Adventure Books: Faves + TBR ⛵ 🗺️ 🏔️ | The Book Castle | 2021

[@NBH_Flora_and_Fauna]

For those that like NF adventure/survival/exploration tales, I recommend: -In the Kingdom of the Ice by Hampton Sides (Arctic exploration) -Humboldt’s Cosmos by Gerard Helferich (Bio, Latin America Exploration) -Any of several books by David Roberts (author, adventurer, climber) -River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Teddy Roosevelt’s Amazon expedition) Fiction: -Any number of Rafael Sabatini’s swashbucklers; Captain Blood is a classic -Rachel Bach’s Paradox space opera trilogy -The Long Ships by Frans Bengtsson (another classic historical fiction novel set in 10thC)

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, thank you for sharing this list, I'll have a look through! :D

[@priscilladias8544]

I am professor of Young in Brasil and I discovered Mauler about thilacine and Questus about Knight templars by english writer Shawn Williamson. I teach Mauler tô ten thousand students through the years and they really loved the tragédy of thylacine one story nobody knows in Brasil and its conection with Black genocide of tribes in Austrália and racism in Brasil. Shawn Williamson is excelente writer. Questus os also a great novel about Knight templar, one great adventure. I Will teach Questus tô my students too. Good read!!!

[@Jaden94]

We just went into a second lockdown and an adventure book is what i need 🌞🌼

[@TheBookCastle]

Awww, that sucks! Hope you're doing all right

[@stijnvdv2]

I'm writing an action adventure book as we speak. It takes a lot of time though. The objects my adventure resolves around exist, most of it's history exists, some of the places exist and look real adventure like. But writing an adventure story that's based on real objects; real history, real places (at least where the adventure takes place) and interweave that with fiction, that takes a bit longer then your average Indy J based on myths or plain made up stuff that's just there to move the story along XD

[@gwenroberts3426]

You absolutely HAVE to read The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson! It’s so underrated! Adventure is one of my favorite genres too and this book is so fun! It feels so much like the Mummy and Jungle Cruise combined! It does have some fantasy elements but it’s mostly just historical fiction/adventure

[@TheBookCastle]

I've read it recently and I LOVED IT! :D One of my fave books of the year :D

[@cheney9614]

I get recommend

[@TirelessPilgrim]

I really appreciate the Adventure genre BookTube. So many adventure books are way too male dominated and I need more recs. P.S. I loved Sandstorm!

[@potatobrarian2731]

It has been so long since I"ve read a not-middle grade adventure novel! I also love fun, light-hearted adventure movies like The Mummy!

[@TheBookCastle]

They're the best! :D

[@ajchristmas]

Thanks for the great list. As for my recommendations, I see that Alexandre Dumas has already been suggested. Many of his books have a common theme but if you haven't read Georges yet, you are missing out. Also, Six of Crows is marketed as a YA book but I found the character development makes this series by Leigh Bardugo irresistible to all.

[@Jo3Simpson]

I'd recommend "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. A story of a voyage along the Congo River by an ivory trader in the 1890s. Was later adapted to "apocalypse now"

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, fun! Thank you!

[@aj_paperback1246]

I enjoyed The Eight by Katherine Neville - a story following ancient chess pieces and their connection to power - contemporary timeline and historical timeline. Difficult to explain and awesome to read.

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, that sounds super cool! :D Definitely adding that to my TBR!

[@giuliakenway6500]

Hey I just stumbled upon your video when I was searching for adventure book recommendations, because I also love that genre for movies and video games but haven't read many books like that yet - so thanks for this video! When you said you're looking for stories along the lines of The Mummy or Dan Brown books, I was like YES! that's exactly what I'm looking for as well. Already had The Lost City or Z on my radar for a while now - ever since I watched the movie -, so I might give that one a go soon :)

[@TheBookCastle]

How fun! :D I hope you like some of the books if you give them a go! :D The Lost City of Z is a great read!

[@wburris2007]

In the early 70s, I enjoyed some adventure / thriller books. Alistair MacLean & Hammond Innes are a couple of authors I remember. Lately I have been trying to find some modern books of that type. James Rollins & Clive Cussler are a couple of authors that I going to give a try.

[@separator94]

Hey, thanks for this list. I added a lot of these to my TBR list. My favorite adventure book so far (excluding sci-fi and fantasy) is Jurassic Park. Although it's not always labeled as an adventure book, it most definitely is. It takes place on a tropical island, people are trying to survive in the wilderness and brave the elements, it has a lot of action and unpredictable circumstances, and it's just a really fun read with exercise pacing. (It's much different from the film, as well.) If I'm allowed to use fantasy book(s) which are heavily adventure focused I would choose The Lord of the Rings. It has everything you could possibly want from an adventure story. Lots of changing environments, harsh conditions as well as pleasant beautiful ones, lots of challenges to overcome, strong bonds of friendship and companionship, incredible world building with beautiful descriptions that pull you into the world, and great feelings of wonder and mystery. It's also written at an adult level. (Unlike The Hobbit which is a children's book and does not need to be read before The Lord of the Rings.)

[@stephaniemcmillan3141]

Washington Black looks awesome!

[@TheBookCastle]

It is :D

[@norfolkreads]

I was just about to recommend Amelia Peabody and then you pulled out Crocodile On The Sandbank! I am eternally trying to find books that give me The Mummy vibes 😂

[@TheBookCastle]

Hahah, awesome! Same though, there really aren't enough :P

[@ochoheido]

I feel what you're saying in this video so much! I love adventure stories but also feel like what I want is hard to find! I'm defo putting some of your recs on my list! Thanks for the video!! As for ADULT adventure books I read and enjoyed, I recommend these for you: Chasing the Thrill by Daniel Barbarisi (nonfic about a modern real-life treasure hunt) Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (two women travel to find an elusive golden bug) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (a page-turner of a classic) To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey (historical fiction set in Alaska) The Indiana Jones Prequels by various authors (there are 13 and some are better than others - I think they are out of print and hard to find, but great adventures like the movies) Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (pirate ship with a woman captain, told from the perspective of her prisoner cook) Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (nonfic modern scuba divers find a sunken WWII u-boat) A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (funny nonfic about hiking a mountain trail)

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh thank you so very much!! I've read Miss Benson's Beetle since I made this video and I LOVED it :D I'll check out the rest of your recommendations for sure, I really appreciate it. Yay for adventures!

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

9:50 Literally had to replay the part where you mentioned ‘Crocodile on the Sandbank’ because I haven’t heard anyone mention it! I’ve had this book on my shelf for years yet I haven’t read it yet. 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is a brilliant compilation, I adore and trust your book reviews & recs ✨📚

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank you! How fun that you have that book too! Hopefully we'll both love it :D

[@stijnvdv2]

@@TheBookCastle You say you are looking for books like movies like the mummy, Indy J, Tombraider.... I'm in the process of writing one right now XD I know it's pretty hard to find a real action/adventure explorer type book and there have been surprisingly little actually while I know the interest is still there, people talk about Indy J still, 40 years after it came out, and all those types of movies that were executed well have also preformed staggeringly well. I'll let you know when it's coming out.... still in the process of writing and the way for trad. publishing isn't exactly easy and usually takes a long time.

[@nanettemccall8618]

Love your necklace!

[@christinacampbellbooks]

It's so pretty! :)

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank you! :D

[@jovana6195]

I would reccommend Endurance by Scott Kelly, an astronaut. It’s his memoar of spending one year in space. It’s title is influenced a lot by the book you have on your tbr, Shackletons Endurance, which is one of Kelly’s favourite book.

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, that sounds fun, thank you! :D

[@tristangiblin4373]

Thanks for the awesome video, I've added a few titles to my own TBR. As an Australian it was great to see Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jnr series on your list, the series gets even better as it goes on, I read the last book The One Impossible Labyrinth earlier this year and thought it was a very satisfying conclusion to the series. I also encouragingly recommend Reilly's Scarecrow series, which begun in 1998 with Ice Station, though more military thriller genre than Jack West, the books take place in very adventurous locations and feature Reilly's signature fast paced, can't stop reading, writing style. Also due to Shane 'Scarecrow' Schofield's starring role in the Jack West book The Four Legendary Kingdoms, both series technically take place in the same universe. His standalone novels, particularly Contest and The Great Zoo of China (think Jurassic Park with dragons, not the most original concept but a lot of fun!) are also very much worth checking out. 🤗

[@tristangiblin4373]

I'd also like to recommend The Chase by Clive Cussler, historic detective adventure and the first book of the Issac Bell series, the series quickly became quite formulaic and dull, but the early books, this one in particular, were great fun! The Girl With Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson I also highly recommend, it's an historic martial arts urban fantasy novel set in San Francisco during the Californian gold rush. Sorry for the essay I've left you with, I can get quite carried away talking about books I like haha.

[@nohelanikh6788]

Crocodile on the Sandbank is fantastic! I hope you like it. Sandstorm and Amazonia by James Rollins are both amazing. I haven’t finished the Sigma Force series yet but I like what I have read

[@TheBookCastle]

Can't wait to read them all :D

[@carolynmonahan2488]

Kon Tiki and his other book Ra II are amazing. You can see the boats in his museum in Norway and he did show that trans Atlantic and Pacific travel were possible and probably happened anciently. So our old history books are very naive. Amazing man and stories.

[@TheBookCastle]

Can't wait to read it! I saw the boats ages ago, I should really go back though :D

[@Lotta-sk8bi]

I would add „Underland“ by Robert Macfarlane, which I’m currently reading and thought of you, because I suspect you might enjoy it as well. It’a a mixture of Adventure/Travel through cave systems in England, the catacombs in Paris, underground Rivers in Italy and also two locations in Norway among others but also ties in mythology and the history and meaning of „The Underland“ for humanity. I highly recommend it! 😌

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, I really need to read that one! :D

[@ckurnath]

I read Amazonia by James Rollins and I loved it

[@TheBookCastle]

Awesome :D

[@ZarinTasnim-cc9jf]

Fantastic book🥰

[@DarkSyde-ik6cr]

I have the same adventure books in my tbr. I’m currently reading the Sigma Force and the Seven Deadly Wonders series. I also highly recommend the Dirk Pitt books that could be read in any order. They made a movie based on the Sahara novel but the books are way better.

[@joannestewart1416]

I know this is late, but I just finished reading the Amelia Peabody series for a second time. I love them. Another series I feel is similar is (by Dorothy Gilman)Mrs. Pollifax set in the 50s~60s. She is an older widow bored with life who volunteered to become a CIA courier.

[@karakask5488]

Elizabeth Peters is great and very fun!

[@TheBookCastle]

Can't wait to read her books! :D

[@hiiii2873]

Frozen charlotte was one of the best engaging mysterious/ thriller/ loosely adventurous books

[@ColaBreak]

Pendragon Adventure by D.J. MacHale is my favorite series.

[@florencevictoire6086]

Really enjoyed Washington Black. Thank you for the excellent recommendations. I personally loved Amitav Ghosh Ibis trilogy. Historical fiction adventures in the East.

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, thank you for sharing, that sounds like a fun series! I'll add it to my TBR! :D

[@andreajdarling]

I tend to prefer non fiction adventure travel books. I also still have The Devil and the Dark Water on my TBR. But have just started reading The Secret History after your recommendation...enjoining it so far but it’s early days.

[@TheBookCastle]

Nonfiction ones are super fun too :D And happy reading with The Secret History, hope you like it! :D

[@bethdocherty2829]

You may like The Eight by Katherine Neville. The description makes it sound somewhat fantasy-esque, but I just remember it being clever, a mystery/puzzle, sweeping across countries, lots of real-life characters from history: “Catherine Velis, a computer expert banished to Algeria by her accounting firm, gets caught up in a search for a legendary chess set once owned by Charlemagne. An antique dealer, a Soviet chess master, KGB agents and a fortune-teller who warns Catherine she's in big trouble all covet the fabled chess pieces, because the chess service, buried for 1000 years in a French abbey, supplies the key to a magic formula tied to numerology, alchemy, the Druids, Freemasonry, cosmic powers. As the story shuttles between the 1970s and the 1790s, we are introduced to 64 characters, including Mireille, a spunky French nun who helps scatter the individual chess pieces across Europe lest the set fall into evil hands. Involving Napoleon, Talleyrand, Casanova, Voltaire, Rousseau, Robespierre and Catherine the Great in the quest, Neville has great fun rewriting history and making it all ring true. With two believable heroines, nonstop suspense, espionage, murder and a puzzle that seems the key to the whole Western mystical tradition, this spellbinder soars above the level of first-rate escapist entertainment. Daring, original and moving, it seems destined to become a cult classic.”

[@TheBookCastle]

Ooh, thank you! I've added The Eight to my TBR, it sounds fantastic! :D

[@joinbookland]

This is fantastic. These types of books are right up my alley. I really enjoyed Washington Black and Alice in Wonderland is a favourite since childhood. I own several editions including a very special illustrated one. Have you read State of Wonder by Ann Patchett? It's about a research scientist who goes to the jungle on a quest. There is a mystery at its core. So fantastic, I need to do a reread at some point!

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank you!! I haven't read State of Wonder but adding it to my TBR, it sounds great! :D

[@brittanyrose1185]

You should check out Clive Cussler and Brad Meltzer for adventure books. Steve Berry is also really great. Brad Meltzer’s books are the closest I’ve personally found to Dan Brown’s stories.

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank you so much, I'll check them out!

[@Angela41541]

this reminds me of this romance book i've read. it's basically the mummy -- this english girl sets to egypt cause her parents are archaeologists and she meets this lord guy on the ship who is also going to egypt cause his father was like captured by some desert ppl. and their paths cross a couple of time cause adventure and danger and there's this mysterious city in the desert. [so basically the mummy but without the speculative element xD] i remember i loved it. i'm not sure if you're into romance but you can check it out still. it's Desert Song by Constance O'Banyon

[@TheBookCastle]

I'm not usually a huge romance reader but that one is going straight on my TBR! Thank you! :D

[@Angela41541]

@@TheBookCastle I really hope you'll like it 😊

[@lingeshxib8445]

Among these which is your top 3 picks/recommendation?

[@helenm4357]

this popped up again automatically and I was thinking you might also like The signature of all things by Elizabeth Gilbert which I really enjoyed - just a note it is not like Eat Pray Love

[@Europa1749]

I finished not long ago a book about the Shackleton expedition....it was really interesting to see what happened to them.

[@TheBookCastle]

Ooh, fun! :D

[@RadioGirLF]

There's also a movie for The Lost City of Z. I didn't read the book but the movie was pretty solid.

[@TheBookCastle]

I've seen it and I agree, it's pretty good! :D

[@tokyochemist]

I've always wondered if you had read Into Thin Air and I'm so glad you have. It's such an awesome book! I also like adventure stories and always grab a Jules Verne or a Alexandre Dumas when I'm in the mood for one.

[@TheBookCastle]

It's such a good book! I haven't read a lot of classic adventures though, so I should definitely look into Verne and Dumas :D

[@yeahfacts6935]

The counte of monte cristo is a great book as well

[@TheBookCastle]

Too bad you didn't like it! And the comment was just a joke, sorry if you didn't like that either :)

[@lindacasalgrandi292]

Endurance is amazing! I am now listening to Erebus which you recommended, it is SO good :)

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, fun! Happy reading

[@krissyn.3366]

You might enjoy The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson. It's like a female Indiana Jones adventure story. 📚📖💗

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank you so much, that sounds absolutely amazing! I'll definitely have to read that one :D

[@NamitaKhanra-u6s]

I would suggest you to read adventure series by enid blyton

[@arianarosel6943]

Have you ever read anything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child? I discovered them a few years ago when I read Ice Limit, which is one of those great books where a mysterious "something" is found and a lot of different groups want to figure it out and then strange things begin happening, it was a very fast read and I think it's the type of thing you're looking for. They also write a series about an fbi agent named Pendergast and they write separately from each other too. The books I've read from them lean a bit more mystery/thriller than strictly adventure but I found James Rollins after reading them so I think they're in the same Lane if you end up liking Sandstorm

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, I haven't! Sounds super fun though, thank you for sharing! I love mystery thrillery adventures too, so sounds great :D

[@naomi0000]

This might be a total hit or miss but my grandpa loved Dan Brown and he recommended Steve Berry :)

[@TheBookCastle]

Ooooh, thank you so much! I'll check it out! :D

[@supermindbro4317]

How many novels have you completed in your whole life ??

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Definitely want to read some adventure books! It isn't a genre I've ever read I don't think.

[@TheBookCastle]

It's super fun! :D

[@eptiffany]

I just started Endurance I hope it’s excellent. I love adventure/survival books too.

[@TheBookCastle]

Wonderful, happy reading! Hope you enjoy

[@asmarasa]

wild by cheryl strayed! i love this book

[@mafaldafreitas241]

Hey! I love adventure too, and it's a genre I don't see being talked about a lot around here. But then, like you pointed out, it's hard to define it since it falls into so many other genres such as fantasy, historical fiction, non fiction etc. Last year I read Michael Crichton's Congo, and I liked it a lot! If you don't know what it is about and want a quick sneak peek, watch the movie trailer :) it's very faithful to the book. (Also, I probably already commented this, but I absolutely loooove your videos! Sending love from Portugal 💕)

[@TheBookCastle]

Exactly my thoughts! I haven't read that one, I'll definitely check out the trailer. And thank you so much! :D

[@rockymondal7980]

Try Morgan Rice 📚

[@Regina.Falange]

I'd recommend to you Steve Berry's books

[@Lotta-sk8bi]

You could check out “Expeditionen” by Bea Uusma 😌

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, thank you! :D

[@brittanyrose1185]

Have you seen the new editions of Mythos and Heroes? They are stunning!!

[@TheBookCastle]

I've seen a few different ones and they're all gorgeous :D

[@TheBookishLand]

I'm always confused by the genre of adventure books >

[@TheBookCastle]

Ooh, I hope you enjoy Fry's mythology trilogy! :D

[@1smileycaz]

Have you read the Cotton Malone books by Steve Berry? They reminded me of Dan Browns stories

[@TheBookCastle]

I haven't, thank you for sharing! :D

[@MissMo33]

Do you know the graphic novel "The adventures of Alexander Humboldt" by Andra Wulf? And the first book I always have to think about when it comes to ship adventure is "We, the drowned" by Carsten Jensen ☺

[@TheBookCastle]

Omg, I forgot about We, the Drowned! Would've been perfect for this video, oops xD I haven't read that other one though, thank you for sharing!

[@MissMo33]

@@TheBookCastle haha how dare you forgetting We, the drowned? I just realised there's a typo. The author of the graphic novel is of course called Andrea 😄

[@TheBookCastle]

@@MissMo33 I know right xD Very rude of me!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I want to get into Jules Verne and I have a copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

[@TheBookCastle]

Oooh, fun! :D

[@helenm4357]

have you tried In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin and the Incredible Journey by Tristan Jones and Tracks by Robyn Davidson

[@TheBookCastle]

I haven't! Thank you for sharing!

[@suzannebousquet2710]

Katherine Neville would be worth checking out.

[@TheBookCastle]

I've got The Eight waiting for me to be read, can't wait! :D

[@suzannebousquet2710]

@@TheBookCastle The Magic Circle is also very good.

[@writerofwildwords1777]

I absolutely love adventure books, so your recommendations were super helpful to me! I recently read Icebound by Andrea Pitzer, which is about a 16th century Arctic voyage and it was brilliant, I think you might enjoy it as well :)

[@TheBookCastle]

Yay, I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for the recommendation, I'll check it out :D Sounds amazing!

[@mdparvej8372]

You also look like a fantasy girl . like a queen

[@sofia786sa]

3:20 About Alice in Wonderland: “It’s like being inside of a weird drug-fuelled dream”, yes, pretty much! 😂

[@TheBookCastle]

Haha xD

[@laurenrodriguez918]

Have you read The Hobbit?

[@TheBookCastle]

I haven't, but I really should! :D

[@user-fs8tl7ni1w]

Historical fiction is just fiction.