The most popular action & adventure books of 2020

Action and adventure books are about journeys and danger. Treasure hunts, lost cities, jungle expeditions, daring rescues and escapes keep the pages turning, and the heroes win by nerve and skill. They are made to sweep you along, whether a classic adventure tale or a modern blockbuster. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Savage Lands
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Savage Lands

Stacey Marie Brown

Published 2020

284 pages

Grown
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Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

Published 2020

372 pages

Rodham A Novel
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Rodham A Novel

Curtis Sittenfeld

Published 2020

417 pages

The Ickabog
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The Ickabog

J. K. Rowling

Published 2020

290 pages

Ember Queen
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Ember Queen

Laura Sebastian

Published 2020

467 pages

Aurora Burning
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Aurora Burning

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Published 2020

512 pages

Demon in White
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Demon in White

Christopher Ruocchio

Published 2020

784 pages

The Mercies
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The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

2020 · 2021 edition

352 pages

The Lives of Saints
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The Lives of Saints

Leigh Bardugo, Daniel J. Zollinger, Ben Barnes, Lauren Fortgang

Published 2020

119 pages