Adventure genre books (306)
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The Essential Homer : Selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer, Stanley Lombardo EN
GreeceDescription:
Selections from both Iliad and Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology.
212.
The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye EN
IndiaDescription:
A tale of the love of an English officer for an Indian princess set against the splendour of Imperial India at the end of the nineteenth century.
213.
The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud EN
BruneiDescription:
Eight years ago, Lisan the fisherman, who has always believed he was descended from royalty, left his wife and the Water Village. Now he’s back, and he says he can prove it. Six hundred years ago, a forbidden relationship between the royal children of Brunei set into motion a chain of events that will end with the death of a king...or the death of a god. As the story of Lisan’s true intentions – and what he was really doing in those years away – unravels, the story of those doomed royal children also spins to its inevitable conclusion.
214.
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Six short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, a key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.
215.
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook EN
Sri LankaDescription:
A thrilling, joyous adventure of friendship, flight and righting wrongs.
216.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson EN
SwedenDescription:
*********************** The phenomenal international bestseller - 100 million copies of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series sold worldwide. One of the Bookseller's 30 most influential books of the last 30 years. "What a cracking novel! I haven't read such a stunning thriller debut for years. Brilliantly written and totally gripping" Minette Walters With an Introduction by Val McDermid Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that ... continue
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The High King by Lloyd Alexander EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Taran and his allies carry the battle to the gates of Annuvin itself.
218.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson EN
EnglandDescription:
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. There journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of men's lives, before returning home in a `conclusion in which nothing is concluded'. Johnson's tale is not only a satire on optimism, but also an expression of truth about the human mind and its infinite capacity for hope.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams EN
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World SOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien. After that, things get much, much worse. W... continue
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The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.