Adventure story – Page 3

The Adamantine Jewel by Jeffery Pears

An analogous story for our time, mixed with mysticism, fantasy, action and a bit of romance

What would you think if you saw haloes appearing above people’s heads? In Perozo’s book, Drew, his main character, experiences exactly that.

Fabler holds a mirror up to the world, using what he sees to write a taut thriller where good people try to expose those who would control

A book of boys and baseball which rolls along at a fair old pace, with humour, cracking dialogue and scrapes and incidents galore

I loved this book: the atmosphere, the people, the story, the pacing, the conclusion. Do I need to say more?

A wonderful book compiled from a collection of letters, depicting the time Isabella Bird spent in the Rockies in the 1800s

A truly original story which gives a “curse” cognitive function and personality as it tries to survive in the face of its enemies

Friends perform a ritual, entering their treasured items into a box buried in the woods. It must remain undisturbed or… So who opened it?

Malouf retells, in his own words but with the air of the original Homer, the story of Priam and Achilles and the ransom for Hector’s body

A novel based on the life of the author’s uncle, spanning the 20th century and describing a life of variety and adventure