swap_horiz Dragon Alternatives

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Nostromo

Joseph Conrad’s *Nostromo* recounts the perilous journey of Allan Caldwell, an English engineer, into the turbulent poli...

Action Classic Conrad Historical

8.23 Great

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Savage Son

Savage Son is a gripping adventure novel centered on James Reece, a former Navy SEAL seeking retribution. The story unfo...

Action Survival Thriller Vigilante

8.08 Great

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The Devil's Hand

The Devil’s Hand is an action-packed adventure novel centered on James Reece, a former Navy SEAL. Carr crafts a gripping...

Military Action Thriller Vigilante

8.05 Great

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Fear Is the Key

Fear Is the Key is a 1961 thriller novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. The plot follows a man seeking revenge aga...

Action Revenge Thriller Underwater

7.77 Good

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Sharpe's Triumph

Sharpe's Triumph is a 1998 historical adventure novel written by British author Bernard Cornwell. It is the second chron...

Military Action Historical War

7.76 Good

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On Target

On Target is a spy thriller novel published in 2010 by American author Mark Greaney. It is the second installment in the...

Action Thriller Spy Assassin

7.75 Good

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Sharpe's Fortress

Sharpe's Fortress is a 1999 historical adventure novel by British author Bernard Cornwell, set during the Napoleonic War...

Military Action Historical War

7.71 Good

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Ballistic

Ballistic is a 2011 action thriller novel by American author Mark Greaney, part of his Gray Man series featuring former...

Action Thriller Spy Assassin

7.71 Good

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The Ghost

The Ghost is a 2007 political thriller novel by English writer Robert Harris. Its unnamed professional ghostwriter is hi...

Action Ghostwriter Mystery Political

7.71 Good

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Die Trying

"Die Trying" is the second novel in British author Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, published in 1998. The thriller foll...

Action Thriller Vigilante Terrorism

7.69 Good

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Dead Eye

Dead Eye is a thriller novel published in 2013 by American author Mark Greaney, part of his Gray Man series featuring fo...

Action Thriller Spy Assassin

7.63 Good

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The Eye of the Needle

The Eye of the Needle (published as Storm Island in the United Kingdom) is a World War II spy thriller novel by Welsh au...

Action Wwii Thriller Spy

7.62 Good

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Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After is an 1845 historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, the second installment in his d'Artagnan Ro...

Action Classic Historical Swashbuckler

7.62 Good

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The Walking Drum

The Walking Drum is a historical adventure novel written by American author Louis L'Amour and published in 1984. The nar...

Action Europe Medieval Historical

7.55 Good

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The Devil's Alternative

The Devil's Alternative is a 1979 political thriller by British author Frederick Forsyth. Set during a Cold War crisis,...

Action Cold War Thriller Spy

7.53 Good

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Livia Lone

Livia Lone is a 2016 crime thriller by American author Barry Eisler and the first novel centered on its title character,...

Action Crime Thriller Vigilante

7.47 Good

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QB VII

QB VII is a 1970 legal thriller novel by American author Leon Uris that explores the aftermath of World War II through t...

Wwii Historical Thriller Legal

7.45 Good

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The Aquitaine Progression

"The Aquitaine Progression" is an espionage thriller novel written by American author Robert Ludlum, published in 1984....

Action Thriller Spy Conspiracy

7.26 Good

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Deep Six

Deep Six is a 1984 Dirk Pitt adventure novel by Clive Cussler. Its plot involves a conspiracy built around a chemical ag...

Action Thriller Maritime Conspiracy

6.72 Fair

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State of Fear

State of Fear is a 2004 techno-thriller adventure novel by American author Michael Crichton. Its plot combines environme...

Action Thriller Conspiracy Eco Terrorism

5.54 Mediocre