Action and adventure fiction is the epitomy of escapist reading. Browse all our articles, starting with the most recent, featuring books that contain elements of action and adventure, whether it is travel, charting new frontiers, hunting down others or being hunted themselves. Often there is some sort of peril to evade, mystery to solve and/or justice to deliver.
Recent stand out reads in this genre for us include The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang, Stuart Turton’s The Devil and the Dark Water and TJ Newman’s Falling, and then of course you can’t go wrong with the iconic bestsellers Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. All these novels are guaranteed to entertain. There is a book to satisfy everyone’s quest for adventure from the safety and comfort your favourite reading chair.
Lion Heart Synopsis: A contemporary tale of belief, identity, the nature of fiction and the power of romance, Lion Heart is Justin Cartwright’s most inventive and powerful work to date. Richard Cathar was named after his father’s hero, Richard the Lionheart. Richard remembers…
The Shining Girls Synopsis THE GIRL WHO WOULDN’T DIE HUNTS THE KILLER WHO SHOULDN’T EXIST. “The future is not as loud as war, but it is relentless. It has a terrible fury all its own.” Harper Curtis is a killer who…
Cutting Right to the Chase Synopsis Chase Williams’s life seems to be filled with crimes and mysteries to solve, even if he is not working at Scotland Yard anymore. In Tursenia, a pretty, Medieval city in the heart of Italy, Chase…
Based on the true story of the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, Jesse Blackadder has captured the drama, danger and magnetic pull of exploring uncharted places.
The Travel Auction is the first novel in Mark David Green’s four-book Travel Auction Adventures series. Read why it is one of my favourite indie novels. The Travel Auction Book Synopsis Could this be the ultimate blind date…? It should have…
Kipling & Trix Synopsis As small children, Rudyard Kipling and his sister Trix lived an enchanted life in India playing with their beloved servants and running around freely. Their innocent happiness came to an abrupt end when they were sent back…
Patrick Holland’s Riding the Trains in Japan is for those who have left their rose-coloured glasses behind in a nondescript hotel room in a foreign country, but not their inquiring mind and adventurous spirit. Riding the Trains in Japan Synopsis Travels…
Good News Bad News Synopsis Intrepid investigative journalist Scout Davis has given herself a holiday, but when Hermione Longfellow floats towards her in the supermarket, wanting to engage her services, she stops to listen. Most people in Byron Bay are aware…
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller Synopsis : You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You like it. But alas there is a printer’s error in your copy. You take it…
Daniel O’Malley’s The Rook is an outlandish sci-fi adventure story with a healthy dose of heart and humour. Highly recommended in audio. Read our full review.
Mick Herron’s Dead Lions won the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger Award and now adapted into Season 2 of the critically acclaimed TV Series, Slow Horses. Dead Lions Synopsis: Book 2 Jackson Lamb Thrillers London’s Slough House is where the washed-up…
The Amber Amulet… A heartwarming novella now adapted into an international award winning short film. The Amber Amulet Synopsis Dear Sir/Ma’am, Please find enclosed this AMBER AMULET. That must sound unusual to a citizen, but you will have to trust…
Robin Sloan’s Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore is like a cult movie classic combo, Hackers meets The Goonies with a helping of Gen Y style. Read our full review.
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes features a cast of inspiring characters in a compelling story of courage and conviction. Read on for our full review and favourite quotes. The Girl You Left Behind Book Synopsis What happened to the…
As The Lightning Comes Synopsis This fast paced adventure is like The Bible Code meets The Chariots of the Gods. It weaves together the fascinating themes of ancient astronauts, angel visitations, hidden Bible codes and end time prophecies, with an…
Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds is a stunning science-fiction epic that is also a beautifully wrought, deeply moving love story. Read on for our full review. The Best of All Possible Worlds Synopsis A proud and reserved alien society…
