Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler has written at least 210 books. Their most popular book is Sahara with 60 saves with an average rating of 3.68⭐.
Author Bio
Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed.
Cussler is an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union's Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to-the-day after plucking Titanic's survivors from the sea.
In September, 1998, NUMA - which turns over all artifacts to state and Federal authorities, or donates them to museums and universities - launched its own web site for those wishing more information about maritime history or wishing to make donations to the organization. (www.numa.net).
In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler is also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He has been honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
Cussler's books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. His past international bestsellers include Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey and Black Wind (this last with his son, Dirk Cussler); the nonfiction books The Sea Hunters, The Sea Hunters II and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt r Revealed; the NUMA® Files novels Serpent, Blue Gold, Fire Ice, White Death and Lost City (written with Paul Kemprecos); and the Oregon Files novels Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha (written with Craig Dirgo) and Dark Watch (written with Jack Du Brul).
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60 Readers • 3.7
#1 of 14 in Isaac Bell
2007 • 36 Readers • 365 pages • 4
35 Readers • 3.4
34 Readers • 3.4
#1 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2009 • 30 Readers • 384 pages • 3.2
#2 of 21 in NUMA Files
2000 • 25 Readers • 374 pages • 3
#19 of 21 in Dirk Pitt
2006 • 21 Readers • 552 pages • 3.2
#22 of 21 in Dirk Pitt
2012 • 19 Readers • 562 pages • 3.6
#6 of 21 in NUMA Files
2005 • 17 Readers • 531 pages • 3
#7 of 18 in Oregon Files
2010 • 17 Readers • 466 pages • 3.4
#2 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2010 • 16 Readers • 530 pages • 3.9
#14 of 18 in Oregon Files
2019 • 15 Readers • 10 pages • 4.5
15 Readers • 4
#26 of 21 in Dirk Pitt
2021 • 15 Readers • 481 pages • 3.8
#4 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2012 • 14 Readers • 450 pages • 3.3
#13 of 18 in Oregon Files
2018 • 14 Readers • 387 pages • 4.3
2012 • 14 Readers • 432 pages • 3.8
#3 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2011 • 14 Readers • 11 pages • 3.5
#13 of 21 in NUMA Files
2015 • 13 Readers • 411 pages • 3.5
13 Readers • 4.3
#10 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2018 • 11 Readers • 498 pages • 3.5
#17 of 21 in NUMA Files
2020 • 11 Readers • 432 pages • 4.3
#6 of 13 in Fargo Adventures
2014 • 10 Readers • 434 pages • 3.5
10 Readers • 4.2
#11 of 14 in Isaac Bell
2019 • 9 Readers • 10 pages • 4
2014 • 9 Readers • 418 pages • 4
#20 of 21 in NUMA Files
2023 • 8 Readers • 416 pages • 4
7 Readers • 3.4
2016 • 7 Readers • 3.5
#2 of 2 in The Sea Hunters
2002 • 6 Readers • 12 pages • 5
4 Readers
2020 • 4 Readers • 4
#6.6 of 6 in Cold Ridge/U.S. Marshals
2009 • 3 Readers
#5 of 21 in NUMA Files
2004 • 3 Readers • 456 pages • 3
