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The action genre is characterized by more emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling.

New Releases Tagged "Action"

The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1)
Surrender (Careless Whispers #3)
You Don't Know My Name (The Black Angel Chronicles #1)
Dreadnought (Nemesis, #1)
Mafiosa (Blood for Blood, #3)
The Cursed Queen (The Impostor Queen, #2)
Ring of Fire (Pike Logan, #11)
Justice Ascending (The Scorpius Syndrome, #3)
Fatal Harmony (The Vein Chronicles #1)
Lethal Game (Red Stone Security, #15)
Unfathomed (Treasure Hunter Security, #4)
The Seventh Plague (Sigma Force, #12)
Black Moon (Zodiac, #3)
The Hero (Sons of Texas, #1)
The Legend of Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Origins
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Most Read This Week

Night School (Jack Reacher, #21)
No Man's Land (John Puller, #4)
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
The Nowhere Man (Evan Smoak #2)
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
Mists of the Serengeti
Hard Kill (Jon Reznick, #2)
Below the Belt (Stone Barrington #40)
Orphan X (Evan Smoak, #1)
Hard Road (Jon Reznick, #1)
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Split Second
Cross the Line (Alex Cross, #24)
The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)
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Lists

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownAmong the Shrouded by Amalie JahnGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Top Fast-Paced Mystery
296 books — 339 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
1,358 books — 1,741 voters

Wood, Talc and Mr. J by Chris RoseIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyMateguas Island by Linda WatkinsNot in the Script by Amy FinneganIt's a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. Schmitt
Exciting Upcoming Books of 2014
224 books — 268 voters
The Cost of Crude by Inge-Lise GossShades of Gray by Andy HollomanMateguas Island by Linda WatkinsThe Witnesses by Robert WhitlowThe Gang Bust by Dorothy May Mercer
Beach Reads - Mysteries & Thrillers
656 books — 867 voters

Dogshit Saved My Life by Karl WigginsTaking Charge by Bridgitte LesleyThe Gang Bust by Dorothy May MercerKing of the Mekong by Damian MagnayThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books That You Should Read
484 books — 349 voters
Stranger on the Shore by Josh LanyonA Case of Possession by K.J. CharlesDirty Deeds by S.E. JakesDaylight Again by S.E. JakesDirty Deeds by Rhys Ford
Best M/M Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller Books of 2014
68 books — 216 voters

Popular Action Books

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Sister Sable (The Mad Queen #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
Legend (Legend, #1)

Quotes Tagged “Action”

Kurt Vonnegut
“ What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured. ”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage
676 likes

James Patterson
“ I feel like, like pudding," Iggy groaned. "Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain. ”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment
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Videos Tagged “Action”

Susan Kearney - Kiss Me Deadly
Susan Kearney - Kiss Me Deadly
Leviathan
Leviathan
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Groups Tagged "Action"

WW II Spy Novels Dedicated to World War II espionage novels: Ken Follett, Jack Higgins, W.E.B. Griffin, Alan Fur…more

160 members, last active 31 days ago

World, Writing, Wealth Friends, would you care to partake in a learned discussion of current events, the global economy…more

772 members, last active 5 minutes ago

Fantasy and Manga Lovers Unite This is a group for all lovers of Fantasy novels, Fantasy sub-genres and Manga

14 members, last active 2 hours ago

Books for boys This group is mainly for authors/illustrators of children's books intended for boys (primary thr…more

5 members, last active 23 hours ago

Writing Tagged “Action”

Shadowscape
9 chapters — updated May 14, 2015 04:30AM — 58 people liked it
Beautiful Fear
34 chapters — updated May 14, 2015 04:30AM — 369 people liked it

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