Order of Clive Cussler Books

Clive Cussler was an American adventure novelist who was best known for his Dirk Pitt novels. Cussler has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List numerous times (and counting). He was also a marine archaeologist, which comes in handy because his novels often deal with shipwrecks.

Clive Cussler passed away on February 24th, 2020.

Aside from the Dirk Pitt series, Cussler’s other series include The NUMA Files, The Oregon Files, Isaac Bell and Fargo Adventures. Cussler has also authored four non-fiction books (two involving Dirk Pitt and two on famous shipwrecks) and two children’s books. Cussler often wrote alongside a co-author for most of his series other than the Dirk Pitt series. Even his most recent Dirk Pitt novels are co-authored by his son (and namesake of Pitt’s) Dirk Cussler. Below is the order in which Clive Cussler’s novels were published:

Publication Order of Dirk Pitt Books

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	(2018)

Chronological Order of Dirk Pitt Books

Publication Order of NUMA Files Books

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	(2018)
Journey of the Pharaohs	(2020)

Publication Order of Oregon Files Books

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)

Publication Order of Isaac Bell Books

The Chase	(2007)
The Wrecker	(2009)
The Spy	(2010)
The Race	(2011)
The Thief	(2012)
The Striker	(2013)
The Bootlegger	(2014)
The Assassin	(2015)
The Gangster	(2016)
The Cutthroat	(2017)
The Titanic Secret	(2019)
The Saboteurs	(2020)

Chronological Order of Isaac Bell Books

The Striker	(2013)
The Assassin	(2015)
The Chase	(2007)
The Gangster	(2016)
The Wrecker	(2009)
The Spy	(2010)
The Race	(2011)
The Thief	(2012)
The Cutthroat	(2017)
The Titanic Secret	(2019)
The Bootlegger	(2014)

Publication Order of Fargo Adventures Books

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)

Publication Order of Children’s Books

The Adventures of Vin Fiz	(2006)
The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy	(2010)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks	(1996)
Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed	(1998)
The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World's Seas for Famous Shipwrecks	(2002)
Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt	(2011)
Built to Thrill	(2016)

Notes: The Mediterranean Caper was released in the United Kingdom and Australia as “MAYDAY!”.

Starting with Black Wind, the Dirk Pitt series has been co-authored by Dirk Cussler. The NUMA Files were co-authored with Paul Kemprecos until Medusa. Beginning with Devil’s Gate, the NUMA Files is co-authored by Graham Brown. Golden Buddha and Sacred Stone were co-authored by Craig Dirgo. From Dark Watch until Mirage, The Oregon Files series was co-authored by Jack DuBrul. Beginning with the novel Piranha, the Oregon Files series is co-authored by Boyd Morrison. With the exception of The Chase, the Isaac Bell series was co-authored with Justin Scott. The Fargo Adventures are co-authored with Grant Blackwood until The Tombs, which is co-authored by Thomas Perry (who also wrote The Mayan Secrets). Beginning with The Eye of Heaven until Pirate, the Fargo Adventures series was co-authored by Russell Blake. Beginning with The Romanov Ransom, the Fargo Adventures series is co-authored by Robin Burcell. The Titanic Secret is written with Jack Du Brul.

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Clive Cussler Synopsis: Iceberg, the second Dirk Pitt novel by Clive Cussler, has Dirk hunting down a multi-billionaire with a cargo that could destroy entire countries.