When it comes to action-packed novels, readers are always on the lookout for thrill, excitement, and a gripping storyline that keeps them on the edge of their seats. In this article, we will explore some of the best action novels of all time that are sure to satisfy any adrenaline junkie's craving for adventure. One name that immediately comes to mind when discussing action novels is Tom Clancy. Known for his intricately detailed military and espionage thrillers, Clancy's novels have enthralled readers for decades. "The Hunt for Red October," "Clear and Present Danger," and "Rainbow Six" are just a few of his exhilarating works that have been adapted into successful movies. Another acclaimed author in the action genre is Lee Child, famous for his Jack Reacher series. The first book in the series, "Killing Floor," introduces readers to the enigmatic and formidable ex-military policeman, Jack Reacher, who travels around America righting wrongs and dispensing justice. With non-stop action and clever plot twists, Child's novels never fail to entertain. For fans of historical action novels, Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe" series is a must-read. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, these books follow the adventures of Richard Sharpe, a British Army officer. Beginning with "Sharpe's Eagle," Cornwell's meticulous research and vivid descriptions transport readers to the battlefields of the past, immersing them in the chaos and heroism of war. If you prefer action novels with a touch of fantasy, it's hard to overlook the epic "Game of Thrones" series by George R.R. Martin. This intricately woven tale of power struggles, battles, and intricate political maneuvering has captivated millions of readers worldwide. With memorable characters like Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and Tyrion Lannister, Martin's series has become a cultural phenomenon. To discover more action-packed novels and explore new authors, several websites provide comprehensive recommendations based on user reviews and ratings. Goodreads.com, for example, offers a vast selection of action novels, categorized and ranked according to reader preferences. You can also visit Amazon's "Best Sellers in Action & Adventure Fiction" section for real-time popularity rankings and customer reviews. Whether you're seeking military espionage, crime thrillers, historical battles, or a mix of genres, these recommended novels and websites are sure to quench your appetite for action. So grab a book, buckle up, and prepare for an exhilarating ride into the world of pulse-pounding adventure!
In this world, there are Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qianan, a graduate of the police academy, woke up in a prison and was exiled to the border three days later. His initial goal was self-preservation and to live a leisurely life as a rich man in this society without human rights. After many years, Xu Qianan looks back at the past, leaving behind deceased enemies and friends, as well as countless skeletal remains. The rolling Yangtze River flows east, washing away the heroes, and right and wrong turn empty in the end. The green mountains remain, witnessing the setting sun multiple times. PS: This book is not a tragedy!
380.10 Million words | 2023-03-11 00:57Update
Second-generation rich? No, being a fortune-teller is a more promising career. Tai Yi faction dominates the Daoist world, and at eighteen, Xun has a lifetime of knowledge. Going against the will of heaven, I tread the path of defiance. A genius on Earth, still a genius in the Nine States. The immortal road is long, and I walk it alone. The Great Dao has three thousand possibilities, while my methods are infinite. First, attain the path of immortality, then achieve eternal life!
5.95 Million words | 2021-08-05 20:29Update
Wandering on the ethereal path of seeking immortality, with a serene heart in pursuit of the truth. A young dream-chaser who is neither a waste nor a genius, embarks on an extraordinary journey to another realm alongside a bronze mirror. This is the beginning of his thrilling and soul-stirring quest for immortality. QQ Group: (Devoted Fans); Book Club: This is the third book by Bu Yu, following the completed works "The Path of Seeking Immortality" and "The Transmigration of Immortal Gods."
101.26 Million words | 2022-08-14 08:16Update
Fu, the profound principle of heaven and earth, a Fu cultivator exists between the chaos of heaven and earth, interpreting his own Primordial Grand Dao. Unable to traverse to the beginning of chaos, unable to become a Chaos Devil God, nor can he form a friendship with Pangu. Unable to transcend to the ancient era, unable to fight against Hongjun alone, annihilating the dragons and phoenixes. Unable to travel back to the ancient times, unable to be a guest in the Purple Heaven Palace, unable to punch the Original Spirit and kick Laojun, pinching Zhun Ti with the left hand and stepping on Jieyin with the right foot. As a mere human in the primordial chaos, one continues to cultivate. I solemnly promise that this book does not include the following characters: No narrow-minded and petty-minded Yuanshi. No friendly-faced and treacherous-hearted Laojun. No silly, dumb, and foolish Tongtian. No snake-hearted and venomous witch, Nuwa from the demon race. No hypocritical and cunning Jieyin. No petty and greedy Zhun Ti.
426.86 Million words | 2021-09-04 11:13Update
One thought becomes the boundless sea, one thought turns the mulberry fields into a vast plain. One thought slays a thousand demons, one thought annihilates ten thousand immortals. Only my thought... eternity.
369.06 Million words | 2022-10-12 06:23Update
Two universes collided and devoured each other in war for millions of years. In the crucial moment of victory or defeat, he arrived! I have the Chaos Path Chess, one-on-one, with five circles to kick you one, and ten thousand to fight you! I have Miracle Cards, treasures, minions, spells, powers, and adventures, one hundred soul stones to buy one, as many as you want!
416.94 Million words | 2020-08-10 21:31Update
Cultivation, transcending the false to attain the truth, revealing one's true nature. Those who can achieve this are called "Realmsmen." They cultivate their primordial spirit and transcend life and death. The Annihilation of Destiny Atlas, or the Dao of Annihilating Destiny? A story of cultivation across the myriad of heavens and realms, told by a time-traveling traveler who fortuitously obtained an ancient immortal technique. Group Numbers: Group One: 213933048 (Full) Group Two: 140033960
287.22 Million words | 2021-12-22 12:15Update
This book tells a joyful journey of cultivation between an ordinary college student and a lovely and alluring little fox. Please be open-minded about the human-beast, ahem, human-demon love...
509.45 Million words | 2021-04-08 23:05Update
The sword, sharp as a blade! The sword immortal, soaring through the heavens and descending to the depths, traversing a thousand miles with the sword, shattering the vast sky! In a world of declining swordsmanship, the last Daoist ancestor, known as the Jade Emperor, ascends to the path of heaven, his body perishing, his Dao dissipating! The world is divided into five regions: the Eastern Land of Gods, the Western Buddhist Land, the Southern Wilderness of Demons, the Northern Sea Abyss, and the Central Land of Ghosts. A modern youth is reborn in the ancient times, arriving in this world!... The Nine Realms of Immortal Dao: Foundation, Divine Consciousness, Ascending Clouds, Transcending Birth, Changing Bones, Dragon Gate, True Man, Dao Honored, Dao Ancestor. The Five Realms of Sword Immortality: Sword Embryo, Sword Soul, Sword Intent, Sword Heart, Sword Domain.
120.72 Million words | 2022-12-13 07:41Update
Scholars here do not represent weakness, but on the contrary, they represent the most powerful combat force. With a single word, they can soar through the heavens and vanish into the earth; with a poem, they can slay tens of thousands of horses and soldiers; with a painting, they can change times and seasons, glimpsing the secrets of the vast and magnificent sacred temples and the mundane imperial dynasties. The eighteen saints reign supreme.
333.29 Million words | 2022-01-06 21:54Update
The grand one, the heavens. As a result of a divine encounter in a dream in my youth, the young man embarked on the path of cultivation, seeking the truth with a determined heart... The depth of the sea, only the Kun fish knows; the height of the sky, only the Peng bird enlightens; the vastness of the world, only our myriad stars illuminate the heavens and myriad realms. Ascending the nine thousand li with the aid of the swirling winds, stirring the clouds in the nine celestial layers. Even mere ants have the aspiration to attain the supreme Dao!
456.03 Million words | 2020-12-16 05:26Update
Super agent Xiahou travels back to the mythical Great Xia Dynasty and is reincarnated as a powerful barbarian warlock. With the knowledge of the Daoist Xuanwu magic and the true teachings of the witchcraft, Xiahou is able to cultivate both witchcraft and the Dao. In the river of mythology, he witnesses the rise and fall of witchcraft, the ascent of Daoism, and the sinking of Atlantis... Follow the blood-red path as it unravels the biggest mystery in Chinese mythological history!
109.21 Million words | 2023-02-10 12:54Update
The abnormality of the world is the essence of monsters, the persistence of spirits, the strangeness of enigmatic creatures, and the jurisdiction of the bizarre Grand Commandant, formerly known as the Hidden Tiger, established by Emperor Wu of Han to govern matters of witchcraft and capture treacherous individuals. As spiritual energy and mysteries revive globally, humanity embarks on the path of cultivation, and the once-legendary demons and ghosts emerge one by one. Countless evil spirits still lurk in the shadows. In an ignored museum, a waist plaque engraved with a tiger mark from the time of Emperor Wu allows Wei Yuan to become the last Grand Commandant of our time, leading him to encounter various supernatural phenomena throughout history. Extraordinary and rare events, the inexplicable powers of gods and demons, let us speak of them, let us listen to them. Deal with them for now. With an eight-sided Han sword, they shall behead all evil spirits. Life and death are predetermined, and the will of heaven abides. By the time Wei Yuan can finally relax and bask in the sun in peaceful times, countless demons and ghosts have already been sealed away in the museum behind him.
505.36 Million words | 2021-04-05 11:35Update
Nine days ago, the sun set and never rose again. On the tenth day, Su Jing became famous throughout the land.
492.00 Million words | 2023-02-11 13:10Update
Accidentally clicked on "completed", but will continue to update. Fahai, you don't understand love, Lei Feng Pagoda fell, Xu Xian weakly glanced at the beautiful rich woman in front of him, indicating that he didn't want to struggle anymore... It is said that there are two cute and strong little snake demons in Hangzhou City recently. Hmm, it's time for the little monk to return to secular life! Book club group: [group name]
89.68 Million words | 2021-03-08 22:48Update
Workplace Edition: How a newcomer to the company survives and thrives under the suppression of older employees. Inspirational Edition: How a young migrant worker adapts to and integrates into city life with his own two hands. E-commerce Edition: How a newly established store owner carves out a niche in a crowded market of online shops. This book is a xianxia novel, not a urban one, telling the story of a young teenager who ascends from the mortal world to the immortal realm. He rapidly rises to fame in the unfamiliar world of cultivation, creating his own legend through relentless battles.
387.38 Million words | 2022-12-30 02:28Update
A person struggling to survive alone in a foreign land, yet never forgetting their roots in China, always holding onto their beliefs, seeking a path of self-improvement, and ultimately succeeding in building their own career in a foreign country.
245.35 Million words | 2020-12-01 08:33Update
The world undergoes catastrophic changes, as countless meteors descend from the sky. Three enormous and ferocious stone giants appear in the mountains behind Lianhua Tai Village. Sun Li, an ordinary young man, unintentionally obtains these three stone giants. From then on, there are constant voices in his mind, speaking inexplicable words... Carrying the stone giants and the voices in his mind, Sun Li enters Su Bao Mountain, one of the Seven Great Schools of Dazhui. This is an era of exceptional geniuses, where under the brilliance of those talented disciples, Sun Li, with his mediocre aptitude, goes unnoticed. However, he finally understands what the mysterious stone giants in his mind have been saying: profound cultivation methods...
257.09 Million words | 2021-07-05 20:59Update
"Without the path to immortality, the demon realm has no ruler!" "As a half-demon, why would the Emperor go against the heavens?" Above the nine heavens, a colossal figure with a body connected to the earth, a tail circling the pale moon, a serpent's lower half, and a head resembling that of a human, slowly lowered its head. "Master of immortality, king of the demon realm, enforcer of order, terminator of cultivation!" "What title haven't I earned with my own hands?" "Half-demons! Who gave you the audacity to disrespect me like this?" "You won't even address me as the true dragon supreme!" ... In the primitive world, danger lurked everywhere, chaos and wickedness prevailed. Food, demonic arts, cultivation techniques, dwellings, neighbors—everything concealed the threat of death. Su Changsheng, after crossing over, found himself incarnated as a half-demon Qing Snake. How to survive became the biggest problem he faced.
138.65 Million words | 2022-09-11 06:44Update
He! A common boy, why did he become a demon after entering the immortal path? But! 'Demon' doesn't necessarily mean "leaving behind countless corpses beneath his feet, with eyes filled with accumulated blood." This book tells the story of a different kind of 'demon'. A devil who is both righteous and evil, who acts according to his own heart, free from the constraints of society - the Great Carefree Devil.
186.56 Million words | 2023-06-28 21:46Update
