Browsing: Action and Adventure

In this hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller, one kid has to wrangle gators, snakes, bats that bite, and a reality show…

A #1 New York Times bestseller! Officer Michael Bennett just wants to spend Christmas by his ailing wife’s side — but when gunmen storm a widely attended state funeral, Michael faces an unparalleled hostage crisis. “Totally gripping and downright impossible to put down” (Booklist).

“A madcap genealogical adventure” (The New York Times Book Review): After a disease renders mankind infertile, only a small shipwrecked group has the ability to carry on the human race. Hailed upon publication as “the best Vonnegut novel yet” (John Irving).

Middle-aged piano tuner Edgar Drake ventures into a remote Burmese jungle to repair an eccentric British army surgeon’s priceless piano… Set in 1886, this “gripping and resonant” national bestseller “immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor” (The New York Times).

“Simply wonderful… First-rate military historical fiction” (Library Journal) from the New York Times bestselling author of Gods and Generals. This novel takes place during the Mexican-American War, digging into the minds of the soldiers in combat for the first time. With over 1,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

In the 14th century, the bubonic plague destroyed countless lives. Can humanity survive when a modern-day scientist accidentally unleashes the disease again? “A carefully woven page-turner from which veterans like Robin Cook and Michael Crichton could learn” (Library Journal).

Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works-and how to…

A gripping New York Times bestseller hailed as “a work of vivid drama and skill” (The Dallas Morning News), with over 11,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: This sweeping prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Killer Angels explores the Civil War through the generals at the heart of the conflict.

“Marvelous… an insightful journey of human redemption” (USA Today): On the eve of the Civil War, a fugitive slave catcher and a runaway slave forge an indelible bond. “An important book… As richly detailed and beautifully written as the best Civil War-era novels” (Richard Russo).

“Incredibly vivid and real” (The Washington Post): Young Sarah Prine forges her own path on the unforgiving frontier in this stunning novel with over 31,000 five-star Goodreads ratings. “Captures readers’ attention and holds it tightly and emotionally until the end” (Library Journal).