Has to be intresting.
2006-11-06 02:56:18 · 6 answers · asked by friendlyeeyore1991 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
All the previous answers are wonderful literary masterpieces. If you're looking for something aimed towards a younger age group and a bit more contemporary I would reccommend any novel by Cynthia Voigt, especially 'On Fortune's Wheel' and 'Jackaroo'. Dianna Wynn Jones also has an amazing series entitled 'The Chronicles of Chrestomanci' . Brian Jaques' Redwall series is also very good. Anne McCaffery's Dragonriders of Pern is good as well, although it might be for an older age group. Of course, there are the Lord of the Rings novels by Tolkien, and The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis -- timeless works for any ages (although The Lord of the Rings is a bit heavy in description) There are lots more.
One more piece of advice. Please, don't read Eragon. Though it has a lot of acclaim, the book is a thinly veiled compiliation of several different various novels (without any acknowledgement of other authors) , and the vocabulary is taken directly from a dictionary (the writing is not natural at all). I was very dissapointed by it.
2006-11-06 04:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When reaching for an adventure book I almost always find myself combining it with a period in history. Jack London's books are great (White Fang is super), Ambrose Bierce wrote some pretty frightening adventure in the 19th century (among them the story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, which stands out as amazing Civil War literature). Currently, The Great Hurricane: 1938 by Cherie Burns is easily found and suspenseful. And don't forget The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, which was also turned into an exciting movie.
If you're looking for something you don't have to buy, Project Gutenberg has free books available to download and is searchable by category. Happy reading!
2006-11-06 11:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites series is extraordinary. Lets your imagination see it all; pure adventure.
Every one in the series is good, especially Gadiantons and The Silver Sword.
Two other great adventure series´ is Ender´s Game and Alvin Maker by Orson Scott Card.
2006-11-06 11:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by dylan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try anything by Matthew Reilly, James Rollins, Jack duBrul, Ted Bell or even Clive Cussler. Enjoy!
2006-11-06 19:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Alexandre Dumas. He wrote The three musketeer and The Count of Montecristo just to name a few. Very good indeed!
2006-11-06 11:07:38 · answer #5 · answered by flavia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Cue for Treason. It's a really good book set in the Elizabethan Era. You should also try some of the classics because even if they sound old and boring, some of them are really good.
2006-11-06 19:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by AYu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋