtic Empire (2019)
The Devil’s Sea (2021)
The Corsican Shadow (2023)
Note: The Dirk Pitt series is one of Clive Cussler’s most popular and enduring franchises, featuring a recurring cast of characters and a blend of action, adventure, and historical mystery.
NUMA Files Books in order of publication
Here is the publication order of the NUMA Files books, which is a series co-written by Clive Cussler and various co-authors:
Serpent (1999)
Blue Gold (2000)
Fire Ice (2002)
White Death (2003)
Lost City (2004)
Polar Shift (2005)
The Navigator (2007)
Medusa (2009)
Devil’s Gate (2011)
The Storm (2012)
Zero Hour (2013)
Ghost Ship (2014)
The Pharaoh’s Secret (2015)
Nighthawk (2017)
The Rising Sea (2018)
Sea of Greed (2019)
Journey of the Pharaohs (2020)
Fast Ice (2021)
Dark Vector (2022)
Note: The NUMA Files series features Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, who work for the National Underwater and Marine Agency and go on various adventures involving science, history, and danger. The series is known for its blend of action, suspense, and scientific intrigue.
Oregon Files Books in order of publication
Here is the publication order of the Oregon Files books, which is a series written by Clive Cussler and co-authors:
Golden Buddha (2003)
Sacred Stone (2004)
Dark Watch (2005)
Skeleton Coast (2006)
Plague Ship (2008)
Corsair (2009)
The Silent Sea (2010)
The Jungle (2011)
Mirage (2013)
Piranha (2015)
The Emperor’s Revenge (2016)
Typhoon Fury (2017)
Shadow Tyrants (2018)
Final Option (2019)
Marauder (2020)
Hellburner (2022)
Fire Strike (2023)
Note: The Oregon Files series follows the adventures of a crew aboard the Oregon, a high-tech ship that carries out secret missions for the US government. The series is known for its blend of action, suspense, and technological innovation.
Fargo Adventures Books in order of publication
Here is the publication order of the Fargo Adventures books, which is a series written by Clive Cussler and co-authors:
Spartan Gold (2009)
Lost Empire (2010)
The Kingdom (2011)
The Tombs (2012)
The Mayan Secrets (2013)
The Eye of Heaven (2014)
The Solomon Curse (2015)
Pirate (2016)
The Romanov Ransom (2017)
The Gray Ghost (2018)
The Oracle (2019)
Wrath of Poseidon (2020)
The Serpent’s Eye (2022)
Note: The Fargo Adventures series follows the husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team of Sam and Remi Fargo, who travel the world in search of lost historical artifacts and treasures. The series is known for its blend of adventure, history, and treasure hunting.
The Sea Hunters Books in order of publication
Here is the publication order of The Sea Hunters books, which is a non-fiction series written by Clive Cussler:
The Sea Hunters (1996)
The Sea Hunters II (2002)
Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed (1998)
Note: The Sea Hunters series is a collection of non-fiction essays and stories about Cussler’s real-life adventures in search of lost ships and historical artifacts. The series is known for its blend of adventure, history, and maritime exploration.
Children’s Books in order of publication
The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006)
The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy (2010)
In conclusion, Clive Cussler was a prolific author who entertained readers with his thrilling and action-packed novels. His Dirk Pitt series, in particular, became a fan favorite, spawning numerous spin-offs and adaptations. Cussler’s novels were known for their intricate plots, historical accuracy, and vivid descriptions of underwater exploration and adventure. Although he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on through his many books and the joy they continue to bring to readers around the world. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a newcomer to his work, Clive Cussler’s novels are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat and hungry for more.
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