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Author, Adventurer, Car Collector Extraordinaire
Clive Cussler, the Grand Master of the American action
adventure novel, grew up in Alhambra, California. He
later attended Pasadena City College for two years,
but then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean
War where he served as an aircraft mechanic and flight
engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Upon
his discharge, he became a copywriter and later creative
director for two of the nation's leading ad agencies.
At that time, he wrote and produced radio and television
commercials that won numerous international awards one
at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Cussler began writing in 1965 and published his first
novel featuring Dirk Pitt® in 1973. His first non-fiction
work, THE SEA HUNTERS, was released in 1996. Because
of this work 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 of 1997. It was the
first time since the College was founded in 1874 that
such a degree was bestowed.
Cussler
is the founder the National Underwater & Marine
Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization that
dedicates itself to American maritime and naval history.
Cussler and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers
have discovered over 60 historically significant underwater
wreck sites. After verifying their finds, NUMA turns
the rights to the artifacts over to non-profits, universities,
or government entities all over the world. Some of these
finds include the C.S.S. Hunley, best known as the first
submarine to sink a ship in battle; the Housatonic,
the ship the Hunley sank; the U-20, the U-boat that
sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, sunk by the famous
ironclad, Merrimack; the Confederate raider Florida;
the Navy airship, Akron; the Republic of Texas Navy
warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston,
Texas; and the remains of the Carpathia, the valiant
ship that braved icebergs to rescue the survivor's of
the Titanic. In addition to being Chairman of NUMA,
Cussler is a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New
York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He
has also been honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for
outstanding underwater exploration.
A noted collector of classic automobiles, Cussler owns
85 of the finest examples of custom coachwork and 50's
convertibles to be found anywhere. They are garaged
near Golden, Colorado at the Cussler Museum. Today, Cussler divides his time
between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of
Arizona.
Cussler's books are published in more than 40 languages
in more than 100 countries with a readership of more
than 125 million avid fans. A complete list of Cussler's works is found below. More information on his books can also be found at Clive Cussler Books.
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1. The Mediterranean
Caper. First published November 1973 as a Mass
Market Paperback by Pyramid Books. |
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2. Iceberg. First
published September 1975 as a Hardcover by Dodd,
Mead, & Company. |
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3. Raise the Titanic!
First published October 1976 as a Hardcover by Viking
Press. |
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4. Vixen 03. First
published October 1978 as a Hardcover by Viking
Press. |
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5. Night Probe!
First published August 1981 as a Hardcover by Bantam
Books. |
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6. Pacific Vortex!
First published January 1983 as a Mass Market Paperback
by Bantam Books. |
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7. Deep Six. First
published May 1984 as a Hardcover by Simon &
Schuster. |
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8. Cyclops. First
published 1986 as a Hardcover by Simon & Schuster. |
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9. Treasure. First
published 1988 as a Hardcover by Simon & Schuster. |
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10. Dragon. First
published June 1990 as a Hardcover by Simon &
Schuster. |
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11. Sahara. First
published May 1992 as a Hardcover by Simon &
Schuster. |
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12. Inca Gold.
First published April 1994 as a Hardcover by Simon
& Schuster. |
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13. Shock Wave.
First published January 1996 as a Hardcover by Simon
& Schuster. |
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14. The Sea Hunters.
First published September 1996 as a Hardcover by
Simon & Schuster. (non-fiction) |
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15. Flood Tide.
Simon & Schuster. First published September
1997 as a Hardcover by Simon & Schuster. |
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16. Clive Cussler and
Dirk Pitt Revealed. First published November
1998 as a Mass Market Paperback by Pocket Books.
(non-fiction) |
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17. Serpent. First
published May 1999 as a Trade Paperback by Pocket
Books. (from the NUMA Files) |
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18. Atlantis Found.
First published December 1999 as a Hardcover by
G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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19. Blue Gold.
First published 2000 as a Trade Paperback by Pocket
Books. (from the NUMA Files) |
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20. Valhalla Rising.
First published August 2001 as a Hardcover by G.
P. Putnam's Sons. |
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21. Fire Ice. First
published 2002 as a Hardcover by G. P. Putnam's
Sons. (from the NUMA Files) |
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22. The Sea Hunters
II. First published December 2002 as a Hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. (non-fiction) |
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23. White Death.
First published June 2003 as a Hardcover by G. P.
Putnam's Sons. (from the NUMA Files) |
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24. Golden Buddha.
Berkley Books. First published October 2003 as a
Trade Paperback. (from the OREGON Chronicles) |
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25. Trojan Odyssey.
Published November 2003 as a Hardcover by G. P.
Putnam's Sons. First appearance was a UK printing. |
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26. Lost City.
Published July 2004 as a hardcover by G. P. Putnam's
Sons. |
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27. Black Wind.
Published November 2004 as a hardcover by G. P.
Putnam's Sons. First appearance was a UK printing. |
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28. Polar Shift. Published August 2005 as a hardcover by
G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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29. Sacred Stone.
Published January 2005 as a trade paperback by Berkley
Trade. |
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30. Dark Watch.
Published November 2005 as a trade paperback by
Berkley Trade. |
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31. Vin Fiz.
Published February 2006 as a hardcover by Philomel
Books. |
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32. Skeleton Coast.
Published October 2006 as a trade paperback by Berkley
Trade. |
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33. Treasure of
Khan. Published December 2006 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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34. The Navigator. Published June 2007 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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35. The Chase. Published November 2007 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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36. Plague Ship. Published June 2008 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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37. Arctic Drift. Published November 2008 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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38. Corsair. Published March 2009 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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39. Medusa. Published June 2009 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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40. Spartan Gold. Published September 2009 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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41. The Wrecker. Published November 2009 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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42. The Silent Sea. Published March 2010 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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43. The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy. Published May 2010 as a hardcover
by Philomel. |
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44. The Spy. Published June 2010 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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45. Lost Empire. Published August 2010 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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46. Crescent Dawn. Published November 2010 as a hardcover
by G. P. Putnam's Sons. |
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