Adventure

Adventure fiction is a genre of fiction in which an adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, forms the main storyline. Adventure novels and short stories were popular subjects for American pulp magazines, which dominated American popular fiction between the Progressive Era and the 1950s. Adventure fiction often overlaps with other genres, notably war novels, crime novels, sea stories, Robinsonades, spy stories (as in the works of John Buchan, Eric Ambler and Ian Fleming), science fiction, fantasy, (Robert E. Howard and J.R.R. Tolkien both combined the secondary wo ...more

New Releases Tagged "Adventure"

Beneath a Crescent Shadow (The Balkan Legends, #1)

The King's Ransom (The Recovery Agent #2)

A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World

Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold

The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris―The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century

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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Magic, Adventure, Romance

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Adventure Books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)

The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)

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Quotes Tagged “Adventure”

“ Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have. ...more ”
― Lloyd Alexander

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“ He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.” “Does it have any sports in it?” “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.” “Sounds okay,” I said and I kind of closed my eyes. ...more ”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

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