Best Historical Adventure Novels - April 2024

The Man of Legends

“Johnson takes a big gamble by telling such a complex tale invoking every genre imaginable while juggling distinct and deep characterizations. The bet pays off, resulting in a story that will be popular with book clubs and fun to discuss.” —Associated PressNew York City, New Year’s weekend, 2001. Jillian Guthrie, a troubled young journalist, stumbles onto a tantalizing mystery: the same man, unaged, stands alongside Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and Gandhi in three different photographs spanning eighty-five years of history.In another part of town, Will—an enigmatic thirty-th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M10EFKJ
• ASIN: B01M10EFKJ
• Brand: 47North
• Manufacturer: 47North

The Tenth Gift: A Novel

• ASIN: B0018SJO9G
• ASIN: B0018SJO9G
• Manufacturer: Crown

The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through?Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0956932304
• ASIN: 0956932304
• ISBN: 0956932304
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Well Said Press

The Life We Bury

A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JTA9Z7G
• ASIN: B00JTA9Z7G
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Seventh Street Books

Viking: The Green Land: An Epic Novel of Norse Adventure

A MAN WHO YEARNS TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF. A SHIP OF OUTLAWS...AND A WOMAN, ALONE. IMPOSSIBLE ODDS ON DANGEROUS SEAS...AND EVEN MORE DEADLY SECRETS ON BOARD. ICELAND, 982 A.D. Viking seafarer Tiller Thorvaldsson has been forced on a treacherous voyage by Iceland’s powerful Althing Council. The only woman aboard—mysterious, beautiful, and a liar—tells Tiller she knows a terrible secret. As they search for a legendary land in uncharted western oceans, will the greatest menace come from the seas…or from those on board? Fast-paced action and memorable characters in an epic story of murder,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0997876514
• ASIN: 0997876514
• ISBN: 0997876514
• Manufacturer: KTOriginals

The One Man: The Riveting and Intense Bestselling WWII Thriller

“As moving as it is gripping. A winner on all fronts.”—Booklist (starred review) “Heart-pounding…This is Gross’s best work yet, with his heart and soul imprinted on every page.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Poland. 1944. Alfred Mendl and his family are brought on a crowded train to a Nazi concentration camp after being caught trying to flee Paris with forged papers. His family is torn away from him on arrival, his life’s work burned before his eyes. To the guards, he is just another prisoner, but in fact Mendl—a renowned physicist—holds knowledge that only two people in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01BBXSL28
• ASIN: B01BBXSL28
• ISBN: 1466892188
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

The House of Closed Doors

Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth"Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted.Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out.Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008EWNCC4
• ASIN: B008EWNCC4
• Manufacturer: Aspidistra Press

Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel

Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews esc... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01L1CEZ6K
• ASIN: B01L1CEZ6K
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

The Watchmaker's Daughter (Glass and Steele Book 1)

USA Today bestselling series.India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill.Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DK93WKW
• ASIN: B01DK93WKW
• Manufacturer: C.J. Archer

The Selection

• ASIN: B006564VQC
• ASIN: B006564VQC
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

An Orphan's War: One of the best historical fiction books you will read this year

War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool’s Dr Barnardo’s Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan’s War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front.LIVERPOOL, 1940When her childhood sweetheart Johnny is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband – she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in this awful war, Maxine takes a nursing job at London’s St Thomas’s Hospital.A BROKEN HEARTMaxine takes comfort in the attentions of a handsome surgeon, but Edwin Blake might not be all he seems. And as the Blitz descends on the capital, Maxine re... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076KFQTQD
• ASIN: B076KFQTQD
• Manufacturer: Avon

The Great Alone: A Novel

• ASIN: B06Y5WRS2C
• ASIN: B06Y5WRS2C
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142405965
• ASIN: 0142405965
• ISBN: 0142405965
• Brand: Speak
• Manufacturer: Speak

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

• ASIN: B01G1K1RTA
• ASIN: B01G1K1RTA
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Three Abductions and an Earl: A Regency Romance Novel (Parvenues & Paramours Book 1)

“Regency Romance with a modern sensibility I love Regency Romance, but I adore Tessa Candle’s books. Unique and totally relatable heroines, irresistible love interests, and a cast of family, friends and villains that thoroughly captivates.” – Ev Bishop, USA Today bestselling authorThe earl finally finds his mystery woman—will he lose her forever to his enemy, his best friend, or his own dangerous mistake? London-hating dreamer, Lydia Norwood, has failed spectacularly as a débutante. Now an encoretante whose family has lost a fortune, Lydia discovers that the beau monde is hard on a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B071SKFKPK
• ASIN: B071SKFKPK
• Manufacturer: Winding Path Books

THE BLACK TULIP (Historical Adventure Novel) - eBook

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE BLACK TULIP (Historical Adventure Novel)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The story begins with the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary

• UPC: 650758858
• Rating: 3.654

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content) : A Novel

The beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a masterwork by Chabon. It is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay and their quest to become American icons in the comic

• UPC: 17614246
• Rating: 4.359

The Tiger's Prey: A Novel of Adventure

The next chapter "New York Times"-bestselling author Smith's popular historical saga featuring the seafaring Tom Courtney, is a magnificent swashbuckling saga set in the 18th century and packed with action, romance, and rousing adventure. Tall

• UPC: 766113492
• Rating: 3.5

Princess Ponies Bind-up Books 4-6 : A Unicorn Adventure!, An Amazing Rescue, and Best Friends Forever!

Books 4 through 6 in this fantastical series that's Rainbow Magic meets My Little Pony are now available as a bind-up--so get ready to enter a world of ponies, magic, and

• UPC: 55562386

Garfield Original Graphic Novel: A Big Fat Hairy Adventure : A Big Fat Hairy Adventure

"The quest for Odie... When Jon reveals a plan to take Odie to a talent show audition, Garfield decides he can't let Odie seize the spotlight. But when Garfield's actions cause Odie to run away,

• UPC: 52608285

War Cry : A Novel of Adventure

The saga of the legendary Courtney family continues in this 14th installment in Smith's bestselling series--a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War's end to the

• UPC: 55789679
• Rating: 3.5

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer : A Novel

A graveyard rendezvous becomes a test of bravery for two adventurous youths who witness a murder along the banks of the

• UPC: 405856
• Rating: 3.976

Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel : Complete and Unabridged

""The Three Kingdoms" gives us "The Iliad" of China. First of the five great works of traditional prose fiction, this master narrative transforms history into epic and has thereby educated and entertained readers of five

• UPC: 2503399
• Rating: 2.5

The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures : A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment. China's Most Famous Traditional Novel

The story of the Monkey King, his incredible origin and downfall, and his epic quest to redeem himself with his trusted companions as they face fantastic foes, demons, and monsters in their travels to the

• UPC: 17192464

Adventure Time Original Graphic Novel Vol. 4: Bitter Sweets

After her annual trip to visit pals takes a bad turn, Princess Bubblegum needs the friendship of P.B. and Peppermint Butler to keep the peace in the land of

• UPC: 38407708