🎲 Accidental Adventurer

An ordinary person stumbles into extraordinary circumstances and discovers reserves of courage they never knew they had. The thrill of the journey is matched by the surprise of self-discovery.

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Color of Magic 88%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

Brigands & Breadknives

by Travis Baldree • 2025

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

4.03

36k+

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy

Brigands & Breadknives 88%

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

by Travis Baldree 2025

4.03

36k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Twenty-One Balloons 87%

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.

3.76

75k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤔 Amnesiac Protagonist 🌌 Dimensional Travel

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Summary

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 87%

He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

3.76

75k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤔 Amnesiac Protagonist 🌌 Dimensional Travel

The Hobbit

by Jane Johnson • 2012

Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.

4.62

26k+

🎨 Film Production Art 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎥 Fantasy Film Companion

The Hobbit 87%

Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.

by Jane Johnson 2012

4.62

26k+ ratings

🎨 Film Production Art 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎥 Fantasy Film Companion

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice

The Merchant of Death 87%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice

How to Be a Pirate

by Cressida Cowell • 2004

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

4.08

22k+

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon

How to Be a Pirate 87%

A clumsy Viking boy and his tiny dragon chase ancestral treasure into a deadly trap.

by Cressida Cowell 2004

4.08

22k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Training 🐲 Boy And His Dragon

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty

The Rise of Flynn Rider 87%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty

Fool's Gold

by P.J. Skinner • 2019

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

3.82

2k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

Fool's Gold 87%

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

by P.J. Skinner 2019

3.82

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 87%

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 87%

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

by Geronimo Stilton 2004

4.09

16k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

by Ao Jyumonji • 2013

Haruhiro's cautious party joins reckless rivals in a twilight realm where magic fails.

4.17

2k+

🌀 Isekai 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🤝 Found Family

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 87%

Haruhiro's cautious party joins reckless rivals in a twilight realm where magic fails.

by Ao Jyumonji 2013

4.17

2k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🤝 Found Family

Slathbog's Gold

by M.L. Forman • 2009

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

4.20

13k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One

Slathbog's Gold 86%

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

by M.L. Forman 2009

4.20

13k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

Gregor the Overlander 86%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

I Don't Want To Grow Up

by Scott Stillman • 2021

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

4.08

2k+

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

I Don't Want To Grow Up 86%

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

by Scott Stillman 2021

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman • 2021

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

4.55

135k+

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat

The Gate of the Feral Gods 86%

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

by Matt Dinniman 2021

4.55

135k+ ratings

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson • 2009

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

3.82

306k+

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🫂 Found Family

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Summary

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 86%

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

by Jonas Jonasson 2009

3.82

306k+ ratings

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🫂 Found Family

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

The Legend of Uh 86%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

The Hobbit

by Chuck Dixon • 2001

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

4.51

277k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard

The Hobbit 86%

A home-loving hobbit is swept into a dwarven quest to reclaim their kingdom from a dragon.

by Chuck Dixon 2001

4.51

277k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💛 Found Family 💎 Dragon Hoard

Minecraft

by Max Brooks • 2017

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

4.17

8k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

Minecraft 86%

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

by Max Brooks 2017

4.17

8k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

Spartan Gold

by Clive Cussler • 2009

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

3.86

17k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

Spartan Gold 86%

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

by Clive Cussler 2009

3.86

17k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

Mort

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

4.24

275k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality

Mort 86%

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

by Terry Pratchett 1987

4.24

275k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality

The Butcher's Masquerade

by Matt Dinniman • 2022

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

4.69

117k+

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

The Butcher's Masquerade 86%

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

by Matt Dinniman 2022

4.69

117k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

One False Note 86%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1900

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

4.00

516k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 86%

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

by L. Frank Baum 1900

4.00

516k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mushoku Tensei

by Rifujin na Magonote • 2016

Despite a prophecy of regret, Rudeus journeys across a monster-plagued desert to rescue his mother.

4.32

2k+

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Adventure 🛟 Rescue Mission

Mushoku Tensei 86%

Despite a prophecy of regret, Rudeus journeys across a monster-plagued desert to rescue his mother.

by Rifujin na Magonote 2016

4.32

2k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Adventure 🛟 Rescue Mission

Starter Villain

by John Scalzi • 2023

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

4.11

100k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals

Starter Villain 86%

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

by John Scalzi 2023

4.11

100k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals

Cornholed

by Robert Bevan • 2014

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

4.28

145

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers

Cornholed 86%

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

by Robert Bevan 2014

4.28

145 ratings

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers

The Sword of Summer

by Rick Riordan • 2015

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

4.23

242k+

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero

The Sword of Summer 86%

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

by Rick Riordan 2015

4.23

242k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero

The Dragon Reborn

by Robert Jordan • 1991

The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.

4.28

327k+

🧙‍♂️ Reluctant Chosen One 🔮 Tangled Prophecies 🐉 Ancient Evil

The Dragon Reborn 86%

The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.

by Robert Jordan 1991

4.28

327k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Reluctant Chosen One 🔮 Tangled Prophecies 🐉 Ancient Evil

This Inevitable Ruin

by Matt Dinniman • 2024

On the dungeon's war floor, eight factions unite to crush Carl and his talking cat.

4.68

116k+

🎮 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat Sidekick 🫂 Found Family In War

This Inevitable Ruin 86%

On the dungeon's war floor, eight factions unite to crush Carl and his talking cat.

by Matt Dinniman 2024

4.68

116k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat Sidekick 🫂 Found Family In War

Super Gene

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

4.18

358

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Super Gene 86%

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017

4.18

358 ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Farmer Giles of Ham

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1999

A lazy farmer and a magic sword must outwit a dragon before it plunders the village.

3.9

13k+

🃏 Humorous Fantasy 🤷 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Magical Sword

Farmer Giles of Ham 86%

A lazy farmer and a magic sword must outwit a dragon before it plunders the village.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1999

3.9

13k+ ratings

🃏 Humorous Fantasy 🤷 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Magical Sword

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

Realm Breaker 86%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

The Knight

by Will Wight • 2024

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

4.45

5k+

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits

The Knight 86%

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

by Will Wight 2024

4.45

5k+ ratings

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits

Seven Deadly Wonders

by Matthew Reilly • 2005

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

4.09

31k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action

Seven Deadly Wonders 86%

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

by Matthew Reilly 2005

4.09

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action

Light of the Jedi

by Charles Soule • 2021

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

3.92

34k+

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi

Light of the Jedi 86%

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

by Charles Soule 2021

3.92

34k+ ratings

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi

Journey to the River Sea

by Eva Ibbotson • 2001

An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.

4.19

18k+

🌿 Amazon Adventure 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Journey to the River Sea 86%

An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.

by Eva Ibbotson 2001

4.19

18k+ ratings

🌿 Amazon Adventure 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Spy Ski School

by Stuart Gibbs • 2016

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

4.53

12k+

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship

Spy Ski School 86%

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

by Stuart Gibbs 2016

4.53

12k+ ratings

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman • 2020

Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.

4.47

308k+

🎮 Litrpg 🏰 Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

Dungeon Crawler Carl 86%

Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.

by Matt Dinniman 2020

4.47

308k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🏰 Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1990

A carpet merchant's magic rug delivers a princess, then a djinn spirits her away.

3.85

68k+

🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Fantasy 👸 Rescuing The Princess

Castle in the Air 86%

A carpet merchant's magic rug delivers a princess, then a djinn spirits her away.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1990

3.85

68k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Fantasy 👸 Rescuing The Princess

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

The Path of Ascension 8 86%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous

Stanley, Flat Again! 86%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous

Eyes of the Void

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

4.19

21k+

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero

Eyes of the Void 86%

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022

4.19

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero

The Light Fantastic

by Terry Pratchett • 1986

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

4.01

170k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist

The Light Fantastic 86%

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

by Terry Pratchett 1986

4.01

170k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey

La Belle Sauvage 86%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey

The Six Sacred Stones

by Matthew Reilly • 2007

An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.

4.20

27k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🌍 Global Treasure Hunt

The Six Sacred Stones 86%

An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.

by Matthew Reilly 2007

4.20

27k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🌍 Global Treasure Hunt

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1937

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

4.30

4.5M+

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 86%

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.30

4.5M+ ratings

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 86%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

The Wishing Spell 86%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

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