Adventure

Adventure lives in the heart-pounding moments of human determination, whether scaling deadly peaks, racing across uncharted wilderness, or pushing through seemingly impossible challenges. These stories and accounts capture the raw spirit of exploration and survival, chronicling both epic real-world journeys and pulse-racing quests that test the limits of body, mind, and spirit.

Adventure Book Summaries

Robinson Crusoe Summary

Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages

Life of Pi Summary

by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages

The Return of the King Summary

The Return of the King

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages

Wool Omnibus Summary

by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages

The Old Man and the Sea Summary

The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway 1952 96 pages

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages

Historical Fiction

Pawn of Prophecy Summary

Pawn of Prophecy

by David Eddings 1982 304 pages

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll 1871 239 pages

by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages

Historical Fiction

The Lost Symbol Summary

The Lost Symbol

by Dan Brown 2009 509 pages

Mystery Thriller

Deception Point Summary

Deception Point

by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages

Inferno Summary

by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Dan Brown 2017 482 pages

Mystery Thriller

Ready Player Two Summary

Ready Player Two

by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages

Science Fiction

The Celestine Vision Summary

The Celestine Vision

Living the New Spiritual Awareness

by James Redfield 1997 288 pages

The River Summary

by Gary Paulsen 1991 132 pages

by Kristin Cashore 2009 480 pages

Endurance Summary

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing 1959 282 pages

White Fang Summary

by Jack London 1906 252 pages

The Shadow Rising Summary

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan 1992 1007 pages

The Jungle Book Summary

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling 1894 277 pages

The Call of the Wild Summary

The Call of the Wild

by Jack London 1903 172 pages

The Dragonet Prophecy Summary

The Dragonet Prophecy

by Tui T. Sutherland 2012 336 pages

Rise of the Evening Star Summary

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull 2007 456 pages

The Dawn of Yangchen Summary

The Dawn of Yangchen

by F.C. Yee 2022 336 pages

The Two Towers Summary

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 322 pages

Gulliver’s Travels Summary

Gulliver’s Travels

by Jonathan Swift 1726 306 pages

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling 2005 652 pages

A Darker Shade of Magic Summary

A Darker Shade of Magic

by Victoria E. Schwab 2015 400 pages

Spy School Summary

by Stuart Gibbs 2012 304 pages

Baptism of Fire Summary

Baptism of Fire

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages

Polish Literature

The Dark Prophecy Summary

The Dark Prophecy

by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages

The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 486 pages

Chasing Chaos Summary

My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid

by Jessica Alexander 2013 400 pages

Ship of Magic Summary

by Robin Hobb 1998 880 pages

Ship of Destiny Summary

Ship of Destiny

by Robin Hobb 2000 789 pages

House Atreides Summary

by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Lincoln Highway Summary

The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

The Dragonbone Chair Summary

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams 1988 672 pages

Stone of Farewell Summary

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams 1990 608 pages

To Green Angel Tower Summary

To Green Angel Tower

by Tad Williams 1993 1083 pages

Left for Dead Summary

My Journey Home from Everest

by Beck Weathers 2000 352 pages

The Recruit Summary

by Robert Muchamore 2004 342 pages

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton 2000 128 pages

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

by Geronimo Stilton 2004 113 pages

by Shannon Messenger 2019 797 pages

One Piece, Volume 1 Summary

One Piece, Volume 1

by Eiichiro Oda 1997 207 pages

The Enchanted Wood Summary

The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton 1939 213 pages

The Sea of Monsters Summary

The Sea of Monsters

by Rick Riordan 2006 279 pages

Great Circle Summary

by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

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