Adventure Books

Howl’s Moving Castle

Author:Diana Wynne Jones Category:Fantasy Published: 01/04/1986  Language: English  File Size: 3.5 MB  Tags:Adventure | Classics | Fantasy | Fiction | magic | novel | Romance |  Description: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, explores the theme of destiny, youth, courage and love. Sophie is the oldest of three girls and works in a hat shop. Things change when the Witch of the Waste (evil bad women) puts a spell on her that makes her old. She …

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

 Author:J. K. Rowling Category:Fantasy Published: 26/06/1997  Language: English  File Size: 3.2 MB  Tags:Adventure | Children’s literature | entertainment | Fiction | High fantasy | magic | movie | novel | Science fiction |  Description: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The most important message in Harry Potter is that love and friendship triumph over anything, no matter how fear-inducing the obstacles may be. The book is about 11 year old Harry Potter, who …

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Dragonflight

Author:Anne McCaffrey Category:Fantasy Published: 01/07/1968  Language: English  File Size: 2.8 MB  Tags:Adventure | Dragons | Fantasy | Romance | Science fiction | Time Travel |  Description: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, explores the theme of Faith and Belief. Literary awards

A Wizard of Earthsea

 Author:Ursula K. Le Guin Category:Fantasy Published: 01/01/1968  Language: English  File Size: 957 MB  Tags:Adventure | Children’s literature | Classics | Fantasy | Fiction | magic | novel | Science fiction |  Description: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, explores the theme of Literary awards

A Game of Thrones

Author:George R. R. Martin Category:Fantasy Published: 06/08/1996  Language: English  File Size: 5.7 MB  Tags:Adventure | Epic | Fantasy | Fiction | Politics | Science fiction |  Description: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin explores the theme of

The Woman in the Window

Author:A.J. Finn Category:Crime Publisher:William Morrow Published: 02/01/2018  Language: English  File Size: 2 MB  Tags:Crime | Fiction | Mystery | Psychological | Suspense | Thriller |  Description: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, explores the theme of  isolation, mental illness, trauma, and resilience. It is not based on a true story, even if some parts of the story might seem like something you could have easily read on the news – but it was involved …

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The Shape of Water

Author:Andrea Camilleri Category:Crime Published: 01/01/1994  File Size: 1.3 MB  Tags:Crime | Detective | Fiction | Italy | Mystery | novel | Thriller | Description: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, sees the Inspector investigating a death from natural causes in suspicious circumstances. It’s slow to get going but a good plot with plenty of social commentary.

The Godfather

 Author:Mario Puzo Category:Crime Published: 10/03/1969  Language: English  File Size: 2.1 MB  Tags:American | Classics | Crime | drama | Fiction | Mystery | Thriller | Description: The novel is about the Corleone family and the war between the Five Families that run the crime world in New York. Vito Corleone is shot and it leads to an all-out war in which Corleone’s two sons Sonny and Michael have to run the family business.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

 Author:Stieg Larsson Category:Crime Published: 01/08/2005  Language: English  File Size: 3.8 MB  Tags:Contemporary | Crime | Fiction | Mystery | Suspense | Sweden | Thriller | Description: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, exploring themes of violence, abuse, and corruption. Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently …

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

 Author:Stieg Larsson Category:Crime Published: 01/06/2006  Language: English  File Size: 3.2 MB  Tags:Contemporary | Crime | Fiction | Mystery | Suspense | Sweden | Thriller | Description: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson, explores the themes of identity, connections and isolation, justice, retribution, and gender-based violence. Lisbeth Salander’s life is shaped by her abusive treatment at the hands of various men. A frantic and harrowing but predictable tale of group dynamics and survival. A group of …

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