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Founded by Clive Cussler
Reader’s Room Interview
by Katherine Sutcliffe
An interview with Dr Cussler, from the Coffee with Kate series:
ReadersRoom: Dr. Cussler, welcome to ReadersRoom.com. It’s a pleasure to speak with you. Thank you for taking the time to do this with us.
Clive Cussler: The pleasure’s mine.
ReadersRoom: With so much of your work having been on the New York Times bestseller list — actually, I believe it’s every book you’ve written — it’s a little hard to know where to begin, but let’s start with your extraordinarily busy schedule these days. I understand that you have a new novel coming out on October 7th — titled Golden Buddha. Could you tell our readers something about that?
Clive Cussler: I guess you would call it a spin off series. It’s taken from one of my books called Flood Tide where there was this … we’ll call it an old tramp steamer – a freighter that was all rusty and beat up and the crew was mangy — but it was all a façade. It really had all of this exotic equipment inside, Picasso paintings and a gourmet chef and all of these missiles, and it could do 50 knots. We thought it would be great fun to take that and base stories in and around it where they go from port to port and get contracts — because they are kind of mercenary — to save this person or do this or that. I guess you could call it a Mission: Impossible on a boat.
ReadersRoom: And I believe this is the first in what you plan to be a series called The Oregon Files?
Clive Cussler: Yes … but it will be The Oregon Chronicles, I guess.
ReadersRoom: This series is co-authored with Craig Dirgo I believe, who did The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II with you?
Clive Cussler: Right. I’ve done the non-fiction Sea Hunters with him.
[ed. The remainder of the interview was once posted online at the Reader’s Room but has since been removed and thus is no longer available.]
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Too bad the ReadersRoom website is no more. I would have enjoyed reading the entire interview.
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A Fan
I HAVE ALL OF MR. CUSSLER’S BOOKS EXCEPT THE LAST THREE WHICH I WILL PURCHASE WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. NOTHING PLEASES ME MORE THAN TO SIT QUIETLY & READ ONE OF HIS BOOKS, SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. IT’S HARD TO PUT A CLIVE CUSSLER BOOK DOWN ONCE BEGUN. THIS COLLECTION WILL BE PASSED TO MY SON & HIS FAMILY IN TEXAS. THANKS MR. CUSSLER FOR JUST BEING YOU.
I love reading your books and love the way u add yourself with descriptions into the story. Will continue to look for the latest adventures. Thank u for such wonderful reading novels.
Clive i want to say thank you for giving another sea loving individual as myself such an exciting and never ending mystery to read, record, and dream about. I eagerly wait with anticipation for each new novel you release. Thank you Clive!!!!!!!!
I ALSO HAVE READ MANY OF UR BOOKS, I PARTICULARLY LIKE TRYING TO RECOGNIZE WHEN UR ABOUT TO MAKE UR CAMEO APPEARANCE. ALSO I AM TURNING 62 SOON AND I GRADUATED CSULONG BEACH IN 1979 WITH A BS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING, DEPT HEADED BY CAPTAIN KENDALL. AM CURIOUS AS TO HOW I CAN BECOME AFFILATED WITH NUMA. THANK YOU
What an exciting summer we’ve had enjoying many of your adventure stories. As longtime Alaskans, we were first drawn to Arctic Storm. Couldn’t put it down!! We’ve since learned about Anarctica, Attila the Hun, and recently Greek and Roman history. Clive you are one of our family and anytime you want to visit Homer Alaska please do that. We have an extensive wooden boat history here with a few shipwrecks as well. Bring Dirk and you will meet some real characters!
Trisha and Clint
Cussler’s novels are the best ever. Cant’t wait until one. Love all the characters.
Cussler’s novels are the best ever. Can’t wait util the next one. Love all the main characters!
I really enjoy reading your work.I think my favorite thing about your work is it is fiction but there is always a lot of truth to it. One of my favorites was a book that mentioned a satellite in space that could drop metal rods anywhere in the world with the power of a huge bomb on impact. I know this was actually done by our government. Keep up the good work. You are a real American and I will continue to read your work. I love Dirk Pitt novels but the Oregon Files is my favorite. Juan Cabrillo is one bad ass dude with a huge heart. A very rare thing in this world.
Atlantis found was one of my favorite books . It got me through some hard times. I was in jail And I read that book like 15 times. You helped me escape reality and put me into a great adventure every time I pick that book up. Thank you. And hopefully one day all the hard work I do now I can have a great adventure someday. Ha maybe in my dreams
[email protected] I’ve read most of all your books very good eye opening. I’m a retired steel worker and I prospect for gold and treasure ! I have a grand daughter that’s 17 a straight A student that would like to work for you Lily has 1 more year to go in high school then college .What type of education would you think would help to help you ? I need your address so she can apply! Thank you R.C.Roberts
im french ex captain retired now thank you c.c.go further the books but
first in this time of pandemie to save the oceans!
Will there be more Oregon file books.
Cussler a name that turns heads and fosters dynamic expectations, brilliant author and worldwide asset.
I have only sadly just come across Clive Cussler after reading Treasure of Khan which I couldn’t put down and NUMA. Absolutely fascinating reading up on what you are all continuing to find. I am an addict of anything historical, archaeological and just finding out more. So found reading up on NUMA and your continuing historical finds makes the need for me to find out more. Good luck with your work. Now to find out more about Mongolia in today’s world. Khan I remember the film with You Brunner but Kublai Khan??? I must now find another Clive Cussler story. Many thanks for getting the brain cells working overtime. Was an 83 year old now I wish I was much younger and could join you!!
June: I’m so glad you enjoy Clive Cussler books. I suggest you get Trogan Odyssey. And I’m not recommending it because Clive put me in it as one of his characters. But I think you will li like it.
Cheerl, Ellsworth Boyd (P.S.-I’m also a character in Havana Storm, another one of Clive’s books I highly recommend.)
I graduated in 2003 with a BSc. Hons in Maritime Business and Maritime Law and grew up in Cornwall by the sea so have loved everything connected to oceans and ships all my life.
Shortly afterwards I was on a train in England and started chatting to the elderly gentleman sitting opposite me who looked familiar, had a really in-depth knowledge of the shipwrecks around our coast and was really interesting to listen to.
When I stood up to leave the train he shook my hand and I said I enjoyed our chat my name is Pamela.
He said ‘my name is Clive Clive Cussler.’
I gasped ‘but I love reading your books!’
Then I had to leave the train.
Trouble is I can’t remember the date now because it was a while ago.
I am very sorry to hear that Clive is no longer with us but meeting him was very special to me.