Adventure Books of the 2020s
The 112 most-read adventure books first published between 2020 and 2029, led by Iron Flame (2023), A Court of Silver Flames (2021) and Fearless (2025).
This list collects 112 books from the 2020s by 98 authors, published between 2020 and 2025. 4 are free to read and 2 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
Leviathan Falls
James S. A. Corey
The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson
Rule of Wolves
Leigh Bardugo, LitJoy Crate
Murtagh
Christopher Paolini
Battle Ground
Jim Butcher
Devolution
Max Brooks
Camp Jupiter Classified - A Probatio's Journal
Rick Riordan
Upright Women Wanted
Sarah Gailey, Romy Nordlinger
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
T. J. Klune
Aru Shah and the City of Gold
Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality
Roshani Chokshi
The Lost Book of the White
Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare
Godkiller
Hannah Kaner
Forged
Benedict Jacka
A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark, Rebeca Cardeñoso
Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
Roshani Chokshi
The Girl and the Stars
Mark Lawrence
Narrow Road Between Desires
Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor
The Stardust Thief
Chelsea Abdullah
The Unspoken Name
A. K. Larkwood
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
Winter's Orbit
Everina Maxwell
For the Wolf
Hannah Whitten
Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Asassin #1)
Elisabeth Wheatley
Straight on Till Morning
Liz Braswell
Blade Breaker
Victoria Aveyard
The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville
The Nature of Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
Short Fiction
Ray Bradbury
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Kate Rudd
Tristan Strong Destroys the World
Kwame Mbalia
Relentless
R. A. Salvatore
The Vanished Birds
Simon Jimenez
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Thralls of the Endless Night
Leigh Brackett
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Worlds of the Imperium
Keith Laumer
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
Zen Cho
The Court of Miracles
Kester Grant
Ashes of Man
Christopher Ruocchio
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching
Kwame Mbalia
Heart of Black Ice
Terry Goodkind
Ballistic Kiss
Richard Kadrey, MacLeod Andrews
Outlawed
Anna North
Burn Our Bodies Down
Rory Power
Among the Beasts and Briars
Ashley Poston
Ashes of the Sun
Django Wexler
Dragon Fury
Lisa McMann
Skeleton Key
Piers Anthony
The Maleficent Seven
Cameron Johnston
The Silverblood Promise
James Logan
Master of One
Jaida Jones, Dani Bennett
Spellhacker
M. K. England
Seasons of the Storm
Elle Cosimano
Dark Heir
C. S. Pacat
Elysium Girls
Kate Pentecost
We Ride the Storm
Devin Madson
Oppenheimer Alternative
Robert J. Sawyer
The Ashfire King
Chelsea Abdullah
Snake Lies Waiting
Jin Yong, Anna Holmwood
This Golden Flame
Emily Victoria
Jest Right
Piers Anthony
Warrior's Curse (the Traitor's Game, Book 3)
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Sunshield
Emily B. Martin
Ymir
Rich Larson
Risen
Benedict Jacka
The Blackfire Blade
James Logan
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Polite People of Pudibundia
R. A. Lafferty
High Heat
Annabeth Albert
We Dream of Gods
Devin Madson
Silver in the Bone
Alexandra Bracken
Second Life Ranker
사도연, 농농
Salt Magic
Hope Larson, Rebecca Mock
The Last Shield
Cameron Johnston
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Star Performer
Robert J. Shea
The Tindalos Asset
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Chaos Reigning
Jessie Mihalik
Conflux
Jordan Wakefield
Folk of the Air Complete Gift Set
Holly Black
Stranger in the Citadel
Tobias Buckell
The Lightning Thief / The Sea of Monsters / The Titan's Curse / The Battle of the Labyrinth / The Last Olympian / The Chalice of the Gods / Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Rick Riordan
Dark Star Rising
Bennett R. Coles
Guild Boss
Jayne Castle
Escape from Incel Island
Margaret Killjoy, Jonas Goonface
Fighters of Fear
Michael Ashley
The Boundless
Anna Bright
We Lie with Death
Devin Madson
We Cry for Blood
Devin Madson
Silk & Steel
Ellen Kushner, Aliette de Bodard
Vhaidra and the DESTINY of Nikodemos
Nicholas Stanosheck, Obed Joshua
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray
Christine Calella
1638
Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett