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El BorakSeries
series25 books1934
Adventure, adventurous and tense in tone, set in middle east and early 20th century.
Start with The Daughter of Erlik Khan →
TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa
Kirby O'DonnellSeries
series5 books1934
completed
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in middle east and early 20th century.
“Kirby O'Donnell is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard.”
from the catalogue
Start with Swords of Shahrazar →
The Lost ArkNovel
J. R. Rainstandalone novel2010
Thriller & suspense, mysterious in tone, set in contemporary and 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.”
from the catalogue
Allan QuatermainSeries
series25 books1885
Set in africa and 19th century.
“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue
Start with Marie →
CongoNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, about genetic engineering, set in africa and 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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