Adventure books 12+

This extraordinary fantasy is the first book in Philip Pullman’s multi-award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy

A funny, life-affirming quest for identity that sees 12-year old Elvis Crampton Lucas and his adoptive dad racing across Norway, pursued by a shadowy villain. Captivating and thought-provoking.

Lucky is on the run and joins up with a group of aliens – refugees from the ongoing war between aliens and humans – who agree to help Lucky find his father. A thrilling space adventure, full of suspense, action, emotion and more.

Mike and Tschik take off in a ​‘borrowed’ Lada for a summer road trip.

In Storm and Lincoln’s world, there are two continents… And one is inhabited by vicious, predatory dinosaurs. A tense, brutal fantasy adventure: The Hunger Games meets Jurassic Park.

Fifty warriors partake in a competition to decide which of them will rule the kingdom. An enthralling graphic novel packed with magic, adventure, and action.

In a land faraway, they tell of a mythical Dragon-god who appears only once every thousand years and can grant any wish. First of a trilogy of absorbing fantasy thrillers that draws inspiration from Japanese culture, myth and folklore. 

In the industrial wastelands of east London, two brothers are delivering forged vehicle documents. As soon as they walk into the pub, Cole knows something is going on. This is a stark, intense, plot-driven, cinematic story of hoping for better.

Malcolm is drawn into a dangerous world of secrets and intrigue – and a mission to protect baby Lyra, whatever the cost. La Belle Sauvage gives readers a not-to-be-missed chance to be back in the world of His Dark Materials: full of peril, magic and thrills. 

Amy and her family are cryogenically frozen and stored aboard the Godspeed to travel to a new planet – but Amy is wrongly unfrozen 50 years early, forcing her to experience life aboard the ship.

A violent, desperate and compelling story about family, love and determination, which enthrals through its bold, powerful language.