Poseidon's Arrow

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed. Cussler is an internation...

Dirk Cussler arbeitete nach seinem Studium in Berkeley viele Jahre lang in der Finanzwelt, bevor er sich hauptberuflich dem Schreiben widmete. Darüber hinaus nahm er an mehreren der über achtzig Expeditionen der NUMA teil.