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Action Book Summaries

The Runaway King
by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2013
A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.
4.24
55k+
The Runaway King Summary
The Runaway King
A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.
by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2013 331 pages
4.24
55k+ ratings
The Crimson Vault
by Will Wight • 2013
When Valinhall's founder walks as an Incarnation, only a scarred orphan's cursed mask can stop him.
4.18
13k+
The Crimson Vault Summary
The Crimson Vault
When Valinhall's founder walks as an Incarnation, only a scarred orphan's cursed mask can stop him.
by Will Wight 2013 386 pages
4.18
13k+ ratings
House of Blades
by Will Wight • 2013
After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.
4.07
18k+
House of Blades Summary
House of Blades
After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.
by Will Wight 2013 294 pages
4.07
18k+ ratings
The Defector
by Daniel Silva • 2009
A Russian oligarch's revenge takes the one thing an Israeli spy cannot lose: his wife.
4.33
37k+
The Defector Summary
The Defector
A Russian oligarch's revenge takes the one thing an Israeli spy cannot lose: his wife.
by Daniel Silva 2009 480 pages
4.33
37k+ ratings
Use of Force
by Brad Thor • 2017
A drowned chemist's laptop reveals a sarin plot aimed at the Vatican. One operative can stop it.
4.23
15k+
Use of Force Summary
Use of Force
A drowned chemist's laptop reveals a sarin plot aimed at the Vatican. One operative can stop it.
by Brad Thor 2017 360 pages
4.23
15k+ ratings
Namesake
by Adrienne Young • 2021
Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.
4.01
69k+
Namesake Summary
Namesake
Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.
by Adrienne Young 2021 360 pages
4.01
69k+ ratings
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue • 2018
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
4.34
1k+
Skywave Summary
Skywave
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018 504 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Moscow Rules
by Daniel Silva • 2008
A murdered journalist pulls Gabriel Allon into a Russian oligarch's plot to arm terrorists.
4.24
29k+
Moscow Rules Summary
Moscow Rules
A murdered journalist pulls Gabriel Allon into a Russian oligarch's plot to arm terrorists.
by Daniel Silva 2008 433 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
The Alexandria Link
by Steve Berry • 2007
His son is taken; the ransom is a scholar who discovered the lost Library of Alexandria.
3.94
44k+
The Alexandria Link Summary
The Alexandria Link
His son is taken; the ransom is a scholar who discovered the lost Library of Alexandria.
by Steve Berry 2007 462 pages
3.94
44k+ ratings
Of Sea and Shadow
by Will Wight • 2014
A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.
4.13
5k+
Of Sea and Shadow Summary
Of Sea and Shadow
A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.
by Will Wight 2014 428 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Bloodline
by James Rollins • 2012
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
4.25
24k+
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
by James Rollins 2012 447 pages
4.25
24k+ ratings
Cursor's Fury
by Jim Butcher • 2006
A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.
4.37
71k+
Cursor's Fury Summary
Cursor's Fury
A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.
by Jim Butcher 2006 442 pages
4.37
71k+ ratings
Reign of Madness
by Kel Kade • 2016
Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.
4.45
19k+
Reign of Madness Summary
Reign of Madness
Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.
by Kel Kade 2016 587 pages
4.45
19k+ ratings
SYLO
by D.J. MacHale • 2013
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
3.92
5k+
SYLO Summary
SYLO
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
by D.J. MacHale 2013 407 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Messenger
by Daniel Silva • 2006
An Israeli spy baits a financier with a lost van Gogh to avenge the Vatican massacre.
4.26
32k+
The Messenger Summary
The Messenger
An Israeli spy baits a financier with a lost van Gogh to avenge the Vatican massacre.
by Daniel Silva 2006 352 pages
4.26
32k+ ratings
Ledge
by Stacey McEwan • 2021
To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.
3.68
20k+
Ledge Summary
Ledge
To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.
by Stacey McEwan 2021 271 pages
3.68
20k+ ratings
The Finisher
by David Baldacci • 2013
A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.
3.83
18k+
The Finisher Summary
The Finisher
A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.
by David Baldacci 2013 497 pages
3.83
18k+ ratings
Brilliance
by Marcus Sakey • 2013
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
3.98
33k+
Brilliance Summary
Brilliance
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
by Marcus Sakey 2013 444 pages
3.98
33k+ ratings
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
4.31
100k+
Mistborn Summary
Mistborn
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016 149 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Foreign Influence
by Brad Thor • 2010
A former spy must safeguard a scholar whose decoded cipher could defuse jihadist dogma.
4.27
23k+
Foreign Influence Summary
Foreign Influence
A former spy must safeguard a scholar whose decoded cipher could defuse jihadist dogma.
by Brad Thor 2010 373 pages
4.27
23k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020 388 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Stone Cold
by David Baldacci • 2007
The Camel Club hides a con artist as a suburban assassin's revenge engulfs them all.
4.19
51k+
Stone Cold Summary
Stone Cold
The Camel Club hides a con artist as a suburban assassin's revenge engulfs them all.
by David Baldacci 2007 388 pages
4.19
51k+ ratings
Point Blank
by Fern Michaels • 2015
Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.
4.34
4k+
Point Blank Summary
Point Blank
Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.
by Fern Michaels 2015 279 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
The Truce at Bakura
by Kathy Tyers • 1994
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
3.47
14k+
The Truce at Bakura Summary
The Truce at Bakura
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994 341 pages
3.47
14k+ ratings
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton • 2018
To stop a crippling cyberattack, the president vanishes to find the hacker who can disarm it.
3.86
100k+
The President Is Missing Summary
The President Is Missing
To stop a crippling cyberattack, the president vanishes to find the hacker who can disarm it.
by Bill Clinton 2018 513 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Remington Kane • 2017
His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.
4.55
500+
No More Mr. Nice Guy Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy
His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.
by Remington Kane 2017 168 pages
4.55
500+ ratings
My Necromancer Class
by Aero Revian • 2022
A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.
4.38
296
My Necromancer Class Summary
My Necromancer Class
A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.
by Aero Revian 2022 207 pages
4.38
296 ratings
Overkill
by James Barrington • 2004
A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.
4.28
1k+
Overkill Summary
Overkill
A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.
by James Barrington 2004 772 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Alchemist's Secret
by Scott Mariani • 2007
Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.
3.98
11k+
The Alchemist's Secret Summary
The Alchemist's Secret
Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.
by Scott Mariani 2007 486 pages
3.98
11k+ ratings
Shadowblack
by Sebastien de Castell • 2017
A branded exile escorts a blindfolded girl home to an academy infected by her affliction.
4.12
10k+
Shadowblack Summary
Shadowblack
A branded exile escorts a blindfolded girl home to an academy infected by her affliction.
by Sebastien de Castell 2017 324 pages
4.12
10k+ ratings
The Profession
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.
3.73
1k+
The Profession Summary
The Profession
A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.
by Steven Pressfield 2011 336 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Apostle
by Brad Thor • 2009
A kidnapped American doctor. Scot Harvath must break a terrorist out of prison to save her.
4.16
21k+
The Apostle Summary
The Apostle
A kidnapped American doctor. Scot Harvath must break a terrorist out of prison to save her.
by Brad Thor 2009 358 pages
4.16
21k+ ratings
Traitor to the Throne
by Alwyn Hamilton • 2017
A rebel captive discovers the Sultan's clay army. Escape is the rebellion's only hope.
4.30
27k+
Traitor to the Throne Summary
Traitor to the Throne
A rebel captive discovers the Sultan's clay army. Escape is the rebellion's only hope.
by Alwyn Hamilton 2017 518 pages
4.30
27k+ ratings
Code of Conduct
by Brad Thor • 2015
A Congo massacre leads a covert operative to a global conspiracy to unleash a weaponized plague.
4.23
17k+
Code of Conduct Summary
Code of Conduct
A Congo massacre leads a covert operative to a global conspiracy to unleash a weaponized plague.
by Brad Thor 2015 360 pages
4.23
17k+ ratings
The Lost Order
by Steve Berry • 2017
A rare book dealer follows his ancestor's coded clues to a secret society's lost Confederate vault.
4.09
11k+
The Lost Order Summary
The Lost Order
A rare book dealer follows his ancestor's coded clues to a secret society's lost Confederate vault.
by Steve Berry 2017 493 pages
4.09
11k+ ratings
A Death in Vienna
by Daniel Silva • 2004
An art-restoring ex-spy hunts a Nazi war criminal after a Vienna bombing nearly kills his friend.
4.25
32k+
A Death in Vienna Summary
A Death in Vienna
An art-restoring ex-spy hunts a Nazi war criminal after a Vienna bombing nearly kills his friend.
by Daniel Silva 2004 432 pages
4.25
32k+ ratings
Tick Tock
by Fern Michaels • 2022
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
4.36
5k+
Tick Tock Summary
Tick Tock
After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.
by Fern Michaels 2022 352 pages
4.36
5k+ ratings
The Last Kingdom
by Steve Berry • 2023
A mad king's lost deed sends Cotton Malone on a hunt that could redraw the Pacific.
4.10
7k+
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
A mad king's lost deed sends Cotton Malone on a hunt that could redraw the Pacific.
by Steve Berry 2023 451 pages
4.10
7k+ ratings
A Dance of Ghosts
by David Dalglish • 2014
When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.
4.16
2k+
A Dance of Ghosts Summary
A Dance of Ghosts
When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.
by David Dalglish 2014 512 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Blacktop Wasteland
by S.A. Cosby • 2020
An ex-wheelman's last heist goes bloody, and a Southern crime lord demands his family as payment.
4.08
60k+
Blacktop Wasteland Summary
Blacktop Wasteland
An ex-wheelman's last heist goes bloody, and a Southern crime lord demands his family as payment.
by S.A. Cosby 2020 285 pages
4.08
60k+ ratings
The Thousand Names
by Django Wexler • 2013
An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.
4.04
20k+
The Thousand Names Summary
The Thousand Names
An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.
by Django Wexler 2013 513 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Mushoku Tensei
by Rifujin na Magonote • 2017
His friend from Earth is dying, and the only remedy grows in an immortal demon king's fortress.
4.52
2k+
Mushoku Tensei Summary
Mushoku Tensei
His friend from Earth is dying, and the only remedy grows in an immortal demon king's fortress.
by Rifujin na Magonote 2017 255 pages
4.52
2k+ ratings
An Instruction in Shadow
by Benedict Jacka • 2024
Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.
4.12
3k+
An Instruction in Shadow Summary
An Instruction in Shadow
Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.
by Benedict Jacka 2024 336 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Slave, Warrior, Queen
by Morgan Rice • 2016
Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.
3.43
7k+
Slave, Warrior, Queen Summary
Slave, Warrior, Queen
Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.
by Morgan Rice 2016 184 pages
3.43
7k+ ratings
Jaguar Prophecies
by Jeff Wheeler • 2023
An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.
4.39
3k+
Jaguar Prophecies Summary
Jaguar Prophecies
An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.
by Jeff Wheeler 2023 300 pages
4.39
3k+ ratings
Portrait of a Spy
by Daniel Silva • 2011
A reluctant spy hunts a German agent through wartime London to protect the D-Day invasion secret.
4.26
33k+
Portrait of a Spy Summary
Portrait of a Spy
A reluctant spy hunts a German agent through wartime London to protect the D-Day invasion secret.
by Daniel Silva 2011 448 pages
4.26
33k+ ratings
A Dance of Chaos
by David Dalglish • 2015
Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.
4.23
2k+
A Dance of Chaos Summary
A Dance of Chaos
Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.
by David Dalglish 2015 480 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
The English Spy
by Daniel Silva • 2015
A yacht bomb kills a princess. A retired spy hunts the Irish assassin across Europe.
4.22
32k+
The English Spy Summary
The English Spy
A yacht bomb kills a princess. A retired spy hunts the Irish assassin across Europe.
by Daniel Silva 2015 484 pages
4.22
32k+ ratings
Shadow Knights
by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019
A spy forced to marry a prince falls for the one man she was sent to betray.
4.21
1k+
Shadow Knights Summary
Shadow Knights
A spy forced to marry a prince falls for the one man she was sent to betray.
by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019 249 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
The 14th Colony
by Steve Berry • 2016
A former spy races to stop a Soviet sleeper from nuking the inauguration.
4.07
13k+
The 14th Colony Summary
The 14th Colony
A former spy races to stop a Soviet sleeper from nuking the inauguration.
by Steve Berry 2016 450 pages
4.07
13k+ ratings
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