Clive Cussler Reading Order
10 series · 217 books · Born 1931-07-15
Clive Cussler was a prolific author known for his thrilling adventure novels, particularly in the action and maritime genres. With an impressive body of work that includes 217 titles across 10 series, he is best recognized for the Dirk Pitt series, along with others like the NUMA Files and Oregon Files. Active from 1950 until his passing in 2026, Cussler's storytelling captivated readers around the globe.
Anthologies Series
Complete1 book (2009–2009)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Thriller 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
Children's Series
Complete2 books (2006–2010)
Start with The Adventures of Vin Fiz and read in order.
Dirk Pitt Series
OngoingChronological order differs28 books (1973–2026)
Start with The Mediterranean Caper / Mayday!. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Mediterranean Caper / Mayday! 1973Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Iceberg 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Raise the Titanic! 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Vixen 03 1978Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Night Probe! 1981Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Pacific Vortex 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Deep Six 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Cyclops 1986Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Treasure 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Dragon 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Sahara 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Inca Gold 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Shock Wave 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Flood Tide 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Atlantis Found 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Valhalla Rising 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Trojan Odyssey 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Black Wind(With: Dirk Cussler) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Treasure of Khan(With: Dirk Cussler) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Arctic Drift(With: Dirk Cussler) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Crescent Dawn(With: Dirk Cussler) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Poseidon's Arrow(With: Dirk Cussler) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Havana Storm(With: Dirk Cussler) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Odessa Sea(With: Dirk Cussler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Celtic Empire(With: Dirk Cussler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  The Devil's Sea(By: Dirk Cussler) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | The Corsican Shadow(By: Dirk Cussler) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Obsidian Sky(By: Dirk Cussler) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Fargo Adventures Series
Ongoing13 books (2009–2026)
Start with Spartan Gold(With: Grant Blackwood), the first of 13 books in the Fargo Adventures series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Spartan Gold(With: Grant Blackwood) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Lost Empire(With: Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Kingdom(With: Grant Blackwood) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Tombs(With: Thomas Perry) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Mayan Secrets(With: Thomas Perry) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Eye of Heaven(With: Russell Blake) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Solomon Curse(With: Russell Blake) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Pirate(With: Robin Burcell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Romanov Ransom(With: Robin Burcell) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Gray Ghost(With: Robin Burcell) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Oracle(With: Robin Burcell) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Wrath of Poseidon(With: Robin Burcell) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Serpent's Eye(With: Robin Burcell) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
General Military Series
Likely Complete112 books (1950–2021)
Start with Otto Skorzeny(By: Stuart Smith), the first of 112 books in the General Military series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Skorzeny(By: Stuart Smith) 1950Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Forgotten Dead(By: Mark Rogerson,Ken Small) 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Jackspeak(By: Rick Jolly) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Joshua L. Chamberlain(By: Thomas A. Desjardin) 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Hunt the Bismarck(By: Angus Konstam) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Out of Nowhere(By: Martin Pegler) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Rome at War(By: Adrian Goldsworthy) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Rolling Thunder In A Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited(By: Andrew Wiest) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Struggle for a Vast Future(By: Aaron Sheehan-Dean) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  FUBAR(By: Gordon L. Rottman) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  An Officer's Manual of the Western Front(By: Stephen Bull) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Deceiving Hitler(By: Terry Crowdy) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Warship 2008(By: John Jordan) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Armies of the Napoleonic Wars(By: Chris McNab) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Empire of the Seas(By: Brian Lavery) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | No Greater Ally(By: Kenneth K. Koskodan) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  The English Civil Wars, 1640-1660(By: Blair Worden) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Battleground Prussia(By: Prit Buttar) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | The Roman Army(By: Chris McNab) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Quick Training for War(By: Robert Baden-Powell,Martin Robson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Silent Killers(With: James P. Delgado) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  The Road to Victory(By: Dale A. Dye,Robert J.O'Neill) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  The Spitfire Pocket Manual(By: Martin Robson) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Warship 2011(By: John Jordan) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Concrete Hell(By: Lou DiMarco) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Panther(By: Michael; Green Gladys Green) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Commando Pocket Manual(By: Christopher Westhorp) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | The Para Fitness Guide(By: Sam McGrath) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | The Rice Paddy Navy(By: Linda Kush) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | America's Elite(By: Chris McNab) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  American Tanks & AFVs of World War II(By: Michael Green) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Invasion 1914(By: Ian Senior) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  No Victory in Valhalla(By: Ian Gardner) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  The SAS Pocket Manual(By: Christopher Westhorp) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  American Knights(By: Victor Failmezger) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | Company of Heroes(By: Eric Poole) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Finland at War(By: Vesa Nenye) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Germany Ascendant(By: Prit Buttar) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  The History of the Panzerwaffe(By: ThomasAnderson) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Instrument of War(By: Dennis E. Showalter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 |  Liberty or Death(By: Peter McPhee) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  Maps of War(By: Jeremy Black) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  Samurai Armour(By: Trevor Absolon) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  We March Against England(By: Robert Forczyk) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 |  Bloodstained Sands(By: Michael G. Walling) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Case Red(By: Robert Forczyk) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  Concorde Pocket Manual(By: Richard Johnstone-Bryden) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | Loco Spotter’s Guide(By: Stuart Black) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | Pacific Thunder(By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Panther(By: ThomasAnderson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 |  Sevastopol’s Wars(By: Mungo Melvin) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 |  Shadow over the Atlantic(By: Jim Laurier,Robert Forsyth) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 | Shot Down and in the Drink(By: Graham Pitchfork) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 |  Soviet T-10 Heavy Tank and Variants(By: Stephen Sewell,James Kinnear) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 |  The Long Range Desert Group in World War II(By: Gavin Mortimer) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 56 |  The Second World Wars(By: Victor Davis Hanson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 57 |  The Splintered Empires(By: Prit Buttar) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 58 |  With Their Bare Hands(By: Gene Fax) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 59 | Charlie Company Journeys Home(By: Andrew Wiest) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 60 | Cutty Sark Pocket Manual(By: Arron Hewett,Louise MacFarlane) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 61 |  Day of the Rangers(By: Leigh Neville) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 62 |  Forts(By: Jeremy Black,National Archives) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 63 |  HMS Belfast Pocket Manual(By: John Blake) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 64 |  Legion versus Phalanx(By: Myke Cole) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 65 |  Morning Star, Midnight Sun(By: Jeffrey R. Cox) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 66 |  Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat(By: Martin Robson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 67 |  Run to the Sound of the Guns(By: Nicholas Moore,Mir Bahmanyar) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 68 | Snapdragon(By: Liesl Bradner,PhilStern) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 69 |  Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank(By: Stephen Sewell,James Kinnear,Andrey Aksenov) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 70 |  The British Home Guard Pocketbook(By: A.F.U. Green) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 71 |  The German Soldier's Pocket Manual(By: Stephen Bull) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 72 |  The Mosquito Pocket Manual(By: Martin Robson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 73 | The Third Reich is Listening(By: Christian Jennings) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 74 |  Tidal Wave(By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 75 |  Valley Of The Shadow(By: Kevin M. Boylan,Luc Olivier) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 76 |  An Englishman Abroad(By: Gianluca Barneschi) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 77 | Case White(By: Robert Forczyk) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 78 | Doctor for Friend and Foe(By: Rick Jolly) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 79 |  German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'(By: Aaron Stephan Hamilton) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 80 |  Hitler's Death(By: Luke Daly-Groves) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 81 |  Holding the Line(By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 82 |  How to Survive in the Georgian Navy(By: National Archives) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 83 |  On a Knife's Edge(By: Prit Buttar) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 84 | Panzerartillerie(By: ThomasAnderson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 85 | Pilgrim Days(By: Alastair MacKenzie) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 86 |  Scapa 1919(By: Innes McCartney) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 87 | Sent by the Iron Sky(By: Ian Gardner) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 88 |  Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank(By: Stephen Sewell,James Kinnear,Andrey Aksenov) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 89 |  The Great Bear at War(By: Chris McNab,Mark Galeotti) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 90 |  The Hurricane Pocket Manual(By: Martin Robson) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 91 |  The Persian War(By: William Shepherd) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 92 |  The Pirate World(By: Angus Konstam) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 93 |  Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway(By: David Rigby) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 94 |  War Bows(By: Mike Loades) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 95 |  Warship 2019(By: John Jordan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 96 | World War II Battle by Battle(By: Nikolai Bogdanovic) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 97 |  Audacious Missions of World War II(By: National Archives) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 98 | Be PARA Fit(By: Sam McGrath) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 99 |  Blazing Star, Setting Sun(By: Jeffrey R. Cox) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 100 |  Blood, Metal and Dust(By: Ben Barry) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 101 |  Hitler's Tanks(By: Chris McNab) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 102 |  I Will Run Wild(By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 103 |  Lawrence of Arabia on War(By: Rob Johnson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 104 |  Mutiny on the Spanish Main(By: Angus Konstam) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 105 | Rome - City in Terror(By: Victor Failmezger) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 106 |  The Devil's Bridge(By: Anthony Tucker-Jones) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 107 |  The Master Shipwright's Secrets(By: Richard Endsor) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 108 |  The Reckoning(By: Prit Buttar) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 109 |  Jutland 1916(By: Innes McCartney) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 110 |  Soviet T-62 Main Battle Tank(By: Stephen Sewell,James Kinnear,Andrey Aksenov) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 111 |  The Churchill Quiz Book(By: Kieran Whitworth) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 112 |  Warship 2021(By: John Jordan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Isaac Bell Adventures Series
Ongoing15 books (2007–2025)
Start with The Chase, the first of 15 books in the Isaac Bell Adventures series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Chase 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Wrecker(With: Justin Scott) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Spy(With: Justin Scott) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Race(With: Justin Scott) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Thief(With: Justin Scott) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Striker(With: Justin Scott) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Bootlegger(With: Justin Scott) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Assassin(With: Justin Scott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Gangster(With: Justin Scott) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Cutthroat(With: Justin Scott) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Titanic Secret(With: Jack Du Brul) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Saboteurs(With: Jack Du Brul) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  The Sea Wolves(By: Jack Du Brul) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Heist(By: Jack Du Brul) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Iron Storm(By: Jack Du Brul) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
NUMA Files Series
Ongoing22 books (1999–2026)
Start with Serpent(With: Paul Kemprecos), the first of 22 books in the NUMA Files series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Serpent(With: Paul Kemprecos) 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Blue Gold(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Fire Ice(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  White Death(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Lost City(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Polar Shift(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Navigator(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Medusa(With: Paul Kemprecos) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Devil's Gate(With: Graham Brown) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Storm(With: Graham Brown) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Zero Hour(With: Graham Brown) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Ghost Ship(With: Graham Brown) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  The Pharaoh's Secret(With: Graham Brown) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Nighthawk(With: Graham Brown) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  The Rising Sea(With: Graham Brown) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Sea of Greed(With: Graham Brown) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Journey of the Pharaohs(With: Graham Brown) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Fast Ice(With: Graham Brown) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Dark Vector(With: Graham Brown) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Condor's Fury(With: Graham Brown) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Desolation Code(With: Graham Brown) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Cold Fire(By: Graham Brown) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete3 books (1998–2016)
Start with Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed and read in order.
Oregon Files Series
Ongoing19 books (2003–2025)
Start with Golden Buddha(With: Craig Dirgo), the first of 19 books in the Oregon Files series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Golden Buddha(With: Craig Dirgo) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Sacred Stone(With: Craig Dirgo) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Dark Watch(With: Jack Du Brul) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Skeleton Coast(With: Jack Du Brul) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Plague Ship(With: Jack Du Brul) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Corsair(With: Jack Du Brul) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Silent Sea(With: Jack Du Brul) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Jungle(With: Jack Du Brul) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Mirage(With: Jack Du Brul) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Piranha(With: Boyd Morrison) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  The Emperor's Revenge(With: Boyd Morrison) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Typhoon Fury(With: Boyd Morrison) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Shadow Tyrants(With: Boyd Morrison) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Final Option(With: Boyd Morrison) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Marauder(With: Boyd Morrison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Hellburner(By: Mike Maden) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Fire Strike(By: Mike Maden) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Ghost Soldier(By: Mike Maden) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Quantum Tempest(By: Mike Maden) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
The Sea Hunters Series
Complete2 books (1994–2002)
Start with The Sea Hunters and read in order.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Clive Cussler written?
- Clive Cussler has written 217 books across 10 series. Their published works span from 1950 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Clive Cussler series?
- Here are the first books in Clive Cussler's series: Children's: The Adventures of Vin Fiz; Dirk Pitt: The Mediterranean Caper / Mayday!; Fargo Adventures: Spartan Gold(With: Grant Blackwood); General Military: Otto Skorzeny(By: Stuart Smith); Isaac Bell Adventures: The Chase.
- What order should I read Clive Cussler's books?
- We recommend reading Clive Cussler's series in publication order. Note that some series have a different chronological order — see the series details above for guidance. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Clive Cussler still writing new books?
- Yes, Clive Cussler has 5 ongoing series: Dirk Pitt, Fargo Adventures, Isaac Bell Adventures, NUMA Files, Oregon Files.
- Should I read Clive Cussler's books in chronological or publication order?
- For first-time readers, we recommend publication order. Some of Clive Cussler's series have a different chronological order, but the stories were written to be enjoyed in the order they were published.