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Fargo Adventures
The Fargo Adventures series by Clive Cussler has 13 known books (13 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Spartan Gold (2009). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Serpent's Eye.
- Books
- 13 known books (13 novels)
- Published
- 13
- First published
- 2009
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Adventure
- Last checked
Start here: Spartan Gold (2009) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Spartan Gold
Spartan Gold (2009, 388 pages) launched Fargo Adventures, introducing Sam and Remi Fargo -- a former DARPA engineer and a historian-linguist, self-made multimillionaires who bankroll their own globe-trotting treasure hunts. Clive Cussler wrote the series as his lightest, most purely fun adventure line, and Grant Blackwood co-wrote this opening installment, chasing a Spartan treasure ahead of rival hunters.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Spartan Gold - Book 2:
Lost Empire
Lost Empire (2010, 441 pages) follows Spartan Gold and precedes The Kingdom in the Fargo Adventures reading order, one of the first three books Grant Blackwood co-wrote with Clive Cussler as Sam and Remi Fargo chase another piece of lost history against rivals who want it for far less noble reasons.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lost Empire - Book 3:
The Kingdom
The Kingdom (2011, 424 pages) slots into Fargo Adventures between Lost Empire and The Tombs, the last of the three installments Grant Blackwood co-wrote with Clive Cussler before Thomas Perry took over the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Kingdom - Book 4:
The Tombs
Running 374 pages, The Tombs (2012) continues Fargo Adventures after The Kingdom, and is the first of two entries co-written by Thomas Perry, who took over from Grant Blackwood as Sam and Remi Fargo's globe-trotting treasure hunts continued.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Tombs - Book 5:
The Mayan Secrets
Book 5 of Fargo Adventures, The Mayan Secrets (2013) sits between The Tombs and The Eye of Heaven, sending Sam and Remi Fargo after a Mayan codex -- one of the specific lost-history prizes, alongside a Spartan treasure and a Romanov fortune, that define the series' Indiana-Jones-style premise.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Mayan Secrets - Book 6:
The Eye of Heaven
Running 481 pages, The Eye of Heaven (2014) continues Fargo Adventures after The Mayan Secrets, part of the run co-written by Russell Blake, who took over the series for two installments before Robin Burcell became its sole writer from Pirate onward.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Eye of Heaven - Book 7:
The Solomon Curse
The Solomon Curse (2015, 429 pages) follows The Eye of Heaven and precedes Pirate in the Fargo Adventures reading order, the second of two entries co-written by Russell Blake before Robin Burcell took over the series for good.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Solomon Curse - Book 8:
Pirate
Running 400 pages, Pirate (2016) continues Fargo Adventures after The Solomon Curse and marks the point where Robin Burcell became the series' sole co-writer alongside Clive Cussler, a role she has held for every installment since, including all those published after Cussler's 2020 death.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Pirate - Book 9:
The Romanov Ransom
The Romanov Ransom (2017, 400 pages) follows Pirate and precedes The Gray Ghost in the Fargo Adventures reading order, sending Sam and Remi Fargo after a Romanov fortune -- one of the series' recurring real-history treasure hooks -- with Robin Burcell continuing as Clive Cussler's co-writer.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Romanov Ransom - Book 10:
The Gray Ghost
The Gray Ghost (2018) was written jointly by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, continuing Fargo Adventures after The Romanov Ransom as Sam and Remi Fargo's globe-trotting treasure hunts carried on with Burcell now the series' regular co-author.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Gray Ghost - Book 11:
The Oracle
The Oracle holds position 11 in Fargo Adventures, credited to Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell, continuing the married treasure-hunting duo's run of self-contained adventures ahead of Wrath of Poseidon.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Oracle - Book 12:
Wrath of Poseidon
Wrath of Poseidon (2020, 416 pages) slots into Fargo Adventures between The Oracle and The Serpent's Eye, published the year of Clive Cussler's death -- Robin Burcell has written every Fargo Adventures novel since Pirate, including this one and all that followed.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Wrath of Poseidon - Book 13:
The Serpent's Eye
The Serpent's Eye (2023, 400 pages) arrived three years after Wrath of Poseidon, the widest gap between any two books in Fargo Adventures, and is the series' most recent entry -- written solely by Robin Burcell, who has continued Sam and Remi Fargo's treasure-hunting adventures without Cussler's involvement since his 2020 death.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Serpent's Eye
About the Fargo Adventures series
Sam and Remi Fargo are self-made multimillionaires — he a former DARPA engineer, she a historian and linguist — who spend their fortune bankrolling their own globe-trotting expeditions instead of relaxing into retirement. Each novel sends them chasing a real or plausible piece of lost history — a Spartan treasure, a Mayan codex, a Romanov fortune, a Viking relic — against rival treasure hunters, mercenaries and governments who want the same prize for far less noble reasons. Clive Cussler launched the series in 2009 as his lightest, most purely fun adventure line: lower body-count and higher banter than Dirk Pitt or the Oregon Files, built around a genuinely happy, bickering-but-devoted marriage rather than a lone-wolf hero.
The series has passed through several co-writers — Grant Blackwood, Thomas Perry and Russell Blake each wrote a few installments before Robin Burcell took over from Pirate (2016) onward and has written every book since, continuing solo after Cussler's 2020 death. Readers who want Indiana-Jones-style treasure-hunting with a married couple's chemistry at the center, and a gentler tone than the rest of the Cussler-verse, are the natural audience.
Frequently asked questions
How many Fargo Adventures books are there?
There are 13 Fargo Adventures novels as of The Serpent's Eye (2023), starting with Spartan Gold in 2009.
What order should I read the Fargo Adventures books in?
Publication order, beginning with Spartan Gold, is the recommended default. Each treasure hunt is self-contained, though Sam and Remi's relationship deepens across the series.
Who writes the Fargo Adventures now that Clive Cussler has died?
Robin Burcell has written the series since Pirate (2016) and has continued it solo since Cussler's 2020 death.
How is Fargo Adventures different from Cussler's other series?
It follows a married couple of independently wealthy treasure hunters rather than a government agent (Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files) or a private paramilitary crew (Oregon Files), and leans lighter and more romantic in tone.
Is there a new Fargo Adventures book coming?
No confirmed next title or date has been announced beyond The Serpent's Eye (2023) as of this writing.
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