11 Top adventure books like The Strange Land by Hammond Innes

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The Strange Land

By: Hammond Innes

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A thriller from the author of THE LONELY SKIER. A man escapes to Morocco, hopeful of starting a new…

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Cover of The Histories by Herodotus, Aubrey de Sélincourt, John M. Marincola

1. The Histories

By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola

4.01

Format: 716 pages, Paperback

David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more

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"Hippocleides doesn't care."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"So much, then, for the fish."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."

-Herodotus, The Histories

Cover of The Spoilers by Desmond Bagley

2. The Spoilers

By: Desmond Bagley

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John

3. A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , J. Allen St. John

4.04

Format: 1167 pages, Kindle Edition

When John Carter goes to sleep in a mysterious cave in the Arizona dessert, he wakes up on the plan… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
"The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to hav…"

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

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4. The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant … read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
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5. The Last of the Plainsmen

By: Zane Grey

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

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  • fiction
Cover of The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9) by Robert Crais

6. The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9)

By: Robert Crais

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

P.I. Elvis Cole's relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained. Then the unthinkable happens… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1) by Andre Norton, Mark    Nelson

7. The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1)

By: Andre Norton , Mark Nelson

3.80

Format: 242 pages, Audiobook

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIMEIntelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
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8. Heavy Weather

By: Bruce Sterling

3.68

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Bruce Sterling, one of the founding fathers of the cyberpunk genre, now presents a novel of vivid i… read more

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  • fiction
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9. The Impossible Dead

By: Ian Rankin

4.83

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

The Complaints: that's the name given to the Internal Affairs department who seek out dirty and com… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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10. Riding for the Brand

By: Louis L'Amour

4.37

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The open West was a land where wanderers could find themselves a home -- a home to fight for and so… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
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11. Fighting Caravans

By: Zane Grey

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twenty-eight wagons packed with families, supplies, and tough-as-nails Texans circle up and fight f… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure

12. The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)

By: Alexandre Dumas , Francine du Plessix Gray , Joachim Neugroschel

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's cel… read more

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13. Biggles Defends the Desert

By: W.E. Johns

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Hopelessness took him in its grip. He knew he was wandering in circles but he had ceased to care. A… read more

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14. The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

A couple of missing wives--one a rich man's and one a poor man's--become the objects of Marlowe's i… read more

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15. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.90

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more

Similar categories in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) book and Hammond Innes's The Strange Land

  • fiction
  • adventure
"Teach me to speak the language of men."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

16. The Tightrope Men

By: Desmond Bagley

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Giles Denison's life is turned upside down when he awakes to find himself in a luxurious hotel in O… read more

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17. The Freedom Trap

By: Desmond Bagley

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

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18. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more

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19. The Murder Book (Alex Delaware, #16)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In seventeen consecutive bestselling novels, Jonathan Kellerman has distinguished himself as the ma… read more

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20. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

Cover of Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) by Bernard Cornwell

21. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14) book and Hammond Innes's The Strange Land

  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) by Jonathan Kellerman

22. The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Price You Pay (Peter Ash, #8) by Nick Petrie

23. The Price You Pay (Peter Ash, #8)

By: Nick Petrie

4.36

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

War veteran Peter Ash must follow his friend Lewis into a criminal underworld when secrets from the… read more

Similar categories in Nick Petrie's The Price You Pay (Peter Ash, #8) book and Hammond Innes's The Strange Land

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) by Mark Greaney

24. The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13)

By: Mark Greaney

4.48

Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition

Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in th… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Deep Freeze (Revival #1) by Michael C. Grumley

25. Deep Freeze (Revival #1)

By: Michael C. Grumley

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Breakthrough series: In his next near-future thriller, Michael C… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters

26. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

Cover of Nemesis (Courtney publication, #22; Courtney chronological, #8) by Wilbur Smith

27. Nemesis (Courtney publication, #22; Courtney chronological, #8)

By: Wilbur Smith

4.32

Format: 585 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand-new historical epic from the Master of Adventure, in which three strands of the Courtney fa… read more

Similar categories in Wilbur Smith's Nemesis (Courtney publication, #22; Courtney chronological, #8) book and Hammond Innes's The Strange Land

  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Genesis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #12) by Robin Cook

28. Genesis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #12)

By: Robin Cook

3.85

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of harnes… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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29. The Fossil

By: Joshua T. Calvert

4.15

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

A human fossil on Mars. An astronaut who lost her memory and a powerful organization that keeps a s… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Strange Land by Hammond Innes

30. The Strange Land

By: Hammond Innes

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A thriller from the author of THE LONELY SKIER. A man escapes to Morocco, hopeful of starting a new… read more

Similar categories in Hammond Innes's The Strange Land book and Hammond Innes's The Strange Land

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
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31. War in Heaven

By: Charles Williams

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

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