The most popular adventurous books of 2025

Adventurous books are for readers who want to go somewhere. Voyages, expeditions, daring escapes and the lure of the unknown keep the story moving. Fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction and true accounts all deliver. Pack light and expect danger. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Glorious Rivals
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Glorious Rivals

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Published 2025

432 pages

Shroud
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Shroud

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Published 2025

436 pages

Cold Eternity
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Cold Eternity

S.A. Barnes

2025 · 2026 edition

320 pages

One Wrong Step
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One Wrong Step

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Published 2025

336 pages

Unending
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Unending

Ivelisse Housman

Published 2025

400 pages

The Unlisted
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The Unlisted

Chris Kunz

Published 2025

240 pages

In Green
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In Green

Louis D Hall

Published 2025

320 pages