Edge-of-your-seat Action and Adventure
Discover heart-pounding action and adventure books that keep you on the edge of your seat! Explore thrilling tales of danger, heroism, and non-stop excitement in our top picks.
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Stardust
by Neil Gaiman
Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoriaâeven fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. âŚ
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The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three: Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
In this third book of the acclaimed series, Percy and his friends are escorting two new half-bloods safely to camp when they are intercepted by âŚ
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his âŚ
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Warriors Super Edition: Firestar's Quest
by Erin Hunter
There is peace at last between the warrior Clans, and Firestar is proud of the strength and unity of the cats he leads in ThunderClan. âŚ
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Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
by James Patterson
In MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy âŚ
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The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
A mild-mannered professor is forced to assume again the deadly alter ego he created in Vietnam years ago as part of the Medusa Brigade.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon
This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. âŚ
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
A young Indian girl learns the art of survival when she is stranded on an isolated Pacific island.
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The Icebound Land
by John Flanagan
The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone! Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn âŚ
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in âŚ
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
The Newbery Medal-winning author of "The Tale of Despereaux" returns with this story about a toy rabbit named Edward Tulane. When he becomes lost, Edward âŚ
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Alchemist
by Michael Scott
When the legend that Nicholas Flamel lives due to his ability to make the elixir for life is discovered to be true, Dr. John Dee âŚ
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Sandworms of Dune
by Brian Herbert
At the end of Frank Herbert's final novel, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from a âŚ
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The Stranger
by Albert Camus
With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The StrangerâCamus's masterpieceâgives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an âŚ
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ⢠NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story âŚ
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The Chase
by Clive Cussler
The 1950 discovery of four bodies inside a sunken steam locomotive in a Montana lake gives way to the story of a murderous 1906 bank âŚ
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The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. âA monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply âŚ
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon
by Diana L. Paxson
A prequel to Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Forest House follows the story of the Roman conquest of Britain, a tale in which a Celtic princess âŚ
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Lady of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Journey to a time before King Arthur in this prequel to The Mists of Avalonâa spellbinding story of three remarkable women who alter the fortunes âŚ
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Priestess of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
In the long-awaited return to Avalon by the beloved author of The Mists of Avalon and her collaborator, bestselling author Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer âŚ
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Fall of Atlantis
by Bradley
Domaris, a disciple of the Temple of Light, falls in love with Micon, a Prince of Atlantis who is washed up on the foreign shore âŚ
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Atlantis Gate
by Greg Donegan
It begins with ex-Green Beret Eric Danes's cataclysmic dream-of the earth engulfed in fire more than a quarter of a century ago. Is it a âŚ
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
by Robert E. Howard
Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever createdâ a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful âŚ
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The Bloody Crown of Conan
by Robert E. Howard
In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorceryâand brought to life âŚ
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The Conquering Sword of Conan
by Robert E. Howard
This volume completes the set of Howard's Conan stories with some of his finest work, including "Beyond the Black River" and "Red Nails" alongside rare âŚ
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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
by Harry Turtledove
LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST H. G. Wellsâs seminal short story âThe Time Machine,â published in 1895, provided the springboard âŚ