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The adventure story can take many different
directions. It can be a story of survival,
exploration, intrigue or battle. The heroic exploits
of larger-than-life protagonists and the ultimate
triumph of the good guys over the bad are the
driving forces. Here is a small sample of adventure.
Cobb, James H. Target Lock. A top-secret
industrial satellite falls into the Indonesian sea
and the recovery team mysteriously vanishes. (MN, RM,
DR)
Coonts, Stephen. Saucer. Everyone is
scrambling to uncover an ancient flying saucer in
the Sahara Desert. (MN, RM, DR)
Douglass, Keith. Payback. Navy seals are
called into action to investigate an oil platform
off the California coast. (MN)
Du Burl, Jack B. River of Ruin. Philip
Mercer is in Panama where he uncovers a blackmail
plot against the United States by the Chinese. (MN)
Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo.
A classic story of love, revenge, friendship and
betrayal in 19th century France has captivated
people for over a hundred years. (MN, RM, DR)
Frank, J. Suzanne. Twilight in Babylon.
Traveling from modern America to ancient Egypt and
Mesopotamia in search of the woman he loves, Cheftu
finds himself embroiled in a plot to appease the
gods by sacrificing the life of his beloved. (MN)
Hagberg, David. Kill Zone. Kirk McGarvey
thinks he can relax, but events trigger a Russian
sleeper agent planted 20 years ago. The cold war is
not over yet. (MN, RM, DR)
Herbert, James. Portent. Climatologist,
James Rivers, discovers the horrifying truth behind
what appears to be a series of natural
disasters--torrential floods, killer hailstorms,
tsunamis, and vicious flash fires--when he meets the
children. (MN)
Hunter, Stephen. Pale Horse Coming. Secret
prisons, secret medical research and violence are
part of the action in Mississippi. (MN, RM, DR)
Kent, Gordon. Top Hook. Ambitious, married
naval lieutenant-commanders Alan Craik and Rose
Siciliano find their lives turned upside down when
they are implicated in the hunt for a traitor
code-named "Top Hook." (MN, RM, DR)
Martell, Dominic. Lying Crying Dying.
Pascual Rose a former terrorist has lived quietly
for six years until the one person he never betrayed
finds him with a deal he cannot ignore. (MN, RM, DR)
Masiel, David. 2182 kHz. Adventure aboard
ship and shore above the Artic Circle. (MN, RM)
Mason, A. E. W. The Four Feathers. Classic
Victorian tale of honor, love and friendship set in
Africa. (MN, RM, DR)
Mills, Kyle. Sphere of Influence. People,
places and fears that make news today seem all too
real in this story. (MN, RM, DR)
Passman, Donald. S. Mirage. Secret
projects, no memory and bomb explosions are parts of
a mystery surrounding John Berger. (MN, RM, DR)
Poyer, David. Black Storm. Military
adventure and mishap occurring just before Desert
Storm. (MN, RM, DR)
Riker, H. Jay. Seawolf Class. The saga of
undersea warriors as they risk everything to prevent
the threat of another great war. (MN)
Rollins, James. Amazonia. Looking for a
lost expedition in the Amazon jungle and a dangerous
new miracle drug are only a few of the things
occurring in this book. (MN, RM, DR)
Smith, Mitchell. Snowfall. A new Ice Age
has plunged mankind to the brink of extinction. (MN,
DR)
Sullivan, Mark, T. The Labyrinth: A Thriller.
The good guys and the bad guys are looking for a
buried moon rock. (MN, RM, DR)
Williams, Walter Jon. The Rift. An
earthquake in the center of the United States
exposes more than cracks in the earth. (MN, RM, DR)
Wilson, Paul, F. The Haunted Air. Action
packed adventure for urban mercenary, Repairman
Jack, as he delves into the world of spiritualism.
(MN, RM, DR)
SL, 2/18/2003; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL
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