adventure fiction

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adventure fiction

God of war

2010
In order to be free Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, must destroy Ares, the god of war, and is aided by the chained Blades of Chaos, the goddess Athena, and his own vengeance on his quest that will lead him from Hades to a mysterious temple.

God of war II

2013
After warrior Kratos destroys Ares, he is granted his freedom and is given the ousted god's throne on Olympus by Zeus, but the other Gods do not take kindly to his ascension and conspire against him. In order to seek revenge and silence his nightmares, Kratos must team up with the Titans, ancient enemy of the Olympians.

The Alcatraz escape

Emily and James compete in an epic escape-room challenge on Alcatraz Island, designed by game-maker Garrison Griswold and mystery writer Errol Ray. Soon, James and Emily discover that they are being targeted, and uncover a dangerous plot involving Emily's brother, Matthew. They must then solve the mystery that will lead them to the saboteur while also trying to escape the harrowing Alcatraz underground.

The locket

surviving the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
After Galena, an eleven-year-old Russian immigrant, survives a terrible fire at the non-unionized Triangle Shirtwaist factory while her older sister and many others do not, she begins fighting for improved working conditions in New York City factories.

They set the fire

When the teddies head back into the dangerous world to seek the secrets of their creation, they discover that the founder of Furrington Industries, known as the Suit, is on trial, and while at the courthouse, they learn the true, incendiary reason the teddies were thrown away.

The wild robot

2021
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

2022
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.

Tom Sawyer

a hymn to boyhood
2008
A retelling of Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer, a rebellious youth who witnesses a murder in the town graveyard.

Crossbones

When the pirate king dies, the Bone Crown Trials, a competition to determine the next ruler of the seas, begins. Three strangers named Csilla Abado, Kane Blackwater, and Lorelei Penny soon find themselves caught up in a deadly battle for the throne. Csilla dreams of becoming the first pirate queen, Kane is looking for a chance to save his father's ship, the "Iron Jewel," and Lorelei has stowed away on the "Iron Jewel" looking for her mother's killer. But these three realize they stand a stronger chance together and form a tentative alliance.

Hunter x hunter

Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter, much against his mother's wishes.

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