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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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The Distant Dead
The Distant Dead
by Heather Young
The Last Witchfinder
The Last Witchfinder
by James Morrow
Coyote Blue
Coyote Blue
by Christopher Moore
Vendetta
Vendetta
by Jackie Collins
The Hearts of Horses
The Hearts of Horses
by Molly Gloss
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
So Brave, Young, and Handsome
by Leif Enger
The Virginian
The Virginian
by Owen Wister
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evslin
The Wolf's Hour
The Wolf's Hour
by Robert McCammon
Time and Again
Time and Again
by Clifford D. Simak
Nova
Nova
by Samuel R. Delany
Body Parts
Body Parts
by Jessica Kapp
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
Dragon and Thief
Dragon and Thief
by Timothy Zahn
Involution Ocean
Involution Ocean
by Bruce Sterling
Night Train to Rigel
Night Train to Rigel
by Timothy Zahn
Hard Target
Hard Target
by Alan Jacobson
The Lost Codex
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by Alan Jacobson
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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by Ron Hansen
The Female Man
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
Midnight Never Comes
Midnight Never Comes
by Jack Higgins
Watcher in the Shadows
Watcher in the Shadows
by Geoffrey Household
War Against the Mafia
War Against the Mafia
by Don Pendleton
The Girl from Fort Wicked
The Girl from Fort Wicked
by Dee Brown
When Gravity Fails
When Gravity Fails
by George Alec Effinger
The Golden Horn
The Golden Horn
by Poul Anderson
Phases of Gravity
Phases of Gravity
by Dan Simmons
Dream Wheels
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by Richard Wagamese
On Wings of Magic
On Wings of Magic
by Andre Norton, Patricia Mathews, Sasha Miller
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Dial M for Merde
Dial M for Merde
by Stephen Clarke
My Last Days as Roy Rogers
My Last Days as Roy Rogers
by Pat Cunningham Devoto
The Continent of Lies
The Continent of Lies
by James Morrow
Sam
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by Francine Pascal
Till Death Do Us Part
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by Carolyn Keene
Ever the Hunted
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by Erin Summerill
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The Hunt
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Venators: Magic Unleashed
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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?