Which of Clive Cussler's adventure books is your all-time favorite?

A few years ago, I had a life-changing experience: I read Clive Cussler’s adventure novel, “Inca Gold.” It was my first exposure to Cussler, and I was hooked. From that point, I set out to read all of his books, and I recently scratched another one of his novels of my list of those I hadn’t read, 2009’s “Medusa.”

“Medusa,” which was co-authored by Paul Kemprecos, is the eighth book in Cussler’s NUMA Files series, which features Kurt Austin. Austin is the Team Leader of the National Underwater and Marine Agency’s Special Assignments Division. First released in June 2009, “Medusa” involves the disappearance of a secret, deepwater government research lab, where scientists were studying a rare and unusual jellyfish called the Blue Medusa. The stakes become high when Austin and his colleagues are charged with finding the missing lab in order to help stop a deadly virus that threatens to spread out of China and around the world. The research into the Blue Medusa holds the key to a cure that could save humanity.

By my count, this is the twelfth Cussler book that I’ve read, so I’ve got a long way to go in my quest to read all of his books. Those that I’ve read include:

- The Mediterranean Caper (1973)
- Iceberg (1975)
- Vixen 03 (1978)
- Pacific Vortex (1983)
- Sahara (1992)
- Inca Gold (1994)
- The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks (1996)
- Flood Tide (1997)
- Golden Buddha (2003)
- White Death (2003)
- Sacred Stone (2004)
- Medusa (2009)

Of those 12, I would say that “Inca Gold” was my favorite, followed by “Sahara.”

Those that I haven’t read include:
- Raise the Titanic! (1976)
- Night Probe (1981)
- Deep Six (1984)
- Cyclops (1986)
- Treasure (1988)
- Dragon (1990)
- Shock Wave (1996)
- Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed (1998)
- Atlantis Found (1999)
- Serpent (1999)
- Blue Gold (2000)
- Valhalla Rising (2001)
- Fire Ice (2002)
- The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World’s Seas for Famous Shipwrecks (2002)
- Trojan Odyssey (2003)
- Black Wind (2004)
- Lost City (2004)
- Dark Watch (2005)
- Polar Shift (2005)
- The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006)
- Skeleton Coast (2006)
- Treasure of Khan (2006)
- The Chase (2007)
- The Navigator (2007)
- Artic Drift (2008)
- Plague Ship (2008)
- Corsair (2009)
- Medusa (2009)
- Spartan Gold (2009)
- The Wrecker (2009)
- The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy (2010)
- Crescent Dawn (2010)
- The Lost Empire (2010)
- The Silent Sea (2010)
- The Spy (2010)
- Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt (2011)
- Devil’s Gate (2011)
- The Jungle (2011)
- The Kingdom (2011)
- The Race (2011)
- The Storm (2012)
- The Thief (2012)

In the end, how many of Cussler’s books have you had a chance to read? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Which of his books is your all-time favorite and why? Let us know in the comments section below.