Clive Cussler┬аis the author or coauthor of more than 50 previous books in five best-selling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files,┬аOregon┬аFiles, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include┬аBuilt for Adventure:┬аThe Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus┬аThe Sea Hunters┬аand┬аThe Sea Hunters II. They describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than┬а60 ships, including the long lost Confederate ship┬аHunley. He lives in Arizona.
Dirk Cussler, an MBA from Berkeley, worked for many years in the financial arena and now devotes himself full-time to writing. He is the coauthor with Clive Cussler of┬аBlack Wind┬аand┬аTreasure of Khan. For the past several years, he has been an active participant and partner in his fatherтАЩs NUMA expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees.