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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 · 24718 Ratings · 989 Reviews · published 1983 · 7 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     · 23617 Ratings · 955 Reviews · published 1973 · 132 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     · 25269 Ratings · 673 Reviews · published 1975 · 6 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     · 29581 Ratings · 1089 Reviews · published 1976 · 6 editions
    On orders from the Pentagon, marine explorer Dirk …

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    Book 5

    Vixen 03
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    3.86     · 13931 Ratings · 402 Reviews · published 1978 · 107 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     · 15310 Ratings · 396 Reviews · published 1981 · 3 editions

    Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN […

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    Book 7

    Deep Six
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    3.91     · 18100 Ratings · 415 Reviews · published 1984 · 3 editions
    Another “impossible to put down” ( Houston Chronic…

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    Book 8

    Cyclops
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    3.91     · 15050 Ratings · 381 Reviews · published 1986 · 7 editions
    A wealthy American financier disappears on atreasu…

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    Book 9

    Treasure
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    3.95     · 16162 Ratings · 419 Reviews · published 1988 · 5 editions
    Charts of lost gold...breathtaking art and rarevol…

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    Book 10

    Dragon
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    3.95     · 14984 Ratings · 422 Reviews · published 1990 · 10 editions
    Clive Cussler, author of over twenty consecutive N…

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    Book 11

    Sahara
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    3.99     · 60076 Ratings · 1142 Reviews · published 1992 · 6 editions
    1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile,…

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    Book 12

    Inca Gold
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    4.01     · 28810 Ratings · 782 Reviews · published 1994 · 124 editions
    Nearly five centuries ago, a fleet of boats landed…

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    Book 13

    Shock Wave
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    4.08     · 22203 Ratings · 593 Reviews · published 1996 · 3 editions
    The thirteenth adrenaline-filled Dirk Pitt classic…

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    Book 14

    Flood Tide
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    4.03     · 20887 Ratings · 492 Reviews · published 1997 · 5 editions
    Following the runaway success of his first nonfict…

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    Book 15

    Atlantis Found
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    4.02     · 29287 Ratings · 932 Reviews · published 1999 · 5 editions
    Dirk Pitt discovers Atlantis, in a breathtaking no…

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    Book 16

    Valhalla Rising
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    3.98     · 25041 Ratings · 652 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     · 19632 Ratings · 526 Reviews · published 2003 · 4 editions
    Long hailed as the grand master of adventure ficti…

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    Book 18

    Black Wind
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    3.93     · 15029 Ratings · 537 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     · 15742 Ratings · 541 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career w…

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    Book 20

    Arctic Drift
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    3.97     · 15815 Ratings · 766 Reviews · published 2008 · 99 editions
    A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse glob…

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    Book 21

    Crescent Dawn
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    4.03     · 12964 Ratings · 619 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 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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    4.04     · 10763 Ratings · 617 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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    4.08     · 10359 Ratings · 637 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Renowned marine adventurer Dirk Pitt returns to st…

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    Book 24

    Odessa Sea
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    4.02     · 8184 Ratings · 505 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     · 11392 Ratings · 713 Reviews · published 2019 · 45 editions
    NUMA-directeur Dirk Pitt raakt betrokken bij een i…

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    Book 26

    Clive Cussler's The Devil's Sea
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    4.34     · 8840 Ratings · 391 Reviews · published 2021 · 3 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     · 6043 Ratings · 254 Reviews · published 2023 · 15 editions
    Intrepid adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel an endu…

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    Book 1-20

    Pacific Vortex
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    4.12     · 130 Ratings · 8 Reviews · 1 edition
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    Book 2-3

    The Mediterranean Caper / Iceberg
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    4.14     · 1512 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     · 147 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 7-8

    Tiefsee / Cyclop
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    4.43     · 69 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     · 261 Ratings · 6 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     · 556 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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    4.64     · 33 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Cussler is Hard to Beat

    Clive Cussler Collection

    8 B…

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