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Dirk Pitt® Series

27 primary works • 36 total works
The books below are in publication order.

Series also known as:
* Le avventure di Dirk Pitt
Dirk Eric Pitt is a renowned adventurer. While Dirk may be considered the hero of the series, Al Giordino is the man behind him. In the course of his work as a marine engineer of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), an oceanographic research organi…

Book 1

Pacific Vortex!
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3.80 · 25131 Ratings · 1013 Reviews · published 1983 · 98 editions
Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea e…

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    Book 2

    The Mediterranean Caper
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    3.81     · 24056 Ratings · 974 Reviews · published 1973 · 133 editions
    Dirk Pitt rides a tidal wave of intrigue in this c…

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    Book 3

    Iceberg
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    3.86     · 25629 Ratings · 686 Reviews · published 1975 · 2 editions
    Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice-the charre…

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    Book 4

    Raise the Titanic!
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    3.99     · 29973 Ratings · 1107 Reviews · published 1976 · 152 editions
    On orders from the Pentagon, marine explorer Dirk …

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    Book 5

    Vixen 03
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    3.86     · 14101 Ratings · 408 Reviews · published 1978 · 49 editions
    1954. Vixen 03 is down. The  plane, bound for the …

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    Book 6

    Night Probe!
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    3.92     · 15491 Ratings · 402 Reviews · published 1981 · 97 editions

    Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN […

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    Book 7

    Deep Six
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    3.91     · 18255 Ratings · 422 Reviews · published 1984 · 119 editions
    Another “impossible to put down” ( Houston Chronic…

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    Book 8

    Cyclops
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    3.91     · 15199 Ratings · 390 Reviews · published 1986 · 106 editions
    A wealthy American financier disappears on atreasu…

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    Book 9

    Treasure
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    3.96     · 16323 Ratings · 424 Reviews · published 1988 · 128 editions
    Charts of lost gold...breathtaking art and rarevol…

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    Book 10

    Dragon
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    3.95     · 15143 Ratings · 433 Reviews · published 1990 · 118 editions
    Clive Cussler, author of over twenty consecutive N…

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    Book 11

    Sahara
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    3.99     · 60430 Ratings · 1160 Reviews · published 1992 · 144 editions
    1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile,…

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    Book 12

    Inca Gold
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    4.01     · 29089 Ratings · 790 Reviews · published 1994 · 125 editions
    Nearly five centuries ago, a fleet of boats landed…

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    Book 13

    Shock Wave
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    4.08     · 22627 Ratings · 607 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions
    The thirteenth adrenaline-filled Dirk Pitt classic…

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    Book 14

    Flood Tide
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    4.04     · 21212 Ratings · 497 Reviews · published 1997 · 104 editions
    Following the runaway success of his first nonfict…

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    Book 15

    Atlantis Found
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    4.03     · 29652 Ratings · 937 Reviews · published 1999 · 117 editions
    Dirk Pitt discovers Atlantis, in a breathtaking no…

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    Book 16

    Valhalla Rising
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    3.98     · 25359 Ratings · 656 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
    Marine explorer Dirk Pitt must rely on the nautica…

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    Book 17

    Trojan Odyssey
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    3.97     · 19853 Ratings · 533 Reviews · published 2003 · 91 editions
    Long hailed as the grand master of adventure ficti…

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    Book 18

    Black Wind
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    3.93     · 15257 Ratings · 544 Reviews · published 2004 · 89 editions
    Dirk Pitt teams up with his children to find two W…

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    Book 19

    Treasure of Khan
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    3.97     · 16027 Ratings · 546 Reviews · published 2006 · 98 editions
    Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career w…

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    Book 20

    Arctic Drift
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    3.98     · 16105 Ratings · 772 Reviews · published 2008 · 99 editions
    A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse glob…

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    Book 21

    Crescent Dawn
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    4.04     · 13381 Ratings · 627 Reviews · published 2010 · 101 editions
    In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirat…

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    Book 22

    Poseidon's Arrow
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    4.05     · 11106 Ratings · 626 Reviews · published 2012 · 84 editions
    Manca soltanto un ultimo collaudo. Ed è proprio in…

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    Book 23

    Havana Storm
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    4.10     · 10860 Ratings · 648 Reviews · published 2014 · 63 editions
    Renowned marine adventurer Dirk Pitt returns to st…

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    Book 24

    Odessa Sea
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    4.02     · 8300 Ratings · 514 Reviews · published 2016 · 42 editions
    Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater…

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    Book 25

    Celtic Empire
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    4.18     · 11720 Ratings · 726 Reviews · published 2019 · 45 editions
    Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure," se…

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    Book 26

    Clive Cussler's The Devil's Sea
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    4.34     · 9155 Ratings · 399 Reviews · published 2021 · 29 editions
    "Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a hist…

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    Book 27

    Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow
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    4.35     · 6590 Ratings · 271 Reviews · published 2023 · 16 editions
    Intrepid adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel an endu…

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    Book 1-20

    Pacific Vortex
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    4.06     · 158 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 1 edition
    as listed

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    Book 2-3

    The Mediterranean Caper / Iceberg
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    4.14     · 1517 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1995 · 10 editions
    Dirk Pitt rides a tidal wave of intrigue in this c…

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    Book 3, 7 & 10

    Iceberg / Dragon / Deep Six
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    4.45     · 149 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 7-8

    Tiefsee / Cyclop
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    4.43     · 70 Ratings · published 1984 · 4 editions
    2 Bestseller in einem Band.

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    Book 9-11

    Treasure / Dragon / Sahara: Clive Cussler Gift Set
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    4.44     · 264 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1996 · 3 editions
    This set includes Sahara, Treasure and Dragon.

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    Book 14 & 8

    Flood Tide & Cyclops
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    4.29     · 558 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    Dirk Pitt matches wits with Qin Shang, who has a n…

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    Book 21-24

    Crescent Dawn / Poseidon's Arrow / Havana Storm / Odessa Sea
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    4.70     · 10 Ratings · 1 edition

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    Dirk Pitt Car Collection
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    4.62     · 40 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 7

    Deep Six / Blue Gold / Flood Tide / Shock Wave / Serpent / Raise the Titanic / The Sea Hunters / Pacific Vortex)
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    4.53     · 34 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Cussler is Hard to Beat

    Clive Cussler Collection

    8 B…

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