Dirk Cussler
{{short description|American author|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1961}}
|nationality=American
|alma_mater=ASU, UC Berkeley
|education=BS, MBA
|occupation=Author
|known_for=Adventure Fiction Writer
|notable_works=Dirk Pitt series
|relations=Clive Cussler (father)
}}
Dirk Cussler (born 1961) is an American author. He is the son of best selling author Clive Cussler and a co-author of several Dirk Pitt adventure novels, as well as being the namesake of the Pitt character.
Early life and education
Cussler was born in 1961;{{cite web|date=1 April 2019|url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&cqlMode=true&query=nid%3D132018861|title=Cussler, Dirk|publisher=Deutschen Nationalbibliothek|work=Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek|language=German|location=Germany|access-date=20 July 2019}} he has an MBA from Berkeley.{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/67667/dirk-cussler|title=Dirk Cussler - Penguin Random House|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com}}
Career
Cussler worked for many years in finance before assisting his father in writing the latest novels in the Dirk Pitt series.{{cite web|access-date=19 June 2019|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/modernsignedbooks/2016/10/10/msb--dirk-cussler-on-his-latest-book-odessa-sea|title=MSB - Dirk Cussler on his latest book, Odessa Sea.|website=BlogTalkRadio}} Cussler also plays an integral part in the non-profit foundation National Underwater and Marine Agency, which was founded by his father. Cussler is head of the council of NUMA and is also a member of the NUMA's Board of Trustees.
Bibliography
- Black Wind (2004), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Treasure of Khan (2006), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Arctic Drift (2008), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Crescent Dawn (2010), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Poseidon's Arrow (2012), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Havana Storm (2014), co-written with Clive Cussler - New York Times #1 Best Seller (November 2017)
- Odessa Sea (2016), co-written with Clive Cussler
- Celtic Empire (2019), co-written with Clive Cussler - Winner of 2020 Colorado Book Award for Best Mystery{{cite web|url=https://coloradohumanities.org/programs/colorado-book-awards |access-date=15 April 2023|website=coloradohumanities.org|title=Colorado Book Awards}}
- Clive Cussler's The Devil's Sea (2021)
- Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow (2023)
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Dirk Cussler}}
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Category:American adventure novelists
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:Haas School of Business alumni
Category:American male novelists
Category:21st-century American male writers
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