Most Popular Adventure Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Adventure books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Jake Grafton #1
Flight of the Intruder
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1986
Red Phoenix #1
Red Phoenix
War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
June 6, 1989
Matt Helm #25
The Frighteners
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Patrick McLanahan #4
Day of the Cheetah
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Thriller
July 14, 1989
The Tiller Galloway Novels #1
Hatteras Blue
Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1989
Jake Grafton #4
The Minotaur
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1989
Independent #1
Silver Tower
Science Fiction · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery
May 2, 1988
Rambo: First Blood Series #3
Rambo III
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
May 1, 1988
Dan Lenson Novels #1
The Med
War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
April 1, 1988
Island
Crime Fiction · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1988
Jake Grafton #3
Final Flight
Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
1988
White Cargo
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
1988
The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #3
Winter Hawk
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
January 1, 1987
Matt Helm #24
The Demolishers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
September 12, 1987
Mortalis #3
The League of Night and Fog
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1987
Asian saga #6
James Clavell's Whirlwind
Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
January 1, 1986
Stallion Gate
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
January 1, 1986
Matt Helm #23
The Vanishers
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
August 1, 1986
The Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Novels #1
Night of the Fox
War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 15, 1986
Santorini
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
December 1, 1986
A Matter of Honor
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery
July 1, 1986
Labyrinth
Fantasy · Adventure
June 1, 1986
Modesty Blaise series #11
Dead Man's Handle
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
October 3, 1985
Matt Helm #22
The Detonators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
July 1, 1985
Liam Devlin #3
Confessional
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adult · Adventure · Historical Fiction
January 1, 1985
Rambo: First Blood Series #2
Rambo
Crime Fiction · War & Military · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Mortalis #2
The Fraternity of the Stone
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery
January 1, 1985
The Secret Families Trilogy #1
The Secret Generations
Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Romance
July 1, 1985
The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #6
The Blind Run
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1985
Ride a Pale Horse
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance
January 1, 1984
Matt Helm #21
The Infiltrators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 1, 1984
San Andreas
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction
January 1, 1984
One More Sunday
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
February 1, 1984
Travis McGee #21
The Lonely Silver Rain
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 1984
The Mitchell Gant Thrillers #2
Firefox Down!
Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller
October 1, 1983
Matt Helm #20
The Annihilators
Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller
June 12, 1983