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NUMA Files Books in Order

NUMA Files contains 22 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Serpent (1999) and the newest is Cold Fire (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1999–2026
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
6,991 in 16 of 22 books
Reading time
117–175 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,991 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

See all 22 books in order Printable NUMA Files checklist

NUMA Files is a Clive Cussler adventure series featuring Kurt Austin, with marine scientists and underwater exploration among its subjects. The 22 books start with Serpent (1999), Blue Gold (2000) and Fire Ice (2002), and run to Cold Fire (2026). White Death (2003), Lost City (2004) and Polar Shift (2005) come next in order. Clive Cussler is credited on 19 titles, and Dark Vector (2022), Condor's Fury (2023) and Cold Fire are credited to Graham Brown. The series remains ongoing.

How many NUMA Files books are there?

NUMA Files has 22 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

NUMA Files Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 NUMA Files books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Serpent by Clive Cussler, book 1 of the NUMA Files series (1999)
  2. Cover of Blue Gold by Clive Cussler, book 2 of the NUMA Files series (2000)
  3. Cover of Fire Ice by Clive Cussler, book 3 of the NUMA Files series (2002)
  4. Cover of White Death by Clive Cussler, book 4 of the NUMA Files series (2003)
  5. Cover of Lost City by Clive Cussler, book 5 of the NUMA Files series (2004)
  6. Cover of Polar Shift by Clive Cussler, book 6 of the NUMA Files series (2005)
  7. Cover of The Navigator by Clive Cussler, book 7 of the NUMA Files series (2007)
  8. Cover of Medusa by Clive Cussler, book 8 of the NUMA Files series (2009)
  9. Cover of Devil's Gate by Clive Cussler, book 9 of the NUMA Files series (2011)
  10. Cover of The Storm by Clive Cussler, book 10 of the NUMA Files series (2012)
  11. Cover of Zero Hour by Clive Cussler, book 11 of the NUMA Files series (2013)
  12. Cover of Ghost Ship by Clive Cussler, book 12 of the NUMA Files series (2014)
  13. Cover of The Pharaoh's Secret by Clive Cussler, book 13 of the NUMA Files series (2015)
  14. Cover of Nighthawk by Clive Cussler, book 14 of the NUMA Files series (2017)
  15. Cover of The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler, book 15 of the NUMA Files series (2018)
  16. Cover of Journey of the Pharaohs by Clive Cussler, book 17 of the NUMA Files series (2020)
  17. Cover of Fast Ice by Clive Cussler, book 18 of the NUMA Files series (2021)
  18. Cover of Dark Vector by Graham Brown, book 19 of the NUMA Files series (2022)
  1. 1
    Serpent1999 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999480
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  2. 2
    Blue Gold2000 · 403 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000403
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  3. 3
    Fire Ice2002 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002416
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  4. 4
    White Death2003 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003355
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  5. 5
    Lost City2004 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004544
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  6. 6
    Polar Shift2005 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005544
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  7. 7
    The Navigator2007 · 437 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007437
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  8. 8
    Medusa2009 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009454
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  9. 9
    Devil's Gate2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    The Storm2012 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012404
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  11. 11
    Zero Hour2013 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013390
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  12. 12
    Ghost Ship2014 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014448
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  13. 13
    The Pharaoh's Secret2015 · 422 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015422
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  14. 14
    Nighthawk2017 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017454
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  15. 15
    The Rising Sea2018 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018406
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  16. 16
    Sea of Greed2019 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019402
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  17. 17
    Journey of the Pharaohs2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  18. 18
    Fast Ice2021 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021432
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  19. 19
    Dark Vector2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    Condor's Fury2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  21. 21
    Desolation Code2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  22. 22
    Cold Fire2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read NUMA Files books in order?

You should read the NUMA Files books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each NUMA Files book also stands alone.

Where to start with NUMA Files

Start with Serpent (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest NUMA Files book?

Cold Fire (2026) is the newest NUMA Files book released so far.

Is there a new NUMA Files book coming?

No next NUMA Files book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

NUMA Files at a glance

Still running
NUMA Files is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
NUMA Files books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,991 pages across the 16 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 427 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most NUMA Files books, 8 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
2 of the 22 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 22 titles, 19 are credited to Clive Cussler and 3 to Graham Brown.

What the NUMA Files books are about

18 of the 22 NUMA Files books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: marine scientists is tagged on 12 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by Clive Cussler

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.