20 Best Adventure Fiction Books (2023 Update)

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In a world ravaged by war, the actions of heroes can have world-altering stakes. – defend the people of kalaman against seemingly insurmountable odds as krynn prepares for war. the dragon armies are on the march, their ranks swelled by ogres, minotaurs, and humans who seek a share of the spoils, while rumors of the return of the dark queen’s dragons swirl among the people. – experience the dragon army’s initial invasion of the land of solamnia, witness the creation of the infamous flying citadels, and face off against the death knight, lord soth. – dragonlance: shadow of the dragon queen adventure for characters levels 1–11introduces the dragonlance setting to 5th edition d&d with a focus on the legendary war of the lance experience mass battlefield play with the option to enhance 6 encounters by playing connected scenarios in the warriors of krynn board game that alter the course of your adventure (board game sold in the deluxe edition)face off against the infamous death knight lord soth and his army of draconians – includes character options at home in the dragonlance setting, including the kender race, feats, backgrounds, and a subclass focused on tower of high sorcery magic-users – book comes with a poster map of the continent of ansalon and the kalaman theater of war

6 paperbacks, 168 total possible endings! #7 race forever: as soon as you could see over the steering wheel of an suv, your father began teaching you about cars and driving. now you're off to africa for your first rally on your own. are you ready to face the toughest driving conditions in the world and even tougher competitors? 144 pages, 33 possible endings. #8 escape: the year is 2045. civil wars and foreign attacks have split the u.s. into three hostile political areas. you are a citizen of turtalia, a new democracy that struggles under the control of a harsh neighboring state, dorado. you have successfully infiltrated dorado and obtained important information about their plans to invade turtalia, but will you be able to make it home alive? 144 pages, 27 possible endings. #9 lost on the amazon: the amazon river basin is home to the greatest biodiversity on planet earth. as a young doctor you look to these natural resources as potential cures for dangerous epidemics. but when your medical team mysteriously disappears in the jungle you quickly learn that while this land can save laves it can also endanger them. 144 pages, 28 possible endings. #10 prisoner of the ant people: you have been a researcher for zondo quest group ii for three years. your mission: to combat the evil power master, a little-known entity who is attempting to destroy individual planets one by one in his quest to control the universe. word is that the evil power master has formed an alliance with the fearsome ant people. and today most members of your team is missing. you suspect that you are being deceived by someone within the zondo quest group itself. it's up to you to save the world, and your friends, from the evil power master! 144 pages, 28 possible endings. #11 trouble on planet earth: everyone knows that earth has limited oil reserves. when they start mysteriously disappearing you start investigating. you never expected the case to lead you into outer space where you discover that a mysterious galaxy beyond the milky way seems to be siphoning earth's oil! the world's economy and life as you know it will crash to a halt, unless you can stop them. 144 pages, 22 possible endings. #12 war with the evil power master: news alert: sudden total destruction of planets haemog and arouth, sector 31-47-89. evil power master claims responsibility. the evil power master is back and seeking revenge. you are the commander of the lacoonian system rapid force response team, in charge of protecting all planets in the system. it's up to you to save the lacoonian system from further destruction! 144 pages, 30 possible endings

Winner of the 2001 pulitzer prize for fiction from the author wonder boys . the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in prague, new york and the arctic. one night in 1939, josef kavalier shuffles into his cousin sam clay's cramped new york bedroom, his nerve-racking escape from prague finally achieved. little does he realise that this is the beginning of an extraordinary friendship and even more fruitful business partnership. together, they create a comic strip called the escapist , its superhero a nazi-busting saviour who liberates the oppressed around the world. the escapist makes their fortune, but joe can think of only one thing: how can he effect a real-life escape, and free his family from the tyranny of hitler? michael chabon s exceptional novel is a thrilling tight-rope walk between high comedy and bitter tragedy, and confirms his position as one of the most inventive and daring of contemporary american writers. in joe kavalier and sam clay, he has created two unforgettable characters bound together by love, family and cartoons.

"like an avenging, purple-haired jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, bee kèonigswasser lives by a simple code: what would marie curie do? if nasa offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project — a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia — marie would accept without hesitation. duh. but the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with levi ward. sure, levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. and sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. but levi made his feelings toward bee very clear in grad school — archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. perhaps it's her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but bee could swear she can see levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas … devouring her with those eyes. and the possibilities have all her neurons firing. but when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: what will bee kèonigswasser do?"–

Dive into this revealing portrait of stranger things fan favorite lucas sinclair and get to know lucas like never before. the thrilling adventure of stranger things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite lucas sinclair finally telling his own story in his own words. lucas has been in the fight against the evil forces in his town since the beginning, but he is tired of feeling like an outsider. when the start of high school presents lucas with options beyond d&d and being bullied, he wonders if he can be more than invisible. after connecting with one of the few other black students at school, lucas starts to learn more about himself apart from his friend group. and he begins to understand himself as a black teen in hawkins, which feels unlike anything—in this world or any other—he’s ever experienced. from suyi davies, contributor to the new york times bestselling black boy joy, comes an exploration of love and identity within the beloved stranger things universe, through the eyes of lucas sinclair.

#1 new york times bestseller! in this thrilling conclusion to these hollow vows–the sexy, action-packed fantasy that started it all–brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.after abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. but when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making–loving two princes and trusting neither–things are not quite as clear as she once thought.as civil war wages in the court of darkness, brie finds herself unable to choose a side. how can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? in this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm–whether she likes it or not.

Claire randall is leading a double life. she has a husband in one century, and a lover in another. in 1945, claire randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon–when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the british isles. suddenly she is a sassenach—an "outlander"—in a scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our lord1743. hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with clan mackenzie and the forbidden castle leoch. she is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life and shatter her heart. for here, james fraser, a gallant young scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

An instant #1 new york times bestseller! shanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to these violent delights, which new york times bestselling author natasha ngan calls “deliciously dark.” the year is 1927, and shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. after sacrificing her relationship with roma to protect him from the blood feud, juliette has been a girl on a mission. one wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the scarlet gang’s heir. the only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. if juliette were actually guilty of the crime roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less. roma is still reeling from marshall’s death, and his cousin benedikt will barely speak to him. roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure. then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, juliette must secure roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. shanghai is already at a boiling point: the nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. roma and juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.

The 13th installment in the new york times best-selling series asks: what if tiana made a deal that changed everything? sometimes, life in the big easy is tough. no one knows that better than tiana, though she also believes that hard work can go a long way. but when the notorious dr. facilier backs her into a corner, she has no other choice but to accept an offer that will alter the course of her life in an instant. soon tiana finds herself in a new reality where all her deepest desires are realized–she finally gets her restaurant, her friends are safe and sound, and most miraculous of all, her beloved father is still alive. she's got everything she's ever wanted. . . . but after a while, her hometown grows increasingly eerie, with new threats cropping up from unlikely places. navigating through this strange new new orleans, tiana must work alongside naveen and charlotte to set things right–or risk losing everything she holds dear.

The paperback box set (3 books) of the #1 new york times bestselling caraval series! all three books in the new york times bestselling caraval series are now available together in a beautiful paperback boxed set. welcome, welcome to the world of caraval–stephanie garber's sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters and the game that is more than what it seems… in caraval, scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. but this year, scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation to caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, finally arrives. in legendary, the dragna sisters should be celebrating, but tella isn't yet free. she made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: caraval master legend's true name. in finale, with lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, scarlett and tella fight for their lives and for each other. there are no spectators this time: only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. all games must come to an end.

From #1 new york times bestselling author leigh bardugo comes a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the ivy league elite.galaxy “alex” stern is the most unlikely member of yale’s freshman class. raised in the los angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. in fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. some might say she’s thrown her life away. but at her hospital bed, alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. what’s the catch, and why her? still searching for answers, alex arrives in new haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of yale’s secret societies. their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to wall street’s biggest players. but their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. they tamper with forbidden magic. they raise the dead. and, sometimes, they prey on the living.ninth house is the long-awaited adult debut by the beloved author of shadow and bone and six of crows. leigh bardugo will take her place alongside lev grossman and deborah harkness as one of the finest practitioners of literary fantasy writing today.

1.5 million copies sold of the #1 bestselling series! avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. to inherit billions, all avery kylie grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in hawthorne house. the paparazzi are dogging her every step. financial pressures are building. danger is a fact of life. and the only thing getting avery through it all is the hawthorne brothers. her life is intertwined with theirs. she knows their secrets and they know her. but as the clock ticks down to the moment when avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help–and whose presence in hawthorne house could change everything. it soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and avery and the hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. secrets upon secrets. riddles upon riddles. in this game, there are hearts and lives at stake–and there is nothing more hawthorne than winning. discover what's next for the hawthornes in the brothers hawthorne, available for preorder now!

The first three novels in james s. a. corey's new york times bestselling epic science fiction saga the expanse – now a major television series. "interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written."- george r.r. martin humanity has colonized the solar system, but two hundred years after migrating into space, mankind is in turmoil. when a reluctant ship's captain and washed-up detective find themselves involved in the case of a missing girl, what they discover brings our solar system to the brink of civil war, and exposes the greatest conspiracy in human history. leviathan wakescaliban's warabaddon's gate .

What if your best friend was a unicorn? this giftable boxed set includes books 1-4 of this magical chapter book series, where everyone is paired with their very own unicorn. at unicorn academy, every student gets their own beautiful unicorn! each unicorn has a special kind of magic. some can fly, some turn invisible, and some can even create fire! to discover their powers, unicorns must bond with their student. friendship is the key to the magic of unicorn island. meet four magical best friendships in this collection! boxed set includes: #1: sophia and rainbow sophia's first lesson at unicorn academy will lead her to save the magic of the island! #2: scarlett and blaze blaze just might have the magic power that will unfreeze sparkle lake! #3: ava and star the magical berries the unicorns eat are disappearing–can ava and star solve the mystery? #4: isabel and cloud can this pair learn to trust each other when the school is in danger? fans of rainbow magic, purrmaids, and princess ponies will love this chapter book series about the magic of bonding with your own unicorn.

When jim hawkins joins the crew of the hispaniola as a cabin boy, little does he know of the danger that awaits him. with three red crosses on an old map as their only guide, he and a motley crew set sail for the mysterious treasure island. a rough and tumble seafaring saga complete with mutiny, pirates, and a one–legged cook, treasure island is one voyage kids will never forget! ages 8 – 12

Enid blyton s classic adventure series fantastically repackaged for a new generation of readers. when bill takes philip, dinah, lucy-ann and jack on a mysterious trip to the desolate northern isles, everything looks set for an exciting time. but then bill is kidnapped and the children, marooned far from the mainland, find themselves playing a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with an unknown enemy."

A new thrill ride begins in the amazon rainforest with the latest novel in the worst-case scenario ultimate adventure series! join an expedition of students exploring the amazon jungle and face real dangers and decisions. your choices will determine your fate. will you survive your encounters with piranhas, tarantulas, mosquitoes, monkeys, and jaguars? or will you be forced to return home early? there are twenty-two possible endings to this adventure, but only one leads to ultimate success! featuring dynamic comic book–style illustrations, and based on real, true-life facts about the amazon, this story will be a surefire hit with anyone craving a fun, highly visual reading experience.

You never mess with a young girl around james brownstone. – it doesn't matter what crime syndicate you belong to, that just doesn't sit well with him. – the world has changed since the news of oriceran came out twenty years before. now, countries all over the world have agreed to using a bounty system for dangerous criminals using advanced magic or advanced technology. – people too powerful for the cops to deal with. it will save you a monumental ass-kicking. – brownstone likes his life simple, but life is about to throw him a wicked curveball. – grab your copy today and kick back for a fun, action packed adventure that will have you yelling for the good guys, and laughing at just how much brownstone can infuriate shay. – and how thoroughly shay mystifies brownstone.—note: this audiobook contains cursing. perhaps humorous cursing, but cursing nevertheless. if this offends you, i don't suggest listening to this book.

Clive cussler’s breathtaking thriller is now available in a premium edition in an exciting new package. egypt, 1996. searching for a treasure on the nile, dirk pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful u.n. scientist who’s investigating a disease that is driving thousands of north africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. the suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world’s seas. racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, pitt and his team, equipped with an extraordinary, state-of-the-art yacht, run a gauntlet between a billionaire industrialist and a bloodthirsty west african tyrant. in the scorching desert, pitt finds a gold mine manned by slaves and uncovers the truth behind two enduring mysteries—the fate of a civil war ironclad and its secret connection with lincoln’s assassination, and the last flight of a long-lost female pilot. now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the sahara, dirk pitt will make a desperate stand—in a battle the world cannot afford to lose.