Adventure fiction focuses on an exciting undertaking, involving risk and physical danger. It often overlaps with other genres such as war novels, spy stories, fantasy and westerns, although not all books within these genres are adventures.

Adding books to this list:
1) Must be fiction, not nonfiction such as memoirs, however exciting.
2) Must be a classic, as demonstrated by standing the test of time: original publication before 1970.
3) Adventure and the action of the characters must be the focus of the story.
4) Novels should be adult or young adult, not children’s or picture books.