Most Popular Adventure Books of the 20th century
Discover popular Adventure books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Dragon Rider #1
Dragon Rider
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Translation
1997
HMS Ulysses
Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
1955
NUMA Files #1
Serpent
Adventure · Thriller
1999
The Egyptian #2
The Seventh Scroll
Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1995
Travis McGee #1
The Deep Blue Good-by
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1964
The Golden Rendervous
Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1962
The Man Who Was Thursday
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery
1908
Kim
19th century · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1901
James Bond #3
Moonraker
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1955
The Egyptian #3
Warlock
Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1995
Jake Grafton #1
Flight of the Intruder
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1986
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer
War & Military · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
1974
Hiero Desteen #1
Hiero's Journey
Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Adventure
1973
When the World Shook
Fantasy · Adventure
1919
James Bond #12
You Only Live Twice
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1964
Double Image
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1998
Operation Napoleon
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1999
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1999
Patrick McLanahan #8
Battle Born
Science Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
November 2, 1999
The Prodigal Spy
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 6, 1999
Jane Whitefield #5
Blood Money
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1999
Jake Grafton #7
Cuba
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1999
The Sherlock Mysteries #12
Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Historical Fiction
1999
Atticus Kodiak #3
Smoker
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
September 1, 1998
The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #3
Flight of Eagles
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
May 11, 1998
Sean Dillon #6
The President's Daughter
Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
May 19, 1998
Sean Dillon #7
The White House Connection
Spy Thriller · Adult · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
December 31, 1998
Patrick McLanahan #7
The Tin Man
Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
May 18, 1998
The Midnight Before Christmas
Crime Fiction · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Adventure · Mystery
September 29, 1998
The Kat Bronsky Thrillers #1
The Last Hostage
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 20, 1998
Jane Whitefield #4
The Face-Changers
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1998
The Eleventh Commandment
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 3, 1998
Fortunes of War
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1998
The Sherlock Mysteries #9
Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery
19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Adventure · Historical Fiction
1998
The Adventures of Solar Pons
The Final Adventures of Solar Pons
Science Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery
1998
Patrick McLanahan #6
Fatal Terrain
Science Fiction · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
June 30, 1997