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Adventure Novels of Past and Present - Page 2

This is a list of adventure stories I've read or that I want to eventually read. Many are well-known classics, but I've also included newer fiction that has that nostalgic 'adventure' vibe. Enjoy some stories of swashbuckling, exploration, seafaring, survival and romance.
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The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
41
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
42
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
43
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
44
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Sea Hawk (Rafael Sabatini)
The Sea Hawk
45
Rafael Sabatini
The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan)
The Thirty-Nine Steps
46
John Buchan
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
47
The Great Impersonation (E. Phillips Oppenheim)
The Great Impersonation
48
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
49
Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini)
Captain Blood
50
Rafael Sabatini
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
51
C.S. Forester
At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
52
H. P. Lovecraft
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
53
Daphne Du Maurier
The Long Ships (Frans Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
54
Frans Bengtsson
Prince of Foxes (Samuel Shellabarger)
Prince of Foxes
55
Samuel Shellabarger
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
56
Ian Fleming
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Roger Lancelyn Green)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
57
Roger Lancelyn Green
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
58
Scott O'Dell
Witch World (Andre Norton)
Witch World
59
Andre Norton
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
60
Charles Portis
The Cay (Theodore Taylor)
The Cay
61
Theodore Taylor
Sing Down the Moon (Scott O'Dell)
Sing Down the Moon
62
Scott O'Dell
Moonraker's Bride (Madeleine Brent)
Moonraker's Bride
63
Madeleine Brent
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
64
William Goldman
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
65
M. M. Kaye
Sacajawea (Anna Lee Waldo)
Sacajawea
66
Anna Lee Waldo
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
67
Stephen King
On Stranger Tides
On Stranger Tides
68
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves
69
Michael Blake
Wyvern (A.A. Attanasio)
Wyvern
70
A.A. Attanasio
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
71
Michael Crichton
Dinotopia (James Gurney)
Dinotopia
72
James Gurney
Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)
Journey to the River Sea
73
Eva Ibbotson
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
74
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Pirates! in an Adventure With Scientists (Gideon Defoe)
The Pirates! in an Adventure With Scientists
75
Gideon Defoe
The White Darkness
The White Darkness
76
The Floating Island (Elizabeth Haydon)
The Floating Island
77
Elizabeth Haydon
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
78
Naomi Novik
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
79
Scott Lynch
The Court of the Air (Stephen Hunt)
The Court of the Air
80
Stephen Hunt
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