Best Action & Adventure Short Stories Books
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1. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Author: by George R. R. Martin
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Bantam (October 6, 2015)
October 6, 2015
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEED These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness.
Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there was Dunk and Egg. A young, nave but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivalsin stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Eggwhose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter.
Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two … As do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits. Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a must-have collection that proves chivalry isn’t deadyet.
2. Alice in Wonderland: The Original 1865 Edition With Complete Illustrations By Sir John Tenniel (A Classic Novel of Lewis Carroll)
Author: by Lewis Carroll
B0948LPG76
English
101 pages
And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation? Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandThis Beautiful edition contains complete original black and white illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. Alice in Wonderland is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll.
It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.
One of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. The work has never been out of print and has been translated into at least 97 languages.
Its ongoing legacy encompasses many adaptations for stage, screen, radio, art, ballet, theme parks, board games and video games. A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
3. The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: The Original 1876 Edition With Complete 162 Illustrations (A Classic Novel Of Mark Twain)
Author: by Mark Twain
B09484PM14
English
303 pages
The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom SawyerThis Beautiful edition contains 162 illustrations from the original first edition published in 1876. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.
The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Tom dirties his clothes in a fight and is made to whitewash the fence the next day as punishment.
He cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work. He then trades the treasures for Sunday School tickets which one normally receives for memorizing verses, redeeming them for a Bible, much to the surprise and bewilderment of the superintendent who thought “it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural wisdom on his premisesa dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt.
4. Invisible Cities
Author: by Italo Calvino
English
176 pages
0156453800
Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else. From Invisible Cities In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler.
Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities.
As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear. Invisible Cities changed the way we read and what is possible in the balance between poetry and prose … The book I would choose as pillow and plate, alone on a desert island.Jeanette Winterson
5. The Summer Escape (Cannon Beach Series Book 1)
Author: by Grace Meyers
B0951N9G2X
June 15, 2021
English
Amazon #1 Best Selling Author *A mysterious inheritance, a huge mansion, and a family filled with secrets. Struggling with the untimely death of her late husband and unsure what to do with her life, when Maggie Walkers receives a strange letter from her enigmatic and wealthy in-laws, she never could have expected what she’d discover.
Her husband left an old mansion, nestled in the quiet town of Cannon Beach, in Maggie’s name. Reeling from the shock revelation, Maggie and her best friend Leanne leave behind their busy lives to visit the mansion and they’re quickly sucked into the small town’s charm.
And after Maggie stumbles upon her handy and exceedingly handsome neighbor William, she’s faced with an impossible choice: to sell the mansion and return to her old life, or to dive into the unknown and see where this new opportunity will take her.
As Maggie digs deeper into her husband’s secretive past, she’ll uncover the strange story behind the elusive Haystack Society her husband was involved with along with the mystery behind Cannon Beach and her alluring neighbor William. Can Maggie find happiness when everything she’s ever known is called into question?
6. Treasure Island: The Original 1883 Edition With Complete Illustrations (A Classic Adventure Novel Of Robert Louis Stevenson)
Author: by Robert Louis Stevenson
B093MVVTR5
English
232 pages
Seaward ho!Hang the treasure! It’s the glory of the sea that has turned my head. Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure IslandThis beautiful edition contains 120 illustrations from the original edition which was published in 1915. The illustrations have been made by Louis Rhead.”For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed.
From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers.
Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil – but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring.
Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons, Treasure Island is, in the words of G.K. Chesterton, ‘the realization of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas.’ G.S.
7. The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher (The Witcher, 0.5)
Author: by Andrzej Sapkowski
English
352 pages
0316497541
Now a Netflix original series! Geralt the Witcher – revered and hated – holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games.
Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world.
But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good… And in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. And look out for The Tower of Fools, book one of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Hussite Trilogy! Witcher collectionsThe Last WishSword of DestinyWitcher novelsBlood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of SwallowsLady of the Lake Season of StormsHussite TrilogyThe Tower of FoolsThe Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only) Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok
8. Rogues
Author: by George R. R. Martin
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Bantam (June 17, 2014)
June 17, 2014
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling collection of twenty-one original stories by an all-star list of contributorsincluding a new A Game of Thrones story by George R.R.Martin! If you’re a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R.R.
Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals.And George R.R.
Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire. Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heartand yet leave you all the richer for it.
9. Stardust
Author: by Neil Gaiman
0061689246
HarperCollins
English
An enchanting fairy tale by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, full of unexpected adventures, true love, whimsy, wonder, and plenty of magic. Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria Forestereven fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky.
But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that stone barrier, Tristran learns, lies Faerie… And the most exhilarating adventure of the young man’s life.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman comes a tale of the dark and miraculousa quest for true love and the utterly impossible. The book that inspired the hit motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Claire Danes, and Robert DeNiro!
10. No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Stories (Jack Reacher Short Stories Book 7)
Author: by Lee Child
B01N2P1LEU
May 18, 2017
English
“Including a new novella, the clever, twisty tales reveal that even 13-year-old Reacher was a force to be reckoned with.” (Sunday Mirror)This is the first time all Lee Child’s shorter fiction featuring Jack Reacher has been collected into one volume.
Jack ‘No Middle Name’ Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our age. Read together, these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher’s past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world.
The twelve stories include a brand new novella, Too Much Time. The other stories in the collection are:Second SonJames Penney’s New IdentityGuy Walks Into a BarDeep Down, High HeatNot a Drill Small WarsAll of which have previously been published as ebook shorts.
Added to these is every other Reacher short story that Child has written: Everyone TalksMaybe They Have a TraditionNo Room at the Motel The Picture of the Lonely Diner_Don’t miss Reacher’s newest adventure, no. 26, Better off Dead! COMING SOON and AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW*
11. The Summer Escape (Cannon Beach Series Book 5)
Author: by Grace Meyers
B095KMJB65
July 13, 2021
English
Amazon #1 Best Selling Author *A mysterious inheritance, a huge mansion, and a family filled with secrets. Struggling with the untimely death of her late husband and unsure what to do with her life, when Maggie Walkers receives a strange letter from her enigmatic and wealthy in-laws, she never could have expected what she’d discover.
Her husband left an old mansion, nestled in the quiet town of Cannon Beach, in Maggie’s name. Reeling from the shock revelation, Maggie and her best friend Leanne leave behind their busy lives to visit the mansion and they’re quickly sucked into the small town’s charm.
And after Maggie stumbles upon her handy and exceedingly handsome neighbor William, she’s faced with an impossible choice: to sell the mansion and return to her old life, or to dive into the unknown and see where this new opportunity will take her.
As Maggie digs deeper into her husband’s secretive past, she’ll uncover the strange story behind the elusive Haystack Society her husband was involved with along with the mystery behind Cannon Beach and her alluring neighbor William. Can Maggie find happiness when everything she’s ever known is called into question?
12. The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Author: by Terry Brooks
B000FBFMZM
Del Rey
October 1, 2002
For the first time in one elegant collector’s edition hardcover, and featuring an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks, here are the first three novels of that classic series: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannarathe beginning of a phenomenal epic of good and evil.
The Sword of Shannara Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake.
The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races. The Elfstones of Shannara The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land.
Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.
