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- 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time
- Adventures in The Jungle
- Adventures of The Sea
- Adventures in The Desert
- Adventures in Space and The Sky
- Adventures of Identity
- Shipwrecked Island Adventures
- Adventure Taken by Foot
- Adventures Set in Foreign Countries
- Fantastical Adventures
The first adventure novel that you ever read is hard to forget: after all, we all remember the first time our imaginations were lit by whispers of buried treasure, lost worlds, and faraway jungles. As Jane Eyre says: “It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they canno...
There’s more to the jungle than just The Jungle Book. From boa constrictors to alligators, there’s danger lurking behind every tree in these classics.
The world is 71% sea, which might explain why so many adventure novels take place on these thrashing, unknown waters. From Moby-Dick to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, they dive under the surface to find the heart of adventure.
Remote, isolated, and desolated: what better setting for an adventure than a desert? Meet scorpions, nomadic tribes, and golden sands in the below books that feature desert adventures.
It’s the X-factor in our knowledge of the world that has yet to be mapped: space and all that it implies. These books breach that border, and boldly go where no man has gone before.
By day, you might be another nameless clerk at a nameless company. But when you put on the mask, the Earth opens up to you — along with a whole world of adventures.
You might think that you’re lucky to have survived a plane crash or shipwreck… until you realize that you’ve got a whole other problem on your hands: you now have to survive on an inaccessible island, with no rescue in sight.
When human beings didn’t have planes, trains, or automobiles to travel, they still had their feet. These novels feature adventures that were all taken by putting one foot in front of the other.
If you’re dreaming of escaping to another country, look no further than these adventure books, which can transport you anywhere from Transylvania to India.
Sometimes the best adventures are the ones that originate from our heads — and these fantasy adventure novels certainly bring us worlds that we couldn’t have begun to imagine for ourselves.
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- Trekking Nepal’s Mohare Danda Route. My adventure short story takes place in Nepal where I did the Mohare Danda Trek — which is no easy feat; however, in my opinion it is truly one of the best hiking trails in the world.
- Hiking in Georgia’s Greater Caucasus Mountains. Love uplifting travel stories? Then this one is for you, because it shares how an adventure changed my outlook for the better.
- Hitchhiking in Kazakhstan. My adventure trip story takes place in Kazakhstan! On my trip to Central Asia in 2019, I spent a couple of days in Kazakhstan exploring offbeat places such as Charyn Canyon, Kaindy Lake, Kolsai Lake, and so on.
- Swimming with wild dolphins in Kaikoura, New Zealand. Many of my most adventurous travel stories come from my time living in New Zealand. In November 2018, I decided to live life to the fullest and say yes to all of the adventures that came my way in the country.
- Escape from Baghdad by Saad Z. Hossain. “Two down on their luck black-marketeers, Dagr and Kinza, have inherited a very important prisoner: the former star torturer of Saddam’s recently collapsed Ba’athist regime, Captain Hamid, who promises them untold riches if they smuggle him to Mosul.
- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black. “Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. Since they were children, Hazel and Ben have been telling each other stories about the boy in the glass coffin, that he is a prince and they are valiant knights, pretending their prince would be different from other faeries, the ones who made cruel bargains, lurked in the shadows of trees, and doomed tourists.
- The Liminal War by Ayize Jama-Everett. “When Taggert’s adopted daughter goes missing he suspects the hand of an old enemy. He gathers friends, family, and even those who don’t quite trust that he has left his violent past behind.
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. “In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS.
Mason Lee. The Knight of Eldoria. Thalion's quest for the Amulet of Aion and the Dragon of the Depths. Nathaniel Martin. The Legend of the Forbidden Forest. An intrepid band of adventurers seeks treasure, facing trials and a fearsome beast. Mia Lopez. Elyra the Brave: A Journey Through Nyr.
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Mar 20, 2012 · 100 Best Adventure Books. Best Adventure Books. Embark on a journey through fantastical worlds and daring exploits with this compilation of adventure books, consistently chosen as top reads by adventure literati and genre experts. Recommendations from 85 articles, Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and 154 others. Action & Adventure.
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