The Shelves

Fantasy Action & Adventure Books

Books selected for readers looking for fantasy action & adventure books.

60 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·3 crossover shelves·219% reader overlap with Fantasy Epic Books (Fiction)

1. The Scroll of Years
Chris Willrich
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
2. Ironbound
Andrew Givler, Ralph Lister
Fits this list for its focus on adventure and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
3. Shadows Upon Time
Christopher Ruocchio
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
4. The Tainted Cup
Robert Jackson Bennett
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Contemporary Fantasy
5. Kingdoms of Death
Christopher Ruocchio, Samuel Roukin
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
6. Barrow
Mark Smylie
Fits this list for its focus on action and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
7. Blood and Iron
Jon Sprunk
Fits this list for its focus on action and fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
8. The Reign of the Departed
Greg Keyes
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Dark Fantasy
9. Days of Shattered Faith
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy action & adventure list.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
10. The Demon Awakens
R. A. Salvatore, Tim Gerard Reynolds
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy action & adventure list.
Shelf signal: Dragons & Mythic Creatures
11. The Butcher's Masquerade
Matt Dinniman
Included for strong science alignment with this fantasy action & adventure list.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
12. The Price of Redemption
Shawn Carpenter
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: YA Pirate Adventures
13. The Hour of the Dragon
Robert E. Howard
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
14. The Silk Map
Chris Willrich
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
15. The Devil in Iron
Robert E. Howard
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Romance Adventure
16. Time Knot
M. C. Morison
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Time Travel Fiction
17. The Will of the Many
James Islington
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
18. The People of the Black Circle
Robert E. Howard
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
19. Allan Quatermain #7
H. Rider Haggard
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Action & Adventure
20. The Cloud Roads
Martha Wells
Included for strong survival alignment with this fantasy action & adventure list.
Shelf signal: Epic Fantasy
21. Allan Quatermain #7
H. Rider Haggard
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Romance Adventure
22. Ashes of Man
Christopher Ruocchio, Samuel Roukin
Fits this list for its focus on fantasy.
Shelf signal: Military Fantasy
23. The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this fantasy action & adventure list.
Shelf signal: Fantasy Adventure
24. The Great Book of Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Fits this list for its focus on action and adventure.
Shelf signal: Romance Adventure