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Explore the best adventure books from classic to contemporary, from jungle to sea, from treasure to survival. Find your next thrilling read with this curated list of 100 books that will make you want to pack your bags and set sail.
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- 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.
- Treasure Island (Hardcover) Robert Louis Stevenson. (shelved 44 times as adventure-fiction) avg rating 3.84 — 486,177 ratings — published 1882.
- The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) Suzanne Collins. (shelved 42 times as adventure-fiction) avg rating 4.34 — 8,603,803 ratings — published 2008.
- The Alchemist (Paperback) Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) (shelved 41 times as adventure-fiction) avg rating 3.91 — 3,029,472 ratings — published 1988.
- The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback) Jack London. (shelved 38 times as adventure-fiction) avg rating 3.90 — 426,738 ratings — published 1903.
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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 .
Discover the best adventure fiction books recommended by experts and readers, based on ratings and sales data. Explore genres like sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, and more, from classics like The Hunger Games and Harry Potter to modern hits like The Alchemist and The Martian.
2,387 books based on 2921 votes: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Fellowship of ...
