Clive Cussler Books In Order and Best Books

Clive Eric Cussler is the best-selling American author who has written more than 70 adventure novels, most of which are bestsellers. He was also an underwater explorer and loved seaside adventures. Clive was the chairman and founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) that discovered over 50 shipwreck sites and other underwater ruins.

Cussler started writing in 1965, and in the mid-1970s, he gave us the famous character known as Dirk Pitt. This character is featured in most of his suspense books. Clive’s novels have brilliant storytelling and memorable characters.

His books are divided into five series, including non-fiction and standalone texts. They have been published in over 100 countries and at least 40 languages. Cussler has reached the bestseller list of New York Times fiction over 20 times, making him one of the most popular authors in the last 100 years.

In this article, you will find 10 of his most notable books and all of his books in order. You should read these books if you are a neophyte reader of Clive Cussler’s novels.

Clive Cussler Best Books

Image	Product	Features	More Info
	1. Raise the Titanic!	4.7/5	More Info
	2. Inca Gold	4.7/5	More Info
	3. Iceberg	4.6/5	More Info
	4. Dragon	4.6/5	More Info
	5. Pacific Vortex!	4.5/5	More Info
	6. Treasure	4.5/5	More Info
	7. Sahara	4.4/5	More Info
	8. Deep Six	4.4/5	More Info
	9. Valhalla Rising	4.4/5	More Info
	10. Night Probe!	4.4/5	More Info

 

Clive Cussler Books In Order

Dirk Pitt Books In Publication Order

1. The Mediterranean Caper / Mayday! (1973)
2. Iceberg (1974)
3. Raise the Titanic! (1976)
4. Vixen 03 (1978)
5. Night Probe! (1981)
6. Pacific Vortex (1983)
7. Deep Six (1984)
8. Cyclops (1986)
9. Treasure (1988)
10. Dragon (1990)
11. Sahara (1992)
12. Inca Gold (1994)
13. Shock Wave (1996)
14. Flood Tide (1997)
15. Atlantis Found (1999)
16. Valhalla Rising (2001)
17. Trojan Odyssey (2003)
18. Black Wind (With: Dirk Cussler) (2004)
19. Treasure of Khan (With: Dirk Cussler) (2006)
20. Arctic Drift (With: Dirk Cussler) (2008)
21. Crescent Dawn (With: Dirk Cussler) (2010)
22. Poseidon’s Arrow (With: Dirk Cussler) (2012)
23. Havana Storm (With: Dirk Cussler) (2014)
24. Odessa Sea (With: Dirk Cussler) (2016)
25. Celtic Empire (With: Dirk Cussler) (2018)
26. The Devil’s Sea (By:Dirk Cussler) (2021)

Dirk Pitt Books In Best Reading Chronological Order

1. Pacific Vortex (1983)
2. The Mediterranean Caper / Mayday! (1973)
3. Iceberg (1974)
4. Raise the Titanic! (1976)
5. Vixen 03 (1978)
6. Night Probe! (1981)
7. Deep Six (1984)
8. Cyclops (1986)
9. Treasure (1988)
10. Dragon (1990)
11. Sahara (1992)
12. Inca Gold (1994)
13. Shock Wave (1996)
14. Flood Tide (1997)
15. Atlantis Found (1999)
16. Valhalla Rising (2001)
17. Trojan Odyssey (2003)
18. Black Wind (With: Dirk Cussler) (2004)
19. Treasure of Khan (With: Dirk Cussler) (2006)
20. Arctic Drift (With: Dirk Cussler) (2008)
21. Crescent Dawn (With: Dirk Cussler) (2010)
22. Poseidon’s Arrow (With: Dirk Cussler) (2012)
23. Havana Storm (With: Dirk Cussler) (2014)
24. Odessa Sea (With: Dirk Cussler) (2016)
25. Celtic Empire (With: Dirk Cussler) (2018)
26. The Devil’s Sea (By:Dirk Cussler) (2021)

NUMA Files Books In Publication Order

1. Serpent (With: Paul Kemprecos) (1999)
2. Blue Gold (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2000)
3. Fire Ice (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2002)
4. White Death (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2003)
5. Lost City (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2004)
6. Polar Shift (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2005)
7. The Navigator (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2007)
8. Medusa (With: Paul Kemprecos) (2009)
9. Devil’s Gate (With: Graham Brown) (2011)
10. The Storm (With: Graham Brown) (2012)
11. Zero Hour (With: Graham Brown) (2013)
12. Ghost Ship (With: Graham Brown) (2014)
13. The Pharaoh’s Secret (With: Graham Brown) (2015)
14. Nighthawk (With: Graham Brown) (2017)
15. The Rising Sea (With: Graham Brown) (2018)
16. Sea of Greed (With: Graham Brown) (2019)
17. Journey of the Pharaohs (With: Graham Brown) (2020)
18. Fast Ice (With: Graham Brown) (2021)

Oregon Files Books In Publication Order

1. Golden Buddha (With: Craig Dirgo) (2003)
2. Sacred Stone (With: Craig Dirgo) (2004)
3. Dark Watch (With: Jack Du Brul) (2005)
4. Skeleton Coast (With: Jack Du Brul) (2006)
5. Plague Ship (With: Jack Du Brul) (2008)
6. Corsair (With: Jack Du Brul) (2009)
7. The Silent Sea (With: Jack Du Brul) (2010)
8. The Jungle (With: Jack Du Brul) (2011)
9. Mirage (With: Jack Du Brul) (2013)
10. Piranha (With: Boyd Morrison) (2015)
11. The Emperor’s Revenge (With: Boyd Morrison) (2017)
12. Typhoon Fury (With: Boyd Morrison) (2017)
13. Shadow Tyrants (With: Boyd Morrison) (2018)
14. Final Option (With: Boyd Morrison) (2019)
15. Marauder (With: Boyd Morrison) (2020)

Isaac Bell Adventures Books In Publication Order

1. The Chase (2007)
2. The Wrecker (With: Justin Scott) (2009)
3. The Spy (With: Justin Scott) (2010)
4. The Race (With: Justin Scott) (2011)
5. The Thief (With: Justin Scott) (2012)
6. The Striker (With: Justin Scott) (2013)
7. The Bootlegger (With: Justin Scott) (2014)
8. The Assassin (With: Justin Scott) (2015)
9. The Gangster (With: Justin Scott) (2016)
10. The Cutthroat (With: Justin Scott) (2017)
11. The Titanic Secret (With: Jack Du Brul) (2019)
12. The Saboteurs (With: Jack Du Brul) (2021)
13. The Striker (With: Justin Scott) (2013)
14. The Assassin (With: Justin Scott) (2015)
15. The Chase (2007)
16. The Gangster (With: Justin Scott) (2016)
17. The Wrecker (With: Justin Scott) (2009)
18. The Spy (With: Justin Scott) (2010)
19. The Race (With: Justin Scott) (2011)
20. The Thief (With: Justin Scott) (2012)
21. The Cutthroat (With: Justin Scott) (2017)
22. The Titanic Secret (With: Jack Du Brul) (2019)
23. The Bootlegger (With: Justin Scott) (2014)
24. The Saboteurs (With: Jack Du Brul) (2021)

Children’s Books In Publication Order

1. The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006)
2. The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy (2010)

Fargo Adventures Books In Publication Order

1. Spartan Gold (With: Grant Blackwood) (2009)
2. Lost Empire (With: Grant Blackwood) (2010)
3. The Kingdom (With: Grant Blackwood) (2011)
4. The Tombs (With: Thomas Perry) (2012)
5. The Mayan Secrets (With: Thomas Perry) (2013)
6. The Eye of Heaven (With: Russell Blake) (2014)
7. The Solomon Curse (With: Russell Blake) (2015)
8. Pirate (With: Robin Burcell) (2016)
9. The Romanov Ransom (With: Robin Burcell) (2017)
10. The Gray Ghost (With: Robin Burcell) (2018)
11. The Oracle (With: Robin Burcell) (2019)
12. Wrath of Poseidon (With: Robin Burcell) (2020)
13. The Serpent’s Eye (With: Robin Burcell) (2022)

The Sea Hunters Books In Publication Order

1. The Sea Hunters (1994)
2. The Sea Hunters II (2002)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

1. Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed (1998)
2. Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt (2011)
3. Built to Thrill (2016)

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Clive Cussler Best Book Reviews

1. Raise the Titanic! (1976)

The President’s task force wants a substance’s concealed cache to make a covert defense weapon with the help of a rare radioactive and very dangerous element. Dirk Pitt, the adventure enthusiast, and marine explorer, follows this trail, which takes him to the shipwreck of the Titanic that has this hazardous substance. Pitt tries to get it back in time to ensure that it does not get into the wrong hands, Russian spies, which can give Russia an advantage over the US.

This book has all adventure elements. Even though some might be old-fashioned since it was written in the seventies, it is still a classic. It was adapted into a feature movie in 1980 that Jerry Jameson directed. The story is fast-paced, thrilling, and fun to read, with murders, intuition, and deceit inserted at the right places.

 

2. Inca Gold (1994)

When Dirk Pitt is asked for help by a stricken archaeological group that almost drowned in an ancient sacrificial pool, he reaches the sacred well in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Instead, he is confronted by a brutal and greedy syndicate gang of art thieves who steal valuable artifacts from ancient sites.

Pitt faces grave danger while searching for the hidden Inca gold and a lost Spanish galleon. He must discover a sacred site before it’s too late and the world’s richest prize is lost. Bloodlust and burning greed cross all boundaries in this story when the mystery is revealed. 

This is the 12th novel in the Dirk Pitt series, which includes art forgery, betrayal, corruption, danger, and a race for the prize.

 

3. Iceberg (1975)

A luxurious yacht, believed to have a secret rendezvous, vanishes on its way to the White House; it never arrives at its destination. Instead, the vessel is buried deep within an iceberg in the North Atlantic with its crew’s charred bodies and the richly engraved nine rings. Dirk Pitt comes into the scene to investigate the mystery and find out who was behind all of this while preventing a rich multi-millionaire from disturbing the stability of the global economy.

The events can be life-threatening for Pitt, who unravels the most bizarre and sinister conspiracy of the century. This traditional adventure book has a fun, action-packed plot with Pitt as the main character once again. It is the second title in the Dirk Pitt popular series.

 

4. Dragon (1990)

Dragon is an adventure and espionage novel, the 10th book that features the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. This is a story of nuclear blackmail. In 1945, one US bomber out of two with atomic bombs was shot at the Japan Sea.

In 1993, a cargo ship of Japan and a Norwegian vessel that were going to the US were annihilated in the Pacific. This incites the Japanese to take their revenge and destroy the Western powers. They savagely conspire to wipe out the West completely when Dirk Pitt rises to the occasion and tries to save the world.

The brain behind this whole event is of a vicious industrialist in the control center on a secret island. Pitt has to take on death-dealing robots, along with a human-hunting successor of samurai warriors in this novel.

 

5. Pacific Vortex! (1983)

Dirk Pitt, a brave adventurer, and expert of the deep seas, dives down below the ocean surface to find a missing American nuclear arsenal. The top-secret nuclear submarine of the U.S. Navy, Starbucks, has been missing for about six months in the Pacific Vortex, an area where many ships have vanished before. The arsenal is quite dangerous as it can blow up the sea if it is not found in time.

Dirk Pitt has to salvage the nuclear armory before it explodes or international forces find it. He races against the clock in this quest and tackles different traps and underwater assassins, along with the gorgeous and dangerous Summer Moran. 

This ocean adventure story has a thrilling climax and only grabs the reader’s attention from the first page. It is the sixth book in the Dirk Pitt series.

 

6. Treasure (1988)

Dirk Pitt, the famous explorer and adventurer, hunts the lost treasures in the Library of Alexandria while getting involved in a twisted and dark conspiracy. Supporters are trying to cause chaos by destabilizing the governments of Egypt and Mexico and threatening the heart of American society. Now Dark Pitt is the only person who can deal with the most feared killers of the world and prevent a secret plan of world dominance.

This classic action-adventure novel is the ninth book with Clive’s key protagonist, Dirk Pitt. It includes real historical events intertwined into a fictional plot. Moreover, the story has a fun and entertaining premise, involving secret treasures.

7. Sahara (1992)

This Clive Cussler adventure book was made into a film in 2005 starring Matthew McConaughey. It is the 11th novel in the Dirk Pitt series. Set in 1996, Egypt, Dirk Pitt prevents the assassination of a good-looking U.N. scientist, Dr. Eva, while seeking a treasure on the Nile.

The scientist is studying a mysterious disease that makes thousands of North Africans mad and cannibals, leading them to death. This disease could end the human race if it is not dealt with. The cause of this epidemic is believed to be from the vast pollution that can kill life in the seas worldwide.

Together with his team, Pitt attempts to save the world from this environmental calamity with the help of their modern yacht. He deals with a bloodthirsty oppressor of West Africa and a billionaire industrialist.

In the desert, Dirk Pitt discovers the truth of two mysteries, including the last flight of a female pilot (Amelia Earhart) who was lost in 1931 and the Civil War’s fate and how it was connected with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In the end, Pitt has to take a stand to save the world from extinction. This story has mystery, crime, and adventure. It instantly jumps into action with something new on each page.

 

8. Deep Six (1984)

This is the seventh book in the Dirk Pitt series. In this fast-paced adventure story, the president disappears, and there is a deadly poison in the Alaskan waters. It was allegedly destroyed at first, but now it has become a weapon, resulting in the death of several people. When Dirk Pitt goes to tackle this situation, one of his teams dies due to the poison.

Pitt now swears to uncover the perpetrator(s) to avenge the death of his team members. It is supposed that the Soviet Union is controlling the president’s mind, and Pitt finds that an Asian shipping empire owned by a woman and her son is behind this lethal poison. In this international fight, Pitt tries to save the American government.

 

9. Valhalla Rising (2001)

This novel was first published in 2001, and its events happened in the mid of 2003. During its first voyage, a luxury cruise ship, Emerald Dolphin, equipped with new engines, catches fire suddenly and sinks. Its sprinkler system does not trigger, nor does its alarm beep.

Dirk Pitt, the special projects director of NUMA, and his team close by seeing smoke and try to save the ship. However, he cannot save the engineer who pioneered the revolutionary technology of the ship.

Pitt saves Kelly Egan, the engineer’s daughter, along with her father’s work. Later on, maritime insurers hire Pitt to examine the wreckage, while Ms. Egan tries to discover the real value of her father’s inventions. Both of them get to know some mechanical wonders in their quest.

The machines seem to be similar to the legends of Jules Verne and Viking explorers, a magneto-hydrodynamic engine. Their stories can help Egan and Pitt fight against an oil tycoon and power-thirsty millionaire who has his plan.

Before the end of the story, Pitt discovers some interesting things about his past and walks on the territory of the famous character, Captain Nemo, found in Verne’s tales. Clive has a small part in the story as the rescuer of Pitt. This book combines entertainment, adventure, and technology.

 

10. Night Probe! (1981)

This is the fifth adventure novel with the charismatic and loveable primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. Set in 1989, the story talks about when the United States is on the verge of a financial breakdown. Heidi Milligan, a young naval commander, finds an ambiguous reference to an old deal carried out between Great Britain and America.

This deal can save the US, but both copies of the deal went missing in the deep ocean of the Atlantic in calamities that took place earlier. The president then asks Dirk Pitt to retrieve this over the 70-year-old document that Britain wants to destroy. This story is a game of skill and wits.

About Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. He wrote several novels in the National Underwater and Marine Agency(NUMA) series and some nonfiction books underneath the banner of ‘The Oregon Files.’

Clive Cussler is best known for incorporating real historical or scientific facts into his stories to create exciting plots and high-action scenes. His straightforward writing style makes it easier to read through long action sequences. In addition, he often includes interesting historical or scientific facts that help make his stories more believable.

Critics have accused Cussler of having poor character development and dedicating too much time describing physical appearance rather than developing the plot. However, many readers enjoy his books because of the exciting plots and real-world facts he incorporates.

His first nonfiction book, The Sea Hunters, was published in 1996 and tells the story of Cussler’s search for famous shipwrecks.

Clive Cussler is best known for his ‘Dirk Pitt Adventures’ series. These novels are known for their action-packed plots and interesting historical or scientific facts that make them seem more realistic.

His books are top-rated, especially among fans of adventure novels like The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

 

References:

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• Clive Cussler