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Jack HowardSeries
series8 books2005
Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with Atlantis →
CongoNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1980
Techno-thriller, about genetic engineering, set in late 20th century.
“WorldCat: On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas.”
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The Lost ArkNovel
J. R. Rainstandalone novel2010
Mysterious in tone, set in mountains.
“In a lonely bar in eastern Turkey, ex-National Geographic photojournalist Sam Ward is hired to find an eccentric professor who disappeared high atop Mount Ararat, fabled resting spot of Noah's Ark.”
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Dirk PittSeries
series12 books1973
completed
Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.
“Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished.”
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Start with Pacific Vortex! →
Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)Series
series3 books2005
Mysterious in tone.
“Greanias originally planned a longer series; this trilogy stands as the completed core of a larger Atlantis mythology he later expanded through prequels and spin-offs.”
from the catalogue
Start with Raising Atlantis →
Philip MercerSeries
series2 books1998
Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with Vulcan's Forge →