Clive Cussler 1931-   Clive Eric Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Alhambra, California. He was educated at Passadena City College for two years until dropping out to enlist in the US Air Force during the Korean War. During the 1960´s Cussler worked in advertising, first as a copywriter and later as a creative director of the D´Arcy advertising agency in Los Angeles. In 1978, he founded the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit foundation to locate, identify, and preserve shipwrecks of historical significance. In addition to his passion for adventure, Cussler is an avid automobile collector. He and his wife divide their time between their Colorado home, and their winter home in Paradise Valley, Arizona. They have three children. He is the creator of: 1. 'Dirk Pitt', a Major for the National Underwater and Marine Agency. 2. 'NUMA', a Special Assignments Team (together with Paul Kemprecos). Visit also this site.

Titles and year of publication:
 

'Dirk Pitt' Novels
1) The Mediterranian Caper (UK Title: Mayday)	1973
2) Iceberg	1975
3) Raise the Titanic!	1976
4) Vixen 03	1978
5) Night Probe!	1981
6) Pacific Vortex!	1983
7) Deep Six	1984
8) Cyclops	1986
9) Treasure	1988
10) Dragon	1991
11) Sahara	1992
12) Inca Gold	1994
13) Shock Wave	1996
14) Flood Tide	1997
15) Atlantis Found	1999
16) Valhalla Rising	2001
17) Trojan Odyssey	2003
18) Black Wind (with Dirk Cussler)	2004
19) Treasure of Khan (with Dirk Cussler)	2006
20) Arctic Drift (with Dirk Cussler)	2008
21) Crescent Dawn (with Dirk Cussler)	2010
'NUMA' Novels (with Paul Kemprecos or Graham Brown)
1) Serpent (with Paul Kemprecos)	1999
2) Blue Gold (with Paul Kemprecos)	2000
3) Fire Ice (with Paul Kemprecos)	2002
4) White Death (with Paul Kemprecos)	1999
5) Lost City (with Paul Kemprecos)	2004
6) Polar Shift (with Paul Kemprecos)	2005
7) The Navigator (with Paul Kemprecos)	2007
8) Medusa (with Paul Kemprecos)	2009
9) Devil's Gate (with Graham Brown)	2011
10) The Storm (with Graham Brown)	Due June 2012
Other Novels
1) Golden Buddha (with Craig Dirgo)	2003
2) Sacred Stone (with Craig Dirgo)	2004
3) Dark Watch (with Jack Du Brul)	2005
4) Skeleton Coast (with Jack Du Brul)	2006
5) The Chase	2007
6) Plague Ship (with Jack Du Brul)	2008
7) Corsair (with Jack Du Brul)	2009
8) Spartan Gold (with Grant Blackwood)	2009
9) The Wrecker (with Justin Scott)	2009
10) The Silent Sea (with Jack Du Brul)	2010
11) The Spy (with Justin Scott)	2010
12) Lost Empire (with Grant Blackwood)	2010
13) The Jungle (with Jack Du Brul)	2011
14) The Kingdom (with Grant Blackwood)	2011
15) The Race (with Justin Scott)	2011
16) The Thief (with Justin Scott)	2012
17) Mirage (with Jack Du Brul)	Due September 2012