7 must-read adventure books like A Prince of the Captivity by John Buchan

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A Prince of the Captivity

By: John Buchan

3.76

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

This is the epic story of one man's courage. Adam Melfort is an officer and a gentleman. A brillian…

If you liked the adventure plot in A Prince of the Captivity by John Buchan , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes

1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Courage, dear heart."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Extraordinary things only happen to extraordinary people."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

Cover of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Folger Shakespeare Library

2. Twelfth Night

By: William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays w… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
"a raven's heart within a dove."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"I pity you That's a degree to love"

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

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3. The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

The Return of Sherlock Holmesis a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis

4. The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For the first time, an edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults.… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"My sister Susan,"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

". . .[W]e have all been blind. We are only beginning to see. . . ."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

Cover of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams

5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)

By: Douglas Adams

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea.… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Adams's The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis

6. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"The help will come,"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"I don't want to hold you hand!"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"Things never happen the same way twice."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"And the feasts on the poop and the musicians."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

Cover of The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6) by Georges Simenon, Linda Asher

7. The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)

By: Georges Simenon , Linda Asher

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town sus… read more

Similar categories in Georges Simenon's The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction

8. Journey Into Fear

By: Eric Ambler

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul boit… read more

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9. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.29

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Stra… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • historical fiction
  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"There have,"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Where is your warrant?"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"I have taken to living by my wits."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

10. The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)

By: Susan Cooper

4.00

Format: 98 pages,

"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back, three from the circle, three from the track; w… read more

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11. The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Do not dare not to dare."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"No one can teach riding so well as a horse"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Even a walk will get us somewhere sometime."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

Cover of The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes

12. The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

3.96

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. NARNIA...where owls are wise, where… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"It's expression was solemn, its complexion muddy."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

Cover of A Prince of the Captivity by John Buchan

13. A Prince of the Captivity

By: John Buchan

3.76

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

This is the epic story of one man's courage. Adam Melfort is an officer and a gentleman. A brillian… read more

Similar categories in John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity book and John Buchan's A Prince of the Captivity

  • classics
  • british literature
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller

11 best-selling fiction books like A Prince of the Captivity by John Buchan

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library

3.95

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.41

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The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

C.S. Lewis

4.01

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8 best-selling fiction books like The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6) by Georges Simenon, Linda Asher

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The Prone Gunman

Jean-Patrick Manchette , James Brook , None , None

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Cannibale

Didier Daeninckx

4.06

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The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)

Georges Simenon , Linda Asher

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Killing Johnny Miracle

J.K. Franko

4.39

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