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Adventure Books Readers Must Discover

Go on a perilous journey of thrill and excitement with one of these awesome adventure books. Adventure books usually follow a character on some kind of mission or journey, as they overcome obstacles and explore. They are full of exciting scenes and dangerous challenges that push the characters to their limits. 

Within the genre of adventure books, there are also action books. Action books have a focus on high octane, heart-quickening action sequences that turn up the pressure on the protagonist. 

Adventure and action books can have a lot of crossover with other book genres, they can have mysteries that need to be uncovered, scientific or supernatural elements to enhance the world building, and romantic interests to further complicate the mission at hand. 

The best adventure books and the best action books make readers feel like they are right there in the story, racing against the clock to achieve their goal and hopefully escape the dangers with their life. These books will have your heart pumping and your blood racing as you find yourself unable to put the story down. 

Ready for your assignment? Dive into some of these action and adventure books today!

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A River Runs through It and Other Stories
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by Norman MacLean, Robert Redford
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Enemy of Rome
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by Ben Kane
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by Jack Higgins
Cup of Gold
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by John Steinbeck
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Freedom of the Mask
Freedom of the Mask
by Robert McCammon
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Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
by C. J. Box
The Blinds
The Blinds
by Adam Sternbergh
The Loving Spirit
The Loving Spirit
by Daphne Du Maurier
My Father's House
My Father's House
by Joseph O’Connor
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
The Red Cobra
The Red Cobra
by Rob Sinclair
Lioness Rampant
Lioness Rampant
by Tamora Pierce
Vendetta
Vendetta
by Jackie Collins
The Beauty and the Beast
The Beauty and the Beast
by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, Minalima
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Buried Secrets
by Carolyn Keene
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by Max Hennessy
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by Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle
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Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon
by Larry McMurtry
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
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by Leif Enger
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
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by Bernard Evslin
Moving Mars
Moving Mars
by Greg Bear
A Handful of Men
A Handful of Men
by Dave Duncan
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
by Jim Harrison
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by Greg Bear
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by David Feintuch
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury
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by Ray Bradbury
The Steps of the Sun
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by Walter Tevis
The Dancer from Atlantis
The Dancer from Atlantis
by Poul Anderson
Startide Rising
Startide Rising
by David Brin
Desperadoes
Desperadoes
by Ron Hansen
Body Parts
Body Parts
by Jessica Kapp
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by James Salter
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by Katherine Neville
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by Robert Sheckley
The Forever War
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman, John Scalzi
Dragon and Thief
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by Timothy Zahn
In the Distance
In the Distance
by Hernan Diaz
Involution Ocean
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by Bruce Sterling
Weekend Warriors
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by Fern Michaels
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by Daniel Defoe
Mr. Moto Is So Sorry
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by John P. Marquand
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by Alan Le May
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One classic must-read action adventure book is Robert Louis Steven’s famous Treasure Island. More recently, all of Robert Ludlum’s books are great examples of action packed novels, including his Jason Bourne Identity, the inspiration for the well-known action films.

Yes-—adventure is a book genre along with being a movie and tv genre! There are many amazing adventure books like the books of Dan Brown, whose The Davinci Code inspired the movie of the same name, and Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park series.

Yes! Just like your favorite movies and TV shows, books can contain all of the car chasing, midair bullet dodging, helicopter flying, and gritty, exciting storylines that you love. Some of your most beloved action movies may even be adapted from books! Did you know that The Bourne Identity was originally a novel by Robert Ludlum or that Die Hard is based on Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe?