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Oregon Files
The Oregon Files series by Clive Cussler has 19 known books (19 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Golden Buddha (2003). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Quantum Tempest.
- Books
- 19 known books (19 novels)
- Published
- 19
- First published
- 2003
- Status
- ongoing
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- Adventure
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Start here: Golden Buddha (2003) — 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:
Golden Buddha
Golden Buddha (2003, 484 pages) opens the series, spun off by Clive Cussler from his Dirk Pitt novels the same year, introducing Juan Cabrillo, the former CIA officer who lost a leg in the line of duty and now runs the Corporation aboard the Oregon -- a rust-streaked freighter that's secretly one of the most advanced vessels afloat. It's co-written with Craig Dirgo, the first of his two entries in the series.
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Sacred Stone
Sacred Stone (2004, 480 pages), the second novel, is the last of two books Craig Dirgo co-wrote with Cussler before Jack Du Brul took over the series the following year. It followed Golden Buddha, continuing the faster, pulpier, more gadget-driven tone Cussler gave the Oregon Files apart from his NUMA-centered work.
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Dark Watch
Dark Watch (2005, 368 pages), the shortest novel in the series, is the first of seven books Jack Du Brul co-wrote with Cussler, carrying the series through most of the rest of the 2000s. It followed Sacred Stone as Cabrillo's Corporation crew -- weapons specialist, doctor, hacker and the rest -- continued taking on jobs no government could touch.
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Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast (2006, 435 pages), the fourth entry, is the second of Jack Du Brul's run of Oregon Files collaborations with Cussler, following Dark Watch. It keeps to the series' team-based action and the Oregon's habit of revealing some new hidden capability exactly when the plot needs it.
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Plague Ship
Plague Ship (2008), the fifth novel co-written by Cussler and Jack Du Brul, followed Skeleton Coast and preceded Corsair the following year, continuing the high-tech espionage and old-fashioned swashbuckling that define Cabrillo's Corporation missions.
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Corsair
Corsair (2009, 437 pages), the sixth entry, is another of Jack Du Brul's Oregon Files collaborations with Cussler, following Plague Ship. Like the rest of this stretch of the series, it leans harder into gadgetry and team-based action than Cussler's more historically-flavored Dirk Pitt and NUMA Files novels.
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The Silent Sea
The Silent Sea (2010, 403 pages), the seventh novel, continues the Du Brul-era run of Oregon Files books, following Corsair and preceding The Jungle. Cabrillo's private paramilitary Corporation, unbound by any government oversight, keeps chasing arms dealers, terrorists and rogue states at the series' trademark faster clip.
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The Jungle
The Jungle (2011, 406 pages), the eighth entry, followed The Silent Sea and preceded Mirage, part of Jack Du Brul's multi-year run co-writing the series with Cussler through the early 2010s.
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Mirage
Mirage (2012, 537 pages), the ninth novel, is the last of Jack Du Brul's seven Oregon Files collaborations with Cussler before a three-year gap preceded Boyd Morrison taking over the series in 2015. It followed The Jungle.
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Piranha
Piranha (2015, 421 pages), the tenth entry, is the first of six books Boyd Morrison co-wrote with Cussler, picking up the series after a three-year gap following Mirage. It keeps the Corporation's blend of gadgetry, team-based missions and the Oregon's ever-surprising hidden tech intact.
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The Emperor's Revenge
The Emperor's Revenge (2016, 613 pages), the eleventh novel, is the second of Boyd Morrison's Oregon Files collaborations with Cussler, following Piranha. At over 600 pages it's among the longer entries in the series.
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Typhoon Fury
Typhoon Fury (2017, 463 pages), the twelfth entry, continues Boyd Morrison's run co-writing the series with Cussler, following The Emperor's Revenge and preceding Shadow Tyrants.
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Shadow Tyrants
Shadow Tyrants (2018, 472 pages), the thirteenth novel, followed Typhoon Fury as Boyd Morrison's Oregon Files collaboration with Cussler continued into its fourth entry, preceding Final Option the following year.
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Final Option
Final Option (2019, 424 pages), the fourteenth entry, is the penultimate book Boyd Morrison co-wrote with Cussler before Marauder closed out that writing partnership the following year. It followed Shadow Tyrants.
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Marauder
Marauder (2020, 500 pages), the fifteenth novel, is the last of Boyd Morrison's Oregon Files collaborations with Cussler, published the same year Clive Cussler died. Mike Maden has written every entry since, starting with Hellburner two years later.
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Hellburner
Hellburner (2022, 512 pages), the sixteenth entry, is the first Oregon Files novel written by Mike Maden following Clive Cussler's 2020 death -- credited on the cover as "Clive Cussler's Hellburner" though Cussler had no hand in writing it. It followed Marauder after a two-year gap.
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Fire Strike
Fire Strike (2023, 691 pages) is, at 691 pages, the longest entry in the entire series -- Mike Maden's second Oregon Files novel, following Hellburner and continuing the franchise after Cussler's death.
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Ghost Soldier
Ghost Soldier (2024, 480 pages), the eighteenth entry, is Mike Maden's third Oregon Files novel, following Fire Strike and continuing the Cabrillo-and-the-Corporation formula Cussler established two decades earlier.
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Quantum Tempest
Quantum Tempest (2025) is, as of this curation, the most recent Oregon Files novel -- Mike Maden's fourth entry since taking over the series after Clive Cussler's 2020 death, following Ghost Soldier.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Quantum Tempest
About the Oregon Files series
The Oregon is a rust-streaked, deliberately decrepit-looking freighter that is secretly one of the most advanced vessels afloat: a floating arsenal packed with hidden weapons, submersibles and stealth technology, crewed by mercenary operatives who take on jobs no government can touch. It belongs to the Corporation, a private paramilitary outfit led by Juan Cabrillo, a former CIA officer who lost a leg in the line of duty and now runs missions that blend high-tech espionage with old-fashioned swashbuckling. Clive Cussler spun the series off from Dirk Pitt in 2003, giving himself a cast unbound by NUMA's more grounded, historically-flavored mysteries and free to chase modern threats — arms dealers, terrorists, pirates, rogue states — at a faster, pulpier clip.
The books lean harder into gadgetry and team-based action than any other Cussler series: Cabrillo's crew includes a weapons specialist, a doctor, a hacker and a small army of specialists who each get their moment, and the Oregon itself is practically a character, forever revealing some new hidden capability at the exact moment the plot needs it. Craig Dirgo co-wrote the first two books, Jack Du Brul carried the series for most of the 2000s and 2010s, Boyd Morrison took over in 2015, and since Cussler's 2020 death the series has continued under Mike Maden. Fans of fast, high-tech military-adventure thrillers — Tom Clancy with more banter — are the natural audience.
Frequently asked questions
How many Oregon Files books are there?
There are 19 Oregon Files novels as of Quantum Tempest (2025), starting with Golden Buddha in 2003.
What order should I read the Oregon Files books in?
Publication order, beginning with Golden Buddha, is the recommended default. Each mission is self-contained, though Juan Cabrillo's crew and the Oregon's capabilities develop across the series.
Who writes the Oregon Files now that Clive Cussler has died?
Mike Maden has written the series since Cussler's 2020 death, starting with Hellburner (2022). Earlier books were co-written by Craig Dirgo, Jack Du Brul and Boyd Morrison in turn.
How does the Oregon Files relate to Dirk Pitt and NUMA Files?
All three series share Cussler's adventure-fiction universe but follow different casts: Dirk Pitt and NUMA Files both center on NUMA's government marine-research operatives, while the Oregon Files follows Juan Cabrillo's private paramilitary Corporation. They can be read independently.
Is there a new Oregon Files book coming?
No confirmed next title or date has been announced beyond Quantum Tempest (2025) as of this writing.
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