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** And the startling number of blue and green eyed people in his works.
** And the startling number of blue and green eyed people in his works.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Ever since ''Dragon'', Cussler is a recurring character in the Pitt series, usually showing up to put the heroes back on track with a minor [[Deus Ex Machina]]. May also count as a [[Self-Insert Fic]], although [[Word of God]] says it grew out of an attempt to see just how much his editor would put up with.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Ever since ''Dragon'', Cussler is a recurring character in the Pitt series, usually showing up to put the heroes back on track with a minor [[Deus Ex Machina]]. May also count as a [[Self-Insert Fic]], although [[Word of God]] says it grew out of an attempt to see just how much his editor would put up with.
** Frequently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] with Pitt wondering aloud why Cussler [[Have We Met|looks so familiar]].
** Frequently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] with Pitt wondering aloud why Cussler [[Have We Met?|looks so familiar]].
** Given the sheer volume of [[Author Appeal]] in all of his novels, one could argue that Dirk Pitt himself is an [[Author Avatar]].
** Given the sheer volume of [[Author Appeal]] in all of his novels, one could argue that Dirk Pitt himself is an [[Author Avatar]].
* [[Badass Driver]]: Pitt and Giordino, in [[Serial Escalation|cars, boats, submarines, and helicopters.]] All the novels feature some sort of chase scene in them.
* [[Badass Driver]]: Pitt and Giordino, in [[Serial Escalation|cars, boats, submarines, and helicopters.]] All the novels feature some sort of chase scene in them.
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* [[Series Continuity Error]]: While not exactly an error, [[Fridge Logic]] sets in when in one book there is a secret moonbase but in another the moonlandings were faked. Not exactly contradictory but it's an oddity that is never explained.
* [[Series Continuity Error]]: While not exactly an error, [[Fridge Logic]] sets in when in one book there is a secret moonbase but in another the moonlandings were faked. Not exactly contradictory but it's an oddity that is never explained.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Very often, sometimes to the point of overdoing it. This predominantely shows up whenever cars, ships, historical moments, or diving equipment is mentioned.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Very often, sometimes to the point of overdoing it. This predominantely shows up whenever cars, ships, historical moments, or diving equipment is mentioned.
* [[Stripped to The Bone]]: Played straight at least once, in ''Vixen 03''. Subverted in ''Serpent''.
* [[Stripped to the Bone]]: Played straight at least once, in ''Vixen 03''. Subverted in ''Serpent''.
* [[Universal Driver's License]]
* [[Universal Driver's License]]
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: No one ever explains how Dirk can afford two dozen antique cars and two airplanes on his salary as a senior employee of an obscure government agency. His father's rich, but Pitt doesn't seem like the type of person to blow his trust fund.
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: No one ever explains how Dirk can afford two dozen antique cars and two airplanes on his salary as a senior employee of an obscure government agency. His father's rich, but Pitt doesn't seem like the type of person to blow his trust fund.
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== Tropes found in Atlantis Found ==
== Tropes found in Atlantis Found ==
* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: In ''Atlantis Found'', a member of the Wolf family looks into Dirk's background. She reports that his background looks like a series of adventure novels.
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: In ''Atlantis Found'', a member of the Wolf family looks into Dirk's background. She reports that his background looks like a series of adventure novels.




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