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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 Pope's Rhinoceros
The Pope's Rhinoceros
by Lawrence Norfolk
The Circle
The Circle
by Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes
My Last Days as Roy Rogers
My Last Days as Roy Rogers
by Pat Cunningham Devoto
Raven's Sword
Raven's Sword
by Adam Baker
Sam
Sam
by Francine Pascal
The Virginian
The Virginian
by Owen Wister
Sugar Money
Sugar Money
by Jane Harris
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Kill Code
Kill Code
by Clive Fleury
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A Tramp Abroad
A Tramp Abroad
by Mark Twain
A Dark Queen Rises
A Dark Queen Rises
by Ashok K. Banker
The Gabinian Affair
The Gabinian Affair
by Ray Gleason
Dirt Rich
Dirt Rich
by Clark Howard
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Deep Creek
Deep Creek
by Dana Hand
Afterlands
Afterlands
by Steven Heighton
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
The Diadem Saga Books 1–3
The Diadem Saga Books 1–3
by Jo Clayton
Brightness Falls from the Air
Brightness Falls from the Air
by James Tiptree Jr.
A Crystal Age
A Crystal Age
by W. H. Hudson
Medusa Uploaded
Medusa Uploaded
by Emily Devenport
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H. G. Wells
War of the Raven
War of the Raven
by Andrew Kaplan
Watcher in the Shadows
Watcher in the Shadows
by Geoffrey Household
Sweet
Sweet
by Emmy Laybourne
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Loki: The Mischief Behind the Legend
Loki: The Mischief Behind the Legend
by Padraic Colum, Peter David, Amy Michelle Carpenter
We Are All Crew
We Are All Crew
by Bill Landauer
The Disappearance of Gregory Pluckrose
The Disappearance of Gregory Pluckrose
by Elizabeth Gundy
Free Fall
Free Fall
by Joyce Sweeney
The Laird of Duncairn
The Laird of Duncairn
by Craig Comer
Drowned Boy
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by Jerry Gabriel, Andrea Barrett
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The Whistlebrass Horror
The Whistlebrass Horror
by Jack Keely, Briar Lee Mitchell
Daughter of the Wind
Daughter of the Wind
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The Werewolf of Paris
The Werewolf of Paris
by Guy Endore
Venators: Magic Unleashed
Venators: Magic Unleashed
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Dead Boys
Dead Boys
by Gabriel Squailia
Horizons Collide
Horizons Collide
by J.E. Rechtin
Bernard Evslin's Greek Mythology
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by Bernard Evslin
Die Easy
Die Easy
by Zoe Sharp
Eternal Flame
Eternal Flame
by Cynthia Eden
Returner's Wealth
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by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Jack Strong
Jack Strong
by Walter Mosley
Bad Desire
Bad Desire
by Gary Devon
When Gravity Fails
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by George Alec Effinger
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by Mindy Klasky
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by Emily Franklin
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by Kate Thompson
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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?