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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) 3.95 avg rating — 241,841 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) 4.14 avg rating — 10,740 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) 3.85 avg rating — 22,489 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) 4.23 avg rating — 118,901 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) 4.07 avg rating — 69,280 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 — 81,312 ratings score: 672, and 7 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) 4.29 avg rating — 5,077 ratings score: 577, 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
8	A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 49,536 ratings score: 475, 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
9	The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 16,735 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
10	A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 63,424 ratings score: 387, 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	What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 97,066 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
12	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
13	The Camelot Caper (Vicky Bliss, #0.5) by Elizabeth Peters 3.70 avg rating — 4,301 ratings score: 285, 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	Raiders of the Lost Heart (Raiders of the Lost Heart, #1) by Jo Segura (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 22,371 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
15	Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 54,956 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
16	The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 11,668 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
17	The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,024 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
18	Death Row by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 281,836 ratings score: 200, 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	Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 4,592 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
20	The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 3.85 avg rating — 5,042 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	The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 67,272 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
22	Arrow of Fortune (Raiders of the Arcana, #3) by Jacquelyn Benson (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 2,597 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
23	Borrower of the Night (Vicky Bliss, #1) by Elizabeth Peters 3.74 avg rating — 8,193 ratings score: 191, 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
24	Ventimila leghe sotto i mari by Jules Verne 3.88 avg rating — 285,827 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
24	Evergreen Academy (Society of Magical Botanists, #1) by Heather Schneider (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 3,853 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
24	The River She Became (River & Salt, #1) by Emily Varga (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,375 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
24	Addie's Eyes: A Historical Fantasy by Tim Landry (Goodreads Author) 4.84 avg rating — 49 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
29	The Moai Murders (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #9) by Lyn Hamilton 3.75 avg rating — 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
29	The Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 6,416 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
30	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.80 avg rating — 281,973 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 Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 3.62 avg rating — 83,525 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
33	The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 14,279 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	Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels 3.96 avg rating — 2,732 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	The Geographer's Map to Romance (Love's Academic, #2) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10,602 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
35	Silhouette in Scarlet (Vicky Bliss, #3) by Elizabeth Peters 3.95 avg rating — 4,449 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
36	The Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6) by Elizabeth Peters 3.90 avg rating — 4,440 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
37	The Tomb of Zeus (Laetitia Talbot, #1) by Barbara Cleverly 3.32 avg rating — 951 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
37	Night Train to Memphis (Vicky Bliss, #5) by Elizabeth Peters 4.09 avg rating — 5,379 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
39	Field Rules (Romancing the Ruins, #1) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 833 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
40	Street of the Five Moons (Vicky Bliss, #2) by Elizabeth Peters 3.97 avg rating — 5,348 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
41	Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 375 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
42	Tour Wars (Romancing the Ruins, #3) by Carla Luna (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 346 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 Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels 3.71 avg rating — 1,691 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
44	The Geomagician (The Geomagician Duology #1) by Jennifer Mandula (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 2,814 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