Adventure academia (43 books)

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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 — 226,804 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) 4.15 avg rating — 9,320 ratings score: 1,282, and 13 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) 3.87 avg rating — 19,966 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) 4.24 avg rating — 110,544 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) 4.08 avg rating — 62,130 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 — 80,046 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) 4.31 avg rating — 4,342 ratings score: 483, and 5 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	The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 16,230 ratings score: 390, 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	What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 92,082 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
10	A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 48,074 ratings score: 376, 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
11	King Street Run by V.R. Ling 4.41 avg rating — 17 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
12	A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 60,975 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
13	Raiders of the Lost Heart (Raiders of the Lost Heart, #1) by Jo Segura (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 21,492 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
14	Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 53,732 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) 3.81 avg rating — 10,774 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) 3.64 avg rating — 1,932 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: A Gripping YA Romance About a Cursed Treasure Hunt in the Heart of Pompeii by Rachel Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 4,369 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 — 5,000 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
18	The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 62,993 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
20	Arrow of Fortune (Raiders of the Arcana, #3) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,928 ratings score: 194, 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
21	The Camelot Caper (Vicky Bliss, #0.5) by Elizabeth Peters 3.70 avg rating — 4,236 ratings score: 188, 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
22	Ventimila leghe sotto i mari by Jules Verne 3.89 avg rating — 280,998 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
22	Evergreen Academy (Society of Magical Botanists, #1) by Heather Schneider (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,999 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
22	The River She Became by Emily Varga (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 399 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
22	Addie's Eyes: A Historical Fantasy by Tim Landry (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 40 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
26	The Moai Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #9) by Lyn Hamilton 3.76 avg rating — 359 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 Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 6,360 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
28	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.80 avg rating — 279,200 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 Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 3.63 avg rating — 81,996 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
30	The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 13,214 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
30	Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels 3.95 avg rating — 2,680 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
30	The Geographer's Map to Romance (Love's Academic, #2) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 9,238 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
33	Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss, #1) by Elizabeth Peters 3.75 avg rating — 8,034 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
34	Silhouette in Scarlet (Vicky Bliss, #3) by Elizabeth Peters 3.95 avg rating — 4,400 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
35	The Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6) by Elizabeth Peters 3.89 avg rating — 4,393 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
36	The Tomb of Zeus (Laetitia Talbot, #1) by Barbara Cleverly 3.32 avg rating — 945 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	Night Train to Memphis (Vicky Bliss, #5) by Elizabeth Peters 4.09 avg rating — 5,326 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
38	Field Rules (Romancing the Ruins, #1) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 798 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
39	Street of the Five Moons (Vicky Bliss, #2) by Elizabeth Peters 3.97 avg rating — 5,296 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
40	Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 358 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
41	Tour Wars (Romancing the Ruins, #3) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 322 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
41	The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels 3.71 avg rating — 1,673 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
43	The Geomagician (The Geomagician Duology #1) by Jennifer Mandula (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,319 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