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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

The Republic of Thieves Summary
The Republic of Thieves
by Scott Lynch 2013 650 pages
4.22
116.3K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Ice Monster Summary
The Ice Monster
by David Walliams 2018 496 pages
4.21
8.1K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Tracks Summary
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
by Robyn Davidson 1980 288 pages
3.93
17.0K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
The Austere Academy Summary
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket 2000 221 pages
4.01
169.3K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning
by James Patterson 2008 256 pages
3.85
73.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Harry Potter Series Box Set Summary
Harry Potter Series Box Set
by J.K. Rowling 2007 4100 pages
4.73
298.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Summary
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling 2016 293 pages
4.15
164.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
The Prophecy of the Stones Summary
The Prophecy of the Stones
by Flavia Bujor 2002 386 pages
3.51
6.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Things I Learned from Falling Summary
Things I Learned from Falling
by Claire Nelson 2020 272 pages
4.07
5.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
The Climb Summary
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
by Anatoli Boukreev 1997 297 pages
3.99
17.7K ratings
Mountaineering
Adventure
Memoir
The Blacktongue Thief Summary
The Blacktongue Thief
by Christopher Buehlman 2021 416 pages
4.21
34.2K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
High Fantasy
Alanna Summary
Alanna
The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce 1983 274 pages
4.27
134.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
229.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
374.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Jungle Book Summary
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling 1894 277 pages
3.90
129.5K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
Carl's Doomsday Scenario Summary
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
by Matt Dinniman 2021 364 pages
4.54
60.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
Graceling Summary
Graceling
by Kristin Cashore 2008 471 pages
4.07
474.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Tower Lord Summary
Tower Lord
by Anthony Ryan 2014 608 pages
4.16
50.5K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.91
456.5K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Thief Summary
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 1996 280 pages
3.85
91.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
The Lost Colony Summary
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer 2006 385 pages
4.01
158.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Red Seas Under Red Skies Summary
Red Seas Under Red Skies
by Scott Lynch 2007 578 pages
4.25
153.6K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
Epic Fantasy
House Atreides Summary
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages
3.83
29.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Executive Orders Summary
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy 1996 1273 pages
4.12
52.7K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 287 pages
4.31
226.5K ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.52
202.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Fire Summary
Fire
by Kristin Cashore 2009 480 pages
4.10
191.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
by Rachel Friedman 2011 295 pages
3.80
4.1K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
The Templar Legacy Summary
The Templar Legacy
by Steve Berry 2006 511 pages
3.84
55.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The 2 AM Principle Summary
The 2 AM Principle
Discover the Science of Adventure
by Jon Levy 2016 288 pages
3.28
328 ratings
Self Help
Travel
Adventure
The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, The America's Cup
by Julian Guthrie 2013 304 pages
4.11
783 ratings
Sports
Biography
Business
The Bourne Supremacy Summary
The Bourne Supremacy
by Robert Ludlum 1986 688 pages
4.11
181.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages
4.22
293.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Trollhunters Summary
Trollhunters
by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages
3.69
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Critical Role Summary
Critical Role
The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien
by Madeleine Roux 2022 320 pages
4.01
2.8K ratings
Fantasy
Queer
Dungeons and Dragons
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves
A Woman, a Motorcycle, and a Journey to Reinvent Herself
by Linda Crill 2013 256 pages
3.65
145 ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Rise of the Wolf Summary
Rise of the Wolf
by Curtis Jobling 2011 432 pages
4.22
4.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Werewolves
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages
4.11
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Burning Bridge Summary
The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan 2005 262 pages
4.31
132.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
175.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
The Great Hunt Summary
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan 1990 705 pages
4.27
341.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
14.1K ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
Rise of the Evening Star Summary
Rise of the Evening Star
by Brandon Mull 2007 456 pages
4.18
131.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
True Grit Summary
True Grit
by Charles Portis 1968 224 pages
4.17
67.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
by Geronimo Stilton 2000 113 pages
4.19
9.5K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Defiance of the Fall 10 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 10
by TheFirstDefier 2023 564 pages
4.51
5.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Science Fiction
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