The 10 Best Adventure Books to Read Right Now

Looking for the best adventure books? We rounded up 15 essential adventure books worth your time, with a quick take on each and where to dive in. Tap any title for the full guide.

1. Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies by William Golding, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

2. Blue Hand

Blue Hand by Edgar Wallace: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

3. Room 13

Room 13 by Edgar Wallace: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

4. Flight to The Mountain Top, 2001, ISBN 9780759685260

Flight to The Mountain Top, 2001, ISBN 9780759685260 by Pablo Marquez-Garcia, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

5. My Name is Aram

My Name is Aram by William Saroyan: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

6. The Architect Games

The Architect Games by H. D. Hunter: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

7. Pax

Pax by Sara Pennypacker: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

8. Floodtide

Floodtide by Frank Yerby, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

9. The raiders, being some passages in the life of John Faa, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt

The raiders, being some passages in the life of John Faa, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt by Samuel Rutherford Crockett: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide

10. Terror Keep

Terror Keep by Edgar Wallace: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

11. The Square Emerald

The Square Emerald by Edgar Wallace: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

12. Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series, No 6)

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series, No 6) by Edward E. Smith: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

13. Lumberjanes Vol. 10

Lumberjanes Vol. 10 by Shannon Watters: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

14. The secret house

The secret house by Edgar Wallace, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

15. The Ghost Pirates

The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson, plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

This list is curated from Pop Culture Files guides and refreshed regularly.