8 Best Adventure Books to Take You on an Epic Voyage

Best Adventure Paperbacks

Do mystic lands, dangerous quests and vast forests with no souls around intrigue you? This is where adventure books, find their inspiration from. These books take the reader on an epic voyage and swirl them to the far-away lands amid foreign culture. Besides inciting excitement, these books also instil a sense of thrill in the reader. If you’re looking for recommendations to journey into one such gripping plot, check out our selection of adventure paperbacks that will hold your attention to the very end.

8 Best Adventure Paperbacks

1. The Secret Garden by F.H. Burnett

Walk into the magical dimension with Mary Lenox – a 10-year-old orphan. Born to wealthy British parents, the girl is described as being neglected and unloved spoilt sport. Soon after her parents’ lose their life to the cholera epidemic, she is sent off to live with her uncle whom she has never met. There at his manor in Yorkshire, she comes to terms with a secret garden that was locked after the death of Late Lilias Craven, Mary’s aunt. Craven loved roses and used to plant them there. She sets off to find the right key to unlock the garden and dig into its secret. Burnett carefully places the mysterious elements of this novel with a fascinating kid’s adventure, giving life to an extraordinary story of gaining something long lost.

Children and Young Adults

This timeless children’s classic book is as popular amid young adults as it is in among kids.

Editor’s Choice
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2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Full of satire and nostalgic events, Mark Twain’s novel juxtaposes the realities of adult life with that of childhood fantasy. The novel begins with Tom Sawyer, a young boy stealing from the jam jar and escaping narrowly. While this might sound like a little adventure, Tom runs into various other situations and gets punished for the same. The boy also cleverly persuades children from his neighbourhood to trade their possessions to do his work. As the story progresses, the boy finds himself head over heels with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town who avoids him. Tom then finds solace with his companion Huckleberry Finn. Together the two boys grow from going on little adventures to hunting for hidden treasures.

Widely Acclaimed

This classic read is a widely acclaimed book that has been adapted into countless feature films and television series.

Popular in Kids
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3. Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson

Far stretched seas, a buccaneer ship, pirates, lost skeletons, and an island – that isn’t all Treasure Island is about. Loaded with numerous twists and turns, this novel sets its plot on the mystery around Captain Flint – a wild seafarer’s chest of gold. A young boy – Jim Hawkins has the map and key to locate the treasure. However, he has to encounter the pirates who are keen to hunt it and kill anyone who comes in their way, even their own captain. Dive into the world of one-legged pirates with eye patches and big hooks who sing songs like “Fifty men on the dead man’s chest, Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!” before feeding you to the sharks.

Connectable Plot

This classic novel can truly grip the readers and help them connect with the narrative using simple and easy language.

Popular with Teens
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4. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

A famous novel with a compelling story, HG Wells’s Time Machine, narrates time travel to the future. The story begins in the present time where a time traveller journeys into A.D. 802,701, where the land looks different from the time he came from. The humanity is now divided into two races – the Eloi – a small community of people who live in futuristic buildings and fear the dark, and Morlocks who are ape-like men living underground and surface only during the night. The time traveller watches both the races, their habits, banters and intellectual powers, post which he develops his own theories and ends up being a prisoner to the Morlocks. In an attempt to escape this unbelievable reality, he confides in his broken time machine. He pulls the lever to watch his surroundings go blank and devastated, before blooming with the race he knows he belongs to – the Humans.

Best in Sci-Fi

This novel is a winner in the sci-fi world and is known to weave a fascinating narrative to keep the reader engrossed.

Most Loved
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5. Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green revolves around the journey of a man named Miles. He is obsessed with famous last words of. Soon he stumbles on to Francois Rabelais’s final words ‘I go to seek a Great Perhaps’ which makes him decide to leave his regular school and join Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama. His life takes a turn when he meets Alaska Young, who is an emotionally unstable girl keeping it put somehow. On knowing about Miles love for last words, Alaska shows him a quote by Simon Bolivar ‘Damn it. How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!’ which makes Miles keen about finding what the labyrinth is. He shares a deep bond with his roommate, Alaska, and Takumi and soon finds himself falling in love with Alaska. The two spend a night together, shortly after which Alaska gets involved in an accident and dies. Events lead him to figure out it was a suicide, while the reason makes him realize that he has found his way out from the labyrinth of loss.

Raw and Real

This book, though a fictional narrative dives deep into the path of making it out from the labyrinths of life.

Best Pick
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6. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by A.C. Doyle

Revolving around the cases of the most famous detective characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, this book swears by a saying – ‘Obvious facts are deceptive’. Sherlock is a normal man with extraordinary abilities. He does not know intellectual subjects but can remember simple details of every crime committed. The man is a ruthless and self-disciplined detective who along with his best friend Dr Watson, sets on to investigate 12 complicated cases with his sharp memory.

Timeless Series

This detective series is loved by all age groups owing to its classic narrative and a gripping plot.

For All Age Groups
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7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

“You are a wizard Harry.” Don’t we all love it when Hagrid tells Harry about his real identity? Loved by all, Harry Potter is a young boy, frail in built and often subdued to his dominating aunt and uncle’s demands. J.K. Rowling portrays Harry Potter’s character with innocence. He does not know that his destiny has been calling him ever since. However, on his eleventh birthday, Harry learns that he must join a school for wizards like him and step up the path to defeat his parents’ murderer. The first novel in the series, preceding 6 other parts, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will take you into the Hogwarts School headed by Professor Albus Dumbledore – one of the most powerful and wisest wizards in the magical realm.

Escape to a Magical World

Loved by teenagers and adults alike, this story takes you to a different dimension that is full of wisdom, magic, and wonder.

For Teens and Adults
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8. Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

Written by Jules Verne, Journey to the Centre of the Earth is based on some clues found by Professor Liedenbrock and his nephew Axel. The story starts when the impatient professor and his nephew find a coded message in a manuscript native to Iceland. Unable to crack the code and reveal the message, the professor wows that neither he nor his nephew will sleep or eat until they find the secret. While Axel has cracked the code, he decides to keep it to himself but succumbing to his hunger, he reveals it to Liedenbrock. Both of them set out on a journey to the centre of the earth during which they encounter grave dangers. But they must slip down to the underground world and find what lies at the centre of the planet they live on.

Captivating Imagery

This novel clearly creates a mysterious aura and bizarre situations that add to its captivating imagery.

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Niharika (CK Book Critic)
Niharika (CK Book Critic)

A curious shutterbug, Niharika has a penchant for all things new. An ardent animal lover and a literature enthusiast, she loves writing fiction and creating her own world of words. Apart from her pure love for Maggi, her perseverance for doing things her way is something that defines her persona. She’s often found around the greens, gazing at the sky or cherishing music while at work.

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