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Adventure

Adventure lives in the heart-pounding moments of human determination, whether scaling deadly peaks, racing across uncharted wilderness, or pushing through seemingly impossible challenges. These stories and accounts capture the raw spirit of exploration and survival, chronicling both epic real-world journeys and pulse-racing quests that test the limits of body, mind, and spirit.

Adventure Book Summaries

Best Served Cold Summary
Best Served Cold
by Joe Abercrombie 2009 534 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Tress of the Emerald Sea Summary
Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 443 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Eye of the World Summary
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan 1990 800 pages
4.19
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.09
69k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton 1997 128 pages
4.10
15k+ ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Adventure
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts 2002 205 pages
3.95
27k+ ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Self Help
The Lies of Locke Lamora Summary
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2006 752 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
The Shadow Rising Summary
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan 1992 1007 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Serpent's Shadow Summary
The Serpent's Shadow
by Rick Riordan 2012 406 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs 2006 216 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Baptism of Fire Summary
Baptism of Fire
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Polish Literature
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Legacy Summary
Legacy
by Shannon Messenger 2019 797 pages
4.44
37k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Legend Summary
Legend
by David Gemmell 1984 362 pages
4.26
34k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Return of the King Summary
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages
4.58
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Transcendence Summary
Transcendence
by TurtleMe 2019 599 pages
4.44
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Magic
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen 1987 208 pages
3.79
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Adventure
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen Summary
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen
by Gary Paulsen 1990 144 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Animals
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.10
50k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
The Sum of All Fears Summary
The Sum of All Fears
by Tom Clancy 1991 914 pages
4.08
65k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Primal Hunter 8 Summary
The Primal Hunter 8
by Zogarth 2024 604 pages
4.59
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Role Playing Games
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 1844 431 pages
4.10
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Endurance Summary
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing 1959 282 pages
4.45
100k+ ratings
History
Adventure
Biography
The Bourne Ultimatum Summary
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum 1990 725 pages
4.07
66k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Keeper of the Lost Cities Summary
Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger 2012 496 pages
4.40
99k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Samsara Summary
Samsara
Enter the Valley of the Gods
by Saksham Garg 2022 298 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages
3.44
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Point Blank Summary
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz 2001 274 pages
4.11
62k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
The Secret Seven Summary
The Secret Seven
by Enid Blyton 1949 144 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Childrens
Mystery
Adventure
Brisingr Summary
Brisingr
by Christopher Paolini 2008 748 pages
4.11
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels
On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom
by Ken Ilgunas 2013 297 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 1865 96 pages
3.99
400k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
A Song of Ice and Fire Summary
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin 2000 5216 pages
4.60
63k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett 1944 228 pages
4.30
5k+ ratings
Adventure
India
History
The Dawn of Yangchen Summary
The Dawn of Yangchen
by F.C. Yee 2022 336 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Blood Song Summary
Blood Song
by Anthony Ryan 2011 591 pages
4.41
89k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Warded Man Summary
The Warded Man
by Peter V. Brett 2008 416 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The BFG Summary
The BFG
by Roald Dahl 1982 199 pages
4.23
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Middle Grade
Eldest Summary
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini 2005 704 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll 1871 239 pages
4.06
500k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Miserable Mill Summary
The Miserable Mill
by Lemony Snicket 2000 194 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
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