Adventure academia (42 books)

Adventure books featuring academics or scientists traveling/exploring in search of an artefact or trying to resolve a centuries-old mystery. Think of movies like The Mummy or Indiana Jones. Could be any genre, so long as the academic/scientific quest is at the center of the story.

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1	Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 208,296 ratings score: 1,787, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Empire of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana, #1) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 7,544 ratings score: 990, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 17,420 ratings score: 890, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 99,875 ratings score: 783, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 51,713 ratings score: 774, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78,923 ratings score: 572, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Tomb of the Sun King (Raiders of the Arcana #2) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3,418 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 85,481 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	King Street Run by V.R. Ling 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 15,647 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 58,721 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Raiders of the Lost Heart (Raiders of the Lost Heart, #1) by Jo Segura (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 20,484 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 46,456 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 52,247 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 9,760 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,825 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 4,025 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 3.85 avg rating — 4,944 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ventimila leghe sotto i mari by Jules Verne 3.89 avg rating — 275,992 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Evergreen Academy (Society of Magical Botanists, #1) by Heather Schneider (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 896 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 55,982 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The River She Became by Emily Varga (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Moai Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #9) by Lyn Hamilton 3.76 avg rating — 357 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 6,316 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Arrow of Fortune (Raiders of the Arcana, #3) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 920 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.80 avg rating — 276,350 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 80,434 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 11,758 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels 3.95 avg rating — 2,623 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Geographer's Map to Romance (Love's Academic, #2) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 7,409 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss, #1) by Elizabeth Peters 3.75 avg rating — 7,934 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Silhouette in Scarlet (Vicky Bliss, #3) by Elizabeth Peters 3.95 avg rating — 4,366 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6) by Elizabeth Peters 3.89 avg rating — 4,373 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Tomb of Zeus (Laetitia Talbot, #1) by Barbara Cleverly 3.32 avg rating — 946 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Night Train to Memphis (Vicky Bliss, #5) by Elizabeth Peters 4.09 avg rating — 5,284 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Field Rules (Romancing the Ruins, #1) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Street of the Five Moons (Vicky Bliss, #2) by Elizabeth Peters 3.97 avg rating — 5,245 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Camelot Caper (Vicky Bliss, #0.5) by Elizabeth Peters 3.70 avg rating — 4,164 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Tour Wars (Romancing the Ruins, #3) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels 3.70 avg rating — 1,657 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars