The best adventure novels. Tales of adventure and adventure

Tired of the drab routine, we want to immerse ourselves in fictional worlds filled with exciting adventures. Our top 10 best adventure books will tell you about works with fascinating plots.

10 "The Headless Horseman" Myne Reed

This novel was written in 1865. The action of the book "The Headless Horseman" takes place in 1850, in Texas, USA. Louise, the daughter of a wealthy planter, falls in love with a poor mustanger named Gerald Maurice. Gerald and Louise meet in secret one night, and on the same night Henry, Louise's brother, disappears. Gerald is found covered in blood and with signs of a struggle on his body. Also, he's wearing Henry's clothes. Gerald is immediately suspected of killing Henry. At this moment, the mysterious Headless Horseman appears.

9 “Two Captains” Veniamin Kaverin

This adventure novel was created in 1938-1944. The life of polar explorer Sanya Grigoriev is filled with adventures and dangers. He is with youth dreamed of understanding the disappearance of an expedition that set off on a journey along the Northern Sea Route. Having matured, the purposeful Sanya Grigoriev begins the search for the missing expedition.

8 "The Diamond Thieves" by Louis Boussenard

This novel was written in 1883. Three men - Alexandre, Albert and Joseph - go to South Africa to find a treasure. Native guides help them find the treasure. However, criminals also want to find the treasure, so many dangers await Alexandre, Albert, Joseph and their guides.

7 “The Island of Lost Ships” Alexander Belyaev

This book was first published in 1926-1927. The current carries the ship out of control to a mysterious place in the Sargasso Sea. The ship finds itself near a mysterious island, which consists of dilapidated deserted sailboats.

6 "The Three Musketeers" Alexandre Dumas the Father

This historical adventure novel was created in 1844. The action of the novel "The Three Musketeers" develops in the years 1625-1628. Main character works - a young man named d'Artagnan. He sets out on a journey to become a musketeer. Together with his three musketeer friends - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - d'Artagnan finds himself in many exciting adventures.

5 "Treasure Island" Robert Louis Stevenson

This novel was published in series in a children's magazine in 1881-1882. It was then published in 1883. The novel "Treasure Island" tells about the treasure that the pirate captain Flint hid. The treasures were hidden on a desert island, so their search was filled with many adventures.

4 "The Last of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper

This historical and adventure novel was first published in 1826. The plot of the novel “The Last of the Mohicans” takes place in August 1757, during the French and Indian War. Hunter and tracker Natty Bumppo and two Indians from the Mohican tribe - Chingachgook and his son Uncas - are trying to save two sister girls who are the daughters of a British commander.

3 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

This novel was first published in the spring of 1719. This famous work by Daniel Defoe tells about the traveler Robinson Crusoe, who, after a shipwreck, finds himself on a desert island, where he spends 28 years. Robinson Crusoe learns to survive in the wild and gradually makes his island lifestyle more comfortable.

2 "Hearts of Three" Jack London

This novel was published in a newspaper in 1919-1920. Hearts of Three is the fiftieth book written by Jack London. The young descendant of the pirate Morgan lives in luxury thanks to his inheritance. He learns that a pirate ancestor hid treasure somewhere. After this, the pirate's descendant goes in search of the treasure. He meets Henry Morgan, his distant relative. Together they continue their search, which will lead them to unfamiliar lands and help them find love. There will be many adventures along the path of the treasure hunters.

This novel was first published in 1874. This book is a continuation of Jules Verne's books "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Children of Captain Grant." Five people find themselves on a desert island. They are trying to establish their way of life in the wild. They soon realize that someone is helping them survive on a desert island.

For some people, the above books are books reminiscent of youth. Then they read them and dreamed of the same exciting adventures as the characters in these books. If you are one of these people, reading these works will be doubly enjoyable: you will be carried away by interesting plots and immerse yourself in pleasant memories of the first time you read these books.

With numerous "top tens" loaded into this reader.
I reached a wonderful genre that I once loved more than Stratosphere candies. Once, with my first scholarship, I bought a whole kilogram of these sweets (they didn’t give more to one person), gobbled it up, and since then I can’t stand the chocolate soufflé.
About the same thing happened to me with adventure books. When I got hold of them no longer as a reader, but as a writer, and realized all my dreams about all the adventurous novels that I would like to read, but no one wrote them for me, I got tired of the genre. I overfed them. Now I'm drawn to the boring: the history of the Russian state and aristonomy.
Alas. Old love rusts.

The beginning of my writing career. Me and the heroes of my adventure novels

I am still convinced that it is very important for a person to read as many adventure novels as possible in childhood. Then the habit of reading will become lifelong, because the process of reading itself will be associated with adventure. For me, for example, it has remained this way forever. The most exciting adventures I experienced were when I read good books. I wish the same for all of you. In the sense - so that you encounter dangerous adventures only in literature, and not in life.
Here are ten of my favorite adventure novels from childhood and adolescence. Alas, not a single domestic one. Not our Russian forte. I think the heavy blood gets in the way, the “forest” pedigree.
The list includes six English-language books and four French. As usual, I give them in alphabetical order.

Richard D. Blackmore. Lorna Doone

This is a very teenage read. Reassuringly English - when you know that love will be difficult, enemies will be treacherous, difficulties will be almost insurmountable, but everything will end as it should. We will get married, we will defeat our enemies mentally and physically, and difficulties will only make us stronger. Blackmore, it seems, wrote nothing else worthwhile during his long literary career.

Being good is good, being bad is bad. And Good will win because it is right.

Théophile GAUTIER. Captain Fracasse

When I first opened the novel, I wanted to throw it away, because it begins tediously and is all composed of elephantine phrases, which in Gautier's time were considered a sign of refined taste.
But when you get through the endless descriptions, you find yourself in a wonderful and touching variation of “Lorna Doone” about the fact that good people everything will definitely be fine. Only here the texture is not baggy, like Blackmore’s, but elegant and elegant in a French way. The latest age to read this book is fourteen years old.

And our captain Fracasse is the most beautiful of all

Alexandr Duma. Three Musketeers

I won’t be original: this is the best adventure novel of all time. Because all the characters are alive. And because adventure is not the main thing there. And the main thing is determined by each reader himself. For me, the key scene is the picnic on the Bastion of Saint-Gervais. The idea of ​​defeating a hundred thousand enemies while drinking and eating fascinated me for the rest of my life.

Ivan Kuskov’s illustrations remain the best for me.

Alexandr Duma. Countess of Monsoreau

The plot is perhaps even more interesting than “The Musketeers”. The “supporting actors” are very good: Chico, Navarre, Henry III. The main characters are more cliched. But still - an excellent thick book...

Chicot is a character no worse than D'Artagnan

Alexandr Duma. Forty five

...Especially if immediately after “The Countess of Monsoreau” you read “Forty-Five,” the third part of the trilogy. Unfortunately, the beginning - “Queen Margot” - is somehow not very good for me. La Mole is such a campy bore. And I feel sorry for Coconnas. One disorder. That’s why I’m giving the trilogy without the first part.

And again the wonderful Chicot works. A historical character, by the way.

James Clavell. Shogun

I read this novel when I was twenty, while in Japan. And I saw it with different eyes, although Clavell, of course, is full of all kinds of spreading cherry blossoms. My “Diamond Chariot” is an homage to this wonderful huge novel. Only the Russian translation I came across was unimportant, all the beauty leaked out somewhere. Much better in English.

The series was much worse than the book. But still good.

Joseph CONRAD. Duel

About what idiots men are. And that women mainly love them for this.
This means they are not very smart either.

Rafael SABATINI. Captain Blood's Odyssey

In the third "A" there was a waiting list for this book by appointment. The day it was my turn, I got sick and didn’t go to school. It was one of the most severe traumas of my life. I didn't want to live straight. My mother got me a copy somewhere and brought it to me. I began to read - and I recovered. This is what a book is.

The same book

Robert L. Stevenson. Treasure Island

I recently wrote about this novel. That he is not what he seems at first glance. Certainly not about treasures. As you remember, most of them remained on the island, and the hero is not going to return there (brrrr).
In my opinion, this is a book about the charm of Evil (John Silver) and the charm of Good (Dr. Livesey). Moreover, without playing giveaway: Silver is more interesting and brighter. And for him, let’s pay attention, everything ends with a happy ending. “The disgusting one-legged sailor is gone from my life forever. He probably found his black woman and is living somewhere for his own pleasure with her and Captain Flint. Let's hope so, because his chances are better life in the next world they are quite small.”

The last sentence of the novel seems to be written about me:
“I still dream at night of breakers crashing against its shores, and I jump out of bed,
when I imagine Captain Flint's hoarse voice:Piasters! Piasters! Piasters!

Henry Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines

For a long time I couldn’t decide what to give from Haggard – this or “Montezuma’s Daughter”. Both novels did not fit into the top ten. Still, I chose “Kopi”. Because of Gargoula and the Portuguese and Silvestra. That's when it really took my breath away - that's when I realized that Gagool...

Wow, that was scary

I won’t tell anyone who hasn’t read what’s going on there. I feel sorry for you who didn’t read King Solomon’s Mines as a child.

Now you share. Your turn.

Charles Darwin "A Naturalist's Voyage Around the World on the HMS Beagle"

"A Naturalist's Voyage Around the World on the Beagle" - first treatise Charles Darwin. The basis of this work was the travel notes of the young scientist, made during the five-year period circumnavigation on a sea vessel called the Beagle in the early 19th century. In the book, the author picturesquely talks about the diversity of peoples, animals, and plants from different parts of our planet. This very journey pushed Darwin to further work on the study of the origin of species.

Mark Twain "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

The hero of this story by Mark Twain is smart, kind, knows how to truly be friends and knows the value of people. Love of freedom, independence and intelligence made Huck Finn one of the most beloved heroes of teenagers in different countries.

Paulo Coelho "The Alchemist"

Each person has his own path that he must go through. The simple shepherd Santiago is destined to go in search of treasure. His journey will be full of dangers, unexpected meetings, discoveries, revelations. All Santiago needs to do is trust his fate and not lose sight of its signs. After all, “if you really strongly desire something, the whole universe will contribute to the fulfillment of your desire.” Paolo Coelho's philosophical novel The Alchemist is a book that should be read by people of any age.

Louis Boussenard "The Diamond Thieves"

South Africa, 1980s. Despite endless clashes between European colonists and natives, the country is gripped by a diamond rush. Streams of fortune hunters poured to the shores of the Zambezi, where even children play with “sparkling pebbles.”

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky “Trainees”

This volume includes the Strugatsky brothers’ novel “Trainees,” the final book in the famous series “Noon. XII century", a fascinating story of space pilots, their travels and adventures on distant planets, true friendship, courage and selfless courage.

James Clavell "Shogun"

Beginning of the 17th century. A Dutch ship is wrecked off the coast of Japan. The surviving crew members are captured and accused of piracy. Among those captured was the Englishman John Blackthorne, who had an excellent knowledge of geography, military affairs and mathematics and had a strong character. Their fate must be decided by the local ruler, whose arrival is awaited by the entire village. Rumors about the talented captain reach Prince Toranaga no Minowara, one of the most powerful people in Japan. Toranaga takes Blackthorn under his protection, harboring evil plans to use his knowledge in a struggle for power. To survive in a foreign country, an Englishman studies its language and customs, becomes a samurai, but the thought does not leave him that someday he will still be able to return to his homeland.

Jack London "The Call of the Wild"

“The Call of the Wild” is one of the most famous works American writer Jack London. Obeying the “call of the ancestors,” the domestic dog Beck went wild and joined the wolf pack. Thousands of people, tormented by a thirst for profit, which awakens the call of primeval savagery, rushed to the picturesque Klondike region - unknown and mysterious world North, severe trials and gold.

Dante Alighieri "The Divine Comedy"

“The Divine Comedy” is the main work of the Middle Ages, which did not succumb to either oblivion or decay. When a poet descends into the afterlife, Hell, Purgatory and Paradise cease to be abstractions and are filled with vivid details and extraordinary phenomena. Mortal sins, benefactors, great love will be the poet’s companions during his journey. Dante's poem can still be read as the greatest challenge to the divine universe.

Mine Reed "The Headless Horseman"

A Texas deer, dozing in the silence of the night savannah, is startled by the sound of horse hooves. Who disturbed his sleep? In the clear light of the moon, the beast recognizes its worst enemy - man. The deer is ready to run, but something in the appearance of the rider - something strange, unnatural - chains him to his place. Heavenly powers! The rider has no head!

Alfred Lansing, Leadership on Ice. Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey"

The plot of the majestic, vital and reliable adventure story is based on the story of the Antarctic expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who set off to the shores of the South Atlantic on board the ship Endurance to cross the South Pole. His team had to fight for survival in one of the harshest places on the planet. Long recognized as the most accurate account of the fateful odyssey, this book will inspire great things and will appeal to those who love stories of explorers and explorers and want to learn more about leadership.

Michael Chabon "Moonlight"

For the first time in Russian - the newest novel by the recognized master of modern American prose, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of such international bestsellers as “The Incredible Adventures of Kavalier and Clay”, “The Union of Jewish Policemen”, “Pittsburgh Mysteries”, “Wunderkinds”, etc. This is a novel about truth and lies, oh great love, about family legends and a great existential adventure. Chabon's character pursues Wernher von Braun in last days World War II and hunts in Florida for a giant python that ate the cat of a retired neighbor, mines a bridge near Washington, builds models of rockets and a lunar city and hides an old Tarot deck from his wife, known to TV viewers as the Night Witch Nevermore.

Ernest Hemingway "Green Hills of Africa"

The autobiographical story “The Green Hills of Africa” is one of the works that laid the foundation for the myth of “Papa Ham” - an insanely brave adventurer-intellectual, a favorite of women, a seeker of strong sensations and new impressions.

Suzanne Collins "The Hunger Games" And the flame will burst into flames. Mockingjay (trilogy)

This guy and girl have known each other since childhood and may still fall in love, but they will have to become enemies. By lot, they must participate in the terrible Hunger Games, where only one wins - this is a law that has never been broken. Katniss and Peeta survived - they were forced to recognize both of them as winners. But many of those who don't like winning consider the guy and girl dangerous. These people have enough strength and power to easily kill both Peeta and Katniss. But no one can separate them.

Joseph Conrad "Heart of Darkness" Tales of Adventure"

“Heart of Darkness” is an English sailor's journey into the depths of Africa, a psychological depiction of the struggle between civilization and nature, an exploration of the “darkness of the human heart”, created by Joseph Conrad after eight years in the Congo. Based on the story “Heart of Darkness,” the script for Francis Ford Coppola’s famous film “Apocalypse Now” was written.

Edmund Hillary "Across Antarctica"

Edmund Hillary's book is the processed diaries of the first land crossing of Antarctica in human history. Beginning its journey from Shackleton Station, on the shores of the Weddell Sea, in November 1957, the Transantarctic Expedition, overcoming incredible difficulties, reached South Pole, and then by March 1958 completed the journey on the other side of the sixth continent - at Scott Station, on the Ross Sea coast.

Alexandre Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo"

“The Count of Monte Cristo” is one of the most exciting novels by the immortal classic of French literature, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). A fascinating plot, lively presentation, inexhaustible invention, cheerful humor, brilliant, witty dialogue, and memorable characters have made this book one of the most beloved and entertaining for many generations of readers.

John R. R. Tolkien "The Hobbit, or There and Back Again"

Before you is the most beloved fairy tale for children. This is where acquaintance with the wonderful world of Middle-earth begins. But the majestic trilogy about the One Ring will happen a little later, and now Adventure is about to knock on the cozy hole of the hobbit Bilbo, and he, in the company of the dwarves and the wizard Gandalf, will set off on a long journey in search of lost treasures.

Herman Melville "Moby Dick, or the White Whale"

"Moby Dick" is the most famous novel by the American writer Herman Melville (1819-1891), a romantic, traveler, philosopher, poet, author of sea stories and psychological stories. This edition presents Moby Dick in an exciting retelling for schoolchildren. This is the story of how Captain Ahab pursues the fierce white whale and dies in this unequal battle with evil.

Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad, or the New Pilgrims' Progress"

This ironic, witty and extremely educational story about the American journey through the Old World captivated readers and sold out in huge numbers. And Mark Twain himself, who first tried his hand at the genre of travel writing, came to the conclusion that those who vegetate in one corner of the world all their centuries will never learn tolerance and will not be able to look at life broadly and sensibly. Almost one hundred and fifty years after the publication of his book, it is difficult to disagree with him.

Jon Krakauer "Into the Wild"

In April 1992, Chris McCandless, a young man from a wealthy family, hitchhiked to Alaska, where, completely alone, earning food by hunting and gathering, he lived in an abandoned bus - in completely wild conditions. The bus in the middle of Alaska has become a real mecca for travelers, and Chris himself is an idol of young opponents of drab office life and material values. More than 2.5 million copies have been sold worldwide.

Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air. The worst tragedy in the history of Everest"

19 amateur climbers travel to Nepal to conquer Everest. This adventure costs $65,000. Each client is led by an experienced guide along a clearly planned route. The outcome of the slightest mistake is known to everyone, but the desire to get to the top overshadows the mind. There, at an altitude of 8848 meters, in rarefied air, the brain will lose millions of cells, the body will treacherously weaken, and even the most experienced will begin to make one fatal mistake after another.

James Curwood "Bums of the North" (collection)

The best adventure novels of the famous American naturalist writer and traveler James Oliver Curwood are dedicated to animals and the harsh nature of Northern Canada and Alaska, which the author loved very much. Under the cover of this book are collected five amazing stories about incredible friendship, loyalty and courage: “Vagabonds of the North”, “Kazan”, “Son of Kazan”, “The Golden Loop”, “The Valley of Silent Ghosts”.

Jules Verne "Journey to the Center of the Earth"

An old piece of parchment that accidentally fell out of a book became the starting point of an unprecedented expedition by Professor Otto Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel. The desire to follow in the footsteps of the famous alchemist Arne Saknussem in order to repeat his feat - to reach the center of the Earth - turns out to be a test of courage, perseverance and mutual support for travelers.

Rudyard Kipling "The Jungle Book"

“The Jungle Book” is the immortal work of the great English writer Rudyard Kipling. This edition includes three of the seven stories from The Jungle Book - about the life and adventures of the boy Mowgli, who grew up in a wolf pack and managed to defeat the terrible tiger Shere Khan.

Michael Crichton "Jurassic Park"

John Hammond did not perform miracles: he simply combined business with the achievements of science. He invested in relic DNA research, bought an island off the coast of Costa Rica and created a unique biological park. Real, living dinosaurs are kept there in conditions close to their native Jurassic period. The businessman is confident that the project will be a great success! This should be confirmed by scientific experts whom Hammond invited to the park before the official opening. His grandchildren, Lex and Tim, will also take part in the first excursion into the world of dinosaurs. Was it possible to imagine that a combination of circumstances would turn a fun trip into a disaster?

Henry Rider Haggard "King Solomon's Mines"

A middle-aged hunter, Allan Quaterman, agrees to accompany Captain John Hood and Sir Henry Curtis on a dangerous expedition into the hot African desert. Brave travelers need to find the brother of the noble Sir Henry, who went missing while searching for the legendary treasury of Solomon. By the will of fate, the participants of the campaign are faced with seemingly insurmountable difficulties. But sincere friendship and nobility, courage and mutual assistance, experience and ingenuity help them get out of all dangerous and confusing situations with dignity. The main characters will have to go through a difficult path and survive incredible adventures to reach the mysterious diamond mines of King Solomon.

Thor Heyerdahl "Kon-Tiki"

The expedition of the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, undertaken in 1947, still remains an example of bold scientific daring and desperate travel.

Henri Charrière "The Moth"

The author of this story, Henri Charrière, nicknamed the Moth (Papillon), was accused of murder at the age of twenty-five and sentenced to life imprisonment. But then the most fantastic of his adventures began. At hard labor in French Guiana, he went through incredible trials, more than once coming close to death. The survival instinct and an indomitable desire for freedom helped him eventually be released.

William Golding "Lord of the Flies"

William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies (1954) is a dystopian novel with symbolic overtones, exploring the peculiarities of the relationships between children on a desert island where they ended up during wartime. Are they capable of intelligent self-organization or will they obey natural impulses? A savage and a civilized man argue among themselves.

David Grann "The Lost City of Z"

In 1925, British Colonel Percy Fawcett went into the Amazon jungle to find the Inca capital, the legendary El Dorado, which he preferred to call “Z City.” The expedition disappeared - and the search for its traces became an obsession for many people. And for some of them it cost their lives.

Michael Crichton "The Lost World"

Several years have passed since Jurassic Park ceased to exist. The island was closed to visitors, and all dinosaurs were destroyed. But rumors about strange animals seen on the coast and in the jungles of Costa Rica have not stopped. And one day, Ian Malcolm, who miraculously survived the disaster in the Park, was approached by a young and ambitious paleontologist, Richard Levine. He proposed to equip an expedition to search for the “lost world” - a place where dinosaurs still live. Unfortunately, information about a mysterious island with abandoned scientific laboratories It's not just Malcolm and Levine who have it. Their rivals will do anything to get the secret of creating dinosaurs.

Andy Weir "The Martian"

I was very proud to be on the team to go to Mars - who wouldn't want to walk on a foreign planet! But... they forgot me. They abandoned him, wounded and confused, and the ship flew away. At best, I can last 400 days in the rescue module. What should you do - look for a storm-damaged antenna in the vast red sands, try to repair it in order to contact the base ship and remind you of your existence? Or wait for the next expedition to arrive, which will arrive only in FOUR YEARS? Where can I get food? Water? Air? How not to go crazy from loneliness? It was easier for Robinson... at least he had Friday.

Herman Melville "Typee. Omu" (collection)

The first novel by the American writer Herman Melville tells about his stay in the Polynesian tribe of cannibals, the Taipei, on one of the Marquesas Islands, where the author fled from the hardships of sailor service from a whaling ship in 1842. A number of observations are ethnographic in nature. The philosophical and social aspects of the life of pagan cannibals are examined in comparison with the life of the civilized Christian world. The novel is considered completely autobiographical.

Jules Verne "The Mysterious Island"

During times civil war In the USA, five brave northerners escape captivity in a hot air balloon. A terrible storm throws them ashore on an uninhabited island. The courage and talents of the island's new settlers help them build their lives. The peaceful stay of the Robinsons on the island is disrupted by the threat of pirate attacks.

Homer "Odyssey"

Homer's poems had a huge impact on world literature, enriched poetry with the canonical meter - hexameter, and gave food to historians of the life and morals of that era. The plots of the Odyssey inspired many artists and sculptors to create immortal masterpieces.

Ernest Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

The story “The Old Man and the Sea” is dedicated to “tragic stoicism”: in the face of the cruelty of the world, a person, even losing, must maintain courage and dignity.

Michael Crichton "Pirate Latitudes"

Caribbean Sea, 1665. Jamaica, a distant British colony, and essentially a free pirate state, confronts the power of the Spanish empire. The life of a sea robber is full of fierce romance, but too short. If a tropical disease doesn't cut it off, a cannonball, cutlass, or hangman's rope will. Therefore, there will be no shortage of desperate assistants for the captain who plans to storm the impregnable fortress and recapture the galleon full of gold.

William Goldman "The Princess Bride"

Buttercup is the first beauty of the century. Once her beloved Westley has disappeared for several years, the Florinian prince Humperdinck himself is already wooing her, a trio of notorious thugs is preparing to kidnap her, and she is being pursued by a mysterious stranger in black. But true love will help the heroes triumph over the strong, cunning and skilled, survive in the Fire Swamp, overcome pain and death itself.

Michael Pahnke "Survivor" A novel about revenge"

M. Pahnke's novel, based on real events, tells not only and not so much about survival and revenge, but about courage and generosity. Wild West, 19th century. Hugh Glass, a mountain man and pioneer, a member of General William Ashley's 1823 expedition to explore the headwaters of the Missouri, finds himself in a terrible mess - he is attacked and seriously wounded by a grizzly bear. But this is not the worst test - Glass is betrayed by his friends in the squad. But Glass, in spite of fate, survives. Now he has one goal - revenge.

Tom Wolfe "Battle for Space"

The documentary novel by the classic of American literature Tom Wolfe tells in an accessible and fascinating way about the events of the late 1950s-1960s, when the Cold War between the two superpowers of the USSR and the USA reached a new level - the battle for space exploration began.

Cormac McCarthy "The Road"

After the disaster, Father and Son walk through the scorched lands, crossing the continent. This is a novel about the fact that everything in life is relative, that concepts such as good and evil, under certain conditions, stop working and lose meaning. This is a novel about what is truly important in life and how to appreciate it. And this is also a novel about death, about the fact that everything comes to an end, and therefore you need to take each day as it comes.

Daniel Defoe "Robinson Crusoe"

A popular novel by the English writer Daniel Defoe about the amazing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, who lived twenty-eight years all alone on a desert island.

Arthur Conan Doyle "The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard"

The cavalry officer Gerard is an adventurer and adventurer, of which there were indeed many in the army of Emperor Napoleon, which marched victoriously across Europe. He is frivolous, noble, loves women, and is equally ready to risk his life for the sake of France or the next lady of his heart - or just for the sake of thrills. Together with this charming Frenchman, the reader will experience many dizzying adventures - sometimes funny, and sometimes deadly.

Edgar Burroughs "Adopted Monkey"

John Clayton, Lord Greystoke is a name he inherited from his father. Tarzan is the name by which the jungle knows him. A jungle for which it doesn’t matter how much money you have in the bank or how famous your family is. Strength, courage and courage are important to them - Tarzan, who grew up in a pack of monkeys and lives by the laws of the jungle, has all this. But people come to his jungle.

Dan Simmons "Terror"

In 1845, an expedition under the command of the experienced polar explorer Sir John Franklin sets off on the ships Terror and Erebus to the northern coast of Canada to search for the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean - and disappears without a trace. The search for her dragged on for several decades, information about her fate was collected literally bit by bit, and the picture of what happened is still full of blank spots - although in the fall of 2014 a sensation broke out: after more than a century and a half of searching, the Erebus was finally discovered, and scientists are already preparing begin to study the remains of the ship, perfectly preserved in polar waters.

Wilbur Smith "Blue Horizon"

Africa. A land where only the strongest, brave, ruthless, furious in passion, merciless in revenge and hatred survive. People like Jim from the powerful Courtney clan. A young man sets off to conquer a rebellious continent. But, at first sight, falling in love with a captive of Dutch sailors, he risks his life for her freedom. Now Jim is alone against the whole continent, which is fraught with a lot of dangers.

Albert Piñol "Pandora in the Congo"

London, 1914. Marcus Harvey is accused of murdering two English aristocrats, with whom he went in search of gold and diamonds in the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa, in the Congo. Aspiring writer Thomas Thomson, commissioned by Harvey's lawyer, is working on a book designed to restore the truth and save the alleged murderer from the gallows. But the book sets out not only the history of the expedition, which cost the lives of many people, but also completely incredible story love, which literally helped save humanity from destruction.

Robert Stevenson "Treasure Island"

English writer, poet and literary critic Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of works that are still popular today, including “Black Arrow”, “Raja’s Diamond”, “The Suicide Club” and many others. However, “Treasure Island”, a true standard of adventure pirate novel, brought the writer world fame. A mysterious map of a long-dead famous pirate, indicating the location of a treasure buried on a desert island, becomes the cause of sinister conspiracies, mysterious murders and other exciting events.

Charles Portis "True Grit"

Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross sets out to avenge her father's murder, accompanied by one-eyed bailiff Cochet Cogburn and an arrogant Texas Ranger named Labeouf. The killer's tracks lead to Indian Territory, where their own laws rule, and the one who manages to shoot first is right.

Jules Verne "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” is the story of Professor Pierre Aronnax and his friends, who by chance find themselves on the underwater ship of the mysterious Captain Nemo.

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> Tales about Adventures and about Adventures

This section presents a collection of tales about Adventures in Russian. Enjoy reading!

• I hate it! I'll find out! I'll curse you! - the enraged Clif hissed. A tall, skinny witch hurried along a forest path, away from the school of witchcraft. A robe stained with soot fluttered behind his back, water dripped from his long black hair, his eyes burned with hatred, the brim of his burnt hat bounced with every step,

• Top-secret agent Gyps Bond came to his boss Cadillac on an urgent call: - I've arrived, boss! - Jeeps, you are my best special agent! Please deliver the new top-secret water-based engine to Bumper Town! - Cadillac asked - It will be done! – Jyps answered cheerfully. In his opinion, ...

• Adventure one: Bibigon and Brundulyak I live in a dacha in Peredelkino. It's not far from Moscow. A tiny midget lives with me, a boy the size of a finger, whose name is Bibigon. Where he came from, I don't know. He says he fell from the moon. Both me and my granddaughters Tata and Lena - we all love him very much. And how...

• Preface by the publisher The Wandering Enthusiast 1 - and from his diary we borrow another fantastic play in the manner of Callot - apparently shares so little of his inner world and the external world 2, that the very border between them is barely distinguishable. However, precisely due to the fact that...

Once upon a time there was a lively boy who dreamed of adventure. Where to look for them? Of course, in the Deep Forest. So he went there. - Hey! - he shouted, going further into the thicket. - Hey! Any adventures here? And then at home there is such melancholy and boredom, everyone walks around as if lowered into the water. And all because she died...

Once upon a time there lived a king, and he had no son. He called the saint and asked him to pray to God to grant him an heir. And soon the king had a son, whom he named Lal Badshah. Lal Badshah grew up and said to his father: “Marry me, father, to the girl I choose for myself.” - Bring everyone to the palace...

• Chapter one, in which Tonino becomes invisibleTonino De Rosa celebrated his birthday, and the next day he went to school. Sad thoughts overwhelmed him along the way: “Is it possible to force a person to solve problems and cram the history of Julius Caesar on the very day he turns ten? Me, ...

• Cipollino was the son of Cipollone. And he had seven brothers: Cipolletto, Cipollotto, Cipolloccia, Cipolluccia and so on - the most suitable names for an honest onion family. They were good people, I must say frankly, but they were just unlucky in life. What can you do: where there are onions, there are tears. Cipollone, his wife...

• THE CARRIER GIUSEPPE CAME INTO HIS HAND WITH A LOG THAT SQUEAKED WITH A HUMAN VOICE. A long time ago, in a town on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, there lived an old carpenter, Giuseppe, nicknamed Gray Nose. One day he came across a log, an ordinary log for heating the hearth in the winter. “Not a bad thing,” he said himself...

One day a little mouse decided to wander. The grandmother packed her for the journey, and on a quiet sunny day the mouse set off. Soon she came across a huge lake. The mouse looked around, but there was no one nearby. “It’s a pity,” she sighed, “but I’m ready to measure my strength with anyone.” Swim across the lake...

• For help! For help! - poor Five shouts, running away. - What happened to you? What's happened? - Don't you see? Subtraction is after me! Trouble if it catches up! – You’ll say the same, trouble!... But trouble happened. Subtraction overtook Five and began to cut it with its sharpest sword - the minus sign. Well, I got it...

• One day, Rinaldo fell off his bike and came home with a huge bump on his forehead. The aunt, whose parents left him when they went to another country to look for work, was terribly scared. She was just one of those aunts who was always scared of everything. - Rinaldo, my boy, what happened? - It's OK, ...

• One morning, waking up, Kramolnikov quite clearly felt that he was gone. Only yesterday he recognized himself as existing; Today, yesterday's existence has somehow magically turned into non-existence. But this non-existence was of a very special kind. Kramolnikov hastily felt himself, then said a few words out loud...

In ancient times, there lived a famous hunter in Karachay. His name was Mohammed. Day and night he walked through the mountains, hunted and brought back great prey. But one day he didn’t come across anything for the whole day. He had already decided to return home, when suddenly, raising his head, he noticed an eagle sitting on the top of a tall beech tree. To another...

One day there was a terrible drought in our region. Brother Goat lived in the grove then. It was so hard for him that he could almost gnaw on the ground. And brother cat had a hard time too. One evening the goat brother is standing, chewing a few blades of grass that he managed to get with great difficulty, and suddenly he sees a cat...

The hare was famous among animals for its intelligence. For his wisdom, the animals called the hare Judge. To tell the truth, the hare did not always manage to get away with it, but few people know about this. In any case, the hare’s life was full of adventures; he always got into all sorts of troubles! You can’t even tell us everything. ...

One day a little mouse decided to wander. The grandmother packed her for the journey, and on a quiet sunny day the mouse set off. Soon she came across a huge lake. The mouse looked around, but there was no one nearby. “It’s a pity,” she sighed. - but I’m ready to measure my strength with anyone. She swam...

• A true story about the adventures of cats at sea and on land Vasily the cat, simplicity, Catches a whale with a fishing rod: He spits on the hook, he spits - But the whale doesn’t bite! An ancient Pomeranian song History one Cats go out to sea The village of Kotma stands on the shores of the White Sea. People used to live in it, and then everyone moved...

• In one big city there lived a Little Man. He was very small. And his house was small. And his garden was small. During the day, Little Man went to work, and in the evenings he planted tulips in his garden or sat on a bench by the gate, smoked a small pipe and was glad that everything around him was so...

• They bought Anya a new desk. Very beautiful and modern. Its legs were adjustable in height, and the chair moved up and down on special rails, the tabletop could be raised, and there were so many wonderful drawers in it! Lovely! Anya was an excellent student and the desk was very...

The First Journey A long time ago, there lived in the city of Baghdad a merchant whose name was Sinbad. He had a lot of goods and money, and his ships sailed on all seas. Ship captains, returning from travels, told Sinbad amazing stories about their adventures and about the distant countries they visited. ...

• Once upon a time there lived a small car and Tom killed it. He loved to drive fast. It was always difficult to catch up with Tom on the road, let alone overtake him. Tom never understood the machines that work in the fields, service construction sites, and just drive slowly. He believed that this transport does not know and does not feel completeness...

• Who it? Everyone around says: “Zhakonya, Zhakonya!” And no one really knows who Jaconya is. And Jaconya is a small rag monkey. You're probably thinking: what adventures can she have? Wow! Now I’ll start telling you about Jaconya... but I’m afraid that I won’t even finish it by the evening. That's why...

• The bubbles rose to the surface and burst. The potion bubbled faintly in the large cauldron, dimly illuminating the room with a purple light. Heavy shadows crawled along the shelves with books and stuffed animals, flickered ominously in the mirror, spread across the table, cluttered with books, sheets of paper, cones and bottles. Gloomy and uncomfortable. Brr! However, Kargan, a large black raven sitting on the spreading antlers of a deer, was not at all embarrassed by this. He ruffled his feathers and tilted his head slightly to one side, snoring.

• Phew! Great! Is it true? - Varya shook the snow from her hair. Just recently, light snowflakes fell in heavy drops onto the grass. The girl slammed the book shut, from the pages of which they had just jumped. - Yeah! - Leshik nodded and threw a snowball at the shaking Babasya, he dodged and the lump of snow hit Ekheh. - That's why I don't like winter! - the echo lisped. “And I miss flowers terribly,” Lesya sighed, she had already taken off her fur coat and hat and was waving with a magic wand. Several rose bushes and a whole flower bed of tulips bloomed nearby.

• Mulka is a super squirrel! Or rather, a super squirrel. His height is not great, or rather small, to be honest, but Mulka always says that he is a giant among squirrels, especially when he climbs a tree! There is no more fun squirrel in the whole wide world than Mulki! He is never sad, always comes up with something and is always in a good mood. Mulka lives in the city of Berezkino. The city is located on a hill, in the middle of a birch grove, in the very center of the dense Shaggy Forest.

The adventure novel is a firmly established genre of literature, characterized by rapid development of the plot, sharp plot twists, and real adventures. As a rule, adventure books are designed to entertain, but often such literature is not limited to this function. In this section you will find a variety of different and dissimilar books that will draw you in from the very first lines so that it will be difficult to put down.

Features of books in the Adventure novel genre in 2020

The best adventure novels captivate you from the first pages: the authors masterfully immerse us in the atmosphere of the book, and then the screws of the developing plot are tightened ever faster. The genre began with historical books filled with adventures: just remember books about Indians, Caribbean pirates, the shores of the Amazon, treasure islands, trips around the world, jungles and much more. Such works are based on real lively drive: chases and kidnappings, battles, battles, riddles and secrets. The heroes of the books are charismatic, strong personalities, capable of going against troubles and fate, and delight the reader with their actions. These could be captains of pirate ships, Indians, travelers, young guys - the main thing is that a rich series of adventurous adventures awaits them ahead.

Today, in addition to the fact that you can download adventure novels in the classical form, the genre has developed and began to be intertwined with many areas of science fiction, fantasy, detective stories and even a young direction. After all, adventures have a place in any place, in any world, both in the distant fantastic future and in the early Middle Ages. In fact, the genre has no strictly established boundaries, and this is precisely why it continues to attract new readers.
Reading adventure novels (or adventure novel, as it is sometimes called) means enjoying interesting and impressive books.

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Litnet is an advanced developing literary portal that allows you to download adventure literature or read it online. Every day, traffic to the site is growing, because readers here find works for every taste, and in large quantities. Of course - after all, here many authors publish their amazing books exclusively, and this is done both by long-established professional writers and by young and energetic newcomers who have already managed to captivate readers with their bright and exciting new releases.