Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt Returns Today In Brand-New Sequel
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Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series has been a staple of action-adventure fiction for more than five decades, taking readers on countless high-stakes adventures involving everything from ancient shipwrecks and lost civilizations to deadly international conspiracies. Since the release of The Mediterranean Caper in 1973, the series has become one of the most recognizable names in the genre, with Pitt himself earning a reputation as one of fiction's most enduring adventurers.
Sadly, Cussler passed away in 2020, leaving behind an incredible literary legacy that included several bestselling franchises. Fortunately, his beloved Dirk Pitt series was already in good hands. His son, Dirk Cussler, had co-written eight novels with his father before his passing, eventually taking over as the series' primary author and continuing to deliver the same kind of action-packed adventures that made the original books so popular.
Now, more than six years after Clive Cussler's death, his most iconic character is officially returning for another adventure, with a brand-new Dirk Pitt thriller arriving today, November 10.
Clive Cussler's most famous adventurer is officially back, with Obsidian Sky available now. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, the 28th installment in the bestselling Dirk Pitt series promises another globe-spanning thriller, complete with ancient mysteries, dangerous technology, and "a potential cataclysmic event that threatens all of humanity."
The official description opens with an intriguing tease:
"A forgotten civilization. A lost Biblical artifact. A criminal enterprise lurking beneath the seas."
The story begins when Dirk Pitt, director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), rescues a group of archaeologists trapped inside a cavern following an earthquake. Their ordeal leads to the discovery of a mysterious 2,000-year-old silver scroll, written in a language even older than Phoenician. The artifact appears to contain clues to a priceless ancient treasure, but its discovery is apparently only the beginning of a much larger mystery.
In Obsidian Sky, Pitt and his longtime partner Al Giordino investigate the disappearance of a freighter in the Mediterranean Sea, eventually locating the wreck only to discover that its cargo has vanished. The two mysteries ultimately send Pitt on a dangerous international adventure involving what the publisher describes as "drugs, deceit, secret technology" and events with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Although the novel carries Clive Cussler's name, Obsidian Sky was written by his son, Dirk Cussler, who has continued the franchise following his father's death in 2020. The younger Cussler previously co-authored eight Dirk Pitt novels with his father before taking over the series, subsequently writing The Devil's Sea and The Corsican Shadow.
Interestingly, Dirk Cussler also has real-world experience with underwater exploration, having participated in his father's NUMA expeditions and continuing his legacy of searching for historic shipwrecks.
You can purchase Dirk Cussler's Obsidian Sky via Amazon here.
Obsidian Sky is available today in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats, with the hardcover edition running 496 pages and a suggested retail price of $34, while the audiobook is narrated by Scott Brick. For longtime readers, it's a great opportunity to reunite with one of adventure fiction's most enduring protagonists, with Dirk Cussler continuing the literary legacy his father established more than 50 years ago.
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