The Best Adventure Books of 2026

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★ 10.00 (3)

Europa

(City Spies #7 / 9)

by James Ponti

Category: Middle Grade, Mystery, Adventure

Release date: February 10, 2026

⧗ 9.66 (41)

Spy School Goes East

(Spy School #14 / 15)

by Stuart Gibbs

Category: Middle Grade, Mystery, Adventure

Release date: October 6, 2026

⧗ 9.60 (10)

Across the Doodleverse

(Last Comics on Earth #4 / 4)

by Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett

Category: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, Comics, Adventure

Release date: April 28, 2026

⧗ 9.40 (10)

Make the Darkness Light Book 3

(Make the Darkness Light #3 / 3)

by S.M. Stirling

Category: Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Adventure, Time Travel

Release date: 2026

★ 9.34 (3)

Elydes 3

(Elydes #3 / 4)

by Drew Wells

Category: Epic Fantasy, LitRPG, Dark Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adventure

Release date: January 21, 2026

★ 5.00 (1)

Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel

(Spy School Graphic Novels #5 / 6)

by Stuart Gibbs

Category: Middle Grade, Graphic Novels, Comics, Mystery, Adventure

Release date: April 28, 2026

⧗ 9.34 (3)

Eagles of the Empire 25

(Eagles of the Empire #25 / 25)

by Simon Scarrow

Category: Historical Fiction, Adventure

Release date: November 5, 2026

⧗ 9.00 (3)

Shadesmite

(Rise To Omniscience #13 / 14)

by Aaron Oster

Category: Fantasy, LitRPG, Adventure

Release date: January 25, 2026

★ 10.00 (1)

A is for Abduction

(The ABCs of Alien Abduction #1 / 4)

by Honey Phillips

Category: Science Fiction, HEA Ending, Alien Romance, Adult, Adventure, Romance, Abduction, Found Family

Release date: July 2, 2026

★ 10.00 (1)

Claimed by the Alien Mercenary

(Monster Mercenary Mates #8 / 11)

by Robin O'Connor

Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adult, Alien Romance, Monster Romance, Romantasy, Fated Mates, Paranormal Romance, Adventure, Romance

Release date: January 27, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (2)

Clive Cussler Cold Fire

(NUMA Files #22 / 22)

by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

Category: Adventure, Thriller

Release date: June 2, 2026

★ 10.00 (1)

The Naga Wanderer's Wounded Mate

(Serpents of Serant #11 / 12)

by Robin O'Connor

Category: Science Fiction, Adult, Paranormal Romance, Fated Mates, HEA Ending, Romantasy, Monster Romance, Naga, Alien Romance, Adventure, Romance, Found Family

Release date: August 18, 2026

★ 10.00 (1)

The Naga Exile's Frozen Mate

(Serpents of Serant #10 / 12)

by Robin O'Connor

Category: Science Fiction, Naga, Monster Romance, Romantasy, Fated Mates, Paranormal Romance, Adult, Alien Romance, Romance, Adventure

Release date: February 24, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Resisting the Apocalypse

(System Reset #2 / 2)

by Timothy McGowen

Category: Post-Apocalyptic, LitRPG, Adventure

Release date: July 1, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Shattering the Veil

(The Veil Saga #2 / 2)

by Guglich Steven A.

Category: Fantasy, Adventure

Release date: August 4, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble

(Princess in Black #12 / 13)

by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

Category: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Childrens, Adventure

Release date: July 7, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Spy School Graphic Novels Book 6

(Spy School Graphic Novels #6 / 6)

by Stuart Gibbs

Category: Middle Grade, Graphic Novels, Comics, Adventure, Mystery

Release date: 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Sands of Vengeance

(Interstellar Birthright #3 / 3)

by Marc Stapleton

Category: Science Fiction, Adventure

Release date: March 26, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

The Ghost City

(Blood and Treasure #2 / 2)

by Ryan Pote

Category: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller

Release date: June 30, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames

(Dragon Girl #1 / 2)

by Jenny Moore

Category: Fantasy, Dragons, Middle Grade, Adventure

Release date: March 3, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Dragon Girl and the Graveyard of Doom

(Dragon Girl #2 / 2)

by Jenny Moore

Category: Fantasy, Dragons, Middle Grade, Adventure

Release date: May 5, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Double Shadow

(Splinter Effect #2 / 2)

by Andrew Ludington

Category: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller

Release date: April 21, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Our Fractured Realms

(Shadow Castles #2 / 2)

by Tormod Cockburn

Category: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Mystery

Release date: March 31, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

War of the Wings

(New Dragon City #2 / 2)

by Mari Mancusi

Category: Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dystopia, Dragons, Adventure

Release date: October 6, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

A Silent Sacrifice

(The Sacrifice Series #4 / 4)

by S. Lee Poole

Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Retellings, Romance, Adventure

Release date: July 28, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

The Circle

(Rollback #3 / 4)

by Michael C. Grumley

Category: Thriller, Adventure

Release date: May 28, 2026

⧗ 8.00 (1)

Rise To Omniscience Book 14

(Rise To Omniscience #14 / 14)

by Aaron Oster

Category: Fantasy, LitRPG, Adventure

Release date: 2026

Unrated

The Feral King's Mate

(Feral Sons MC #1 / 10)

by Eden Valentine

Category: Fantasy, Monster Romance, Paranormal Fantasy, Adult, Forced Proximity, Orc, Instalove Romance, Adventure, Romance, Small Town

Release date: April 23, 2026

Unrated

The Exodus Key

(The Hunter Files #7 / 8)

by Rob Jones

Category: Adventure, Thriller

Release date: July 31, 2026

Unrated

The Vatican Conspiracy

(The Hunter Files #6 / 8)

by Rob Jones

Category: Adventure

Release date: February 15, 2026

Unrated

The Packet

by Neil Williamson

Category: Horror, Adventure, Mystery, Nautical

Release date: March 17, 2026

Unrated

Pemberley Park

by Sam Deluca

Category: Jane Austen Retellings, Slow Burn Romance, Retellings, Romance, Adventure

Release date: March 12, 2026

Unrated

Trust No One

by James Rollins

Category: Suspense Thriller, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Mystery

Release date: February 24, 2026

Unrated

Kid X

(Boy 2.0 #2 / 2)

by Tracey Baptiste

Category: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Adventure

Release date: February 24, 2026

Unrated

Payback

(Boy Soldier #2 / 4)

by Andy McNab, Robert Rugby

Category: Young Adult, Adult, Spy Thriller, Thriller, Adventure, Mystery

Release date: April 20, 2026

Unrated

The Lost Three

(Ghost Guild #1 / 2)

by Annie Barrows

Category: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Adventure

Release date: September 29, 2026

Unrated

A Sense of Murder

(Road Mage #1 / 1)

by Sam Robb

Category: Fantasy, Witches, Thriller, Adventure

Release date: May 14, 2026

Unrated

Heir to the Stars

by Athena Storm

Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Adult, Alien Romance, Romance, Adventure

Release date: January 22, 2026

Unrated

Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies

(Greton's Marvellous Maps #2 / 2)

by David Green

Category: Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Adventure

Release date: July 7, 2026

Unrated

Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 1

(Magical Girl Dandelion #1 / 2)

by Kaeru Mizuho

Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Manga, Adventure

Release date: March 3, 2026

Unrated

The Grapevine

(The Lost Highway Series #1 / 1)

by Alexandra Sokoloff, Craig Robertson

Category: Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, Suspense

Release date: June 23, 2026

Unrated

Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 2

(Magical Girl Dandelion #2 / 2)

by Kaeru Mizuho

Category: Fantasy, Young Adult, Manga, Adventure

Release date: June 2, 2026

Unrated

The Deal

(Rollback #4 / 4)

by Michael C. Grumley

Category: Adventure, Thriller

Release date: November 17, 2026

Unrated

The Pirate Queen

by Ariel Lawhon

Category: Fantasy, Adult, Historical Fiction, Adventure

Release date: September 8, 2026

Unrated

Reinitializing the Apocalypse

(System Reset #1 / 2)

by Timothy McGowen

Category: Post-Apocalyptic, LitRPG, Adventure

Release date: March 31, 2026