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Books like Dirk Pitt: 9 series to read next

Dirk Pitt is thriller & suspense and adventure, about expeditions, set in contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dirk Pitt is 12 books, 1973–2001.

“Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished.”
from the catalogue description of Pacific Vortex!

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Jack Howard
The NUMA Files
The Joshua Files
Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)
Jack West, Jr.
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase
Philip Mercer
Shane Schofield
Tom Broadbent / Wyman Ford

Jack HowardSeries

seriesDavid Gibbins8 books2005

Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Atlantis →

The NUMA FilesSeries

seriesClive Cussler, Graham Brown & Paul Kemprecos6 books2004

Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Lost City finds them investigating a life-extending enzyme discovered deep in the North Atlantic, and the string of deaths and disappearances surrounding its discovery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lost City →

The Joshua FilesSeries

seriesM. G. Harris6 books2008

About prophecy, set in latin america.

“The mythology of the series includes a fictional prophecy of the ancient Maya of a catastrophic event that will occur in December 2012.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Descendant →

Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)Series

seriesThomas Greanias3 books2005

Mysterious in tone.

“Greanias originally planned a longer series; this trilogy stands as the completed core of a larger Atlantis mythology he later expanded through prequels and spin-offs.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raising Atlantis →

Jack West, Jr.Series

seriesMatthew Reilly7 books2005

Thriller & suspense and adventure, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Seven Ancient Wonders →

Nina Wilde and Eddie ChaseSeries

seriesAndy McDermott19 books2007

Thriller & suspense and adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

“A LOST CIVILIZATION.A DANGEROUS QUEST.A DEADLY SECRET.It's one of history's most enduring and controversial legends--the lost city of Atlantis.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunt for Atlantis

Start with The Hunt for Atlantis →

Philip MercerSeries

seriesJack Du Brul2 books1998

Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Vulcan's Forge →

Shane SchofieldSeries

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

“Ice Station is Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly's second novel, released in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Ice Station

Start with Ice Station →

Tom Broadbent / Wyman FordSeries

seriesDouglas Preston6 books2003

Science fiction.

“Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Codex →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Dirk Pitt?: Jack Howard — the closest match to Dirk Pitt on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dirk Pitt?: Pacific Vortex!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dirk Pitt.
How big is Dirk Pitt?: Dirk Pitt is 12 books, 1973–2001.
Is Dirk Pitt finished?: Yes — 12 books, 1973–2001.

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