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Adventure Genre

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Books in the Adventure genre:

Asterix and the Big Fight (1974)

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Getaflix needs to make a magic potion of invincibility so Vitalstatistix can defeat Cassius. But a flying menhir hits Getaflix and he no longer remembers how to make his magic potion. Can Asterix help restore Getaflix’s memory? Read online at a... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix and the Goths (1974)

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Getafix has been kidnapped by a band of Goths. So Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue him in the course of which they set off a whole series of tribal wars. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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The Lion that Flew (1974)

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Toni’s magic ring brings a stone lion to life.

Author(s): James Reeves
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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The Smugglers of Buenaventura (1974)

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A young boy tracks weapons smugglers in the jungles of Colombia.

Author(s): Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Watership Down (1974)

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The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down.

Author(s): Richard Adams
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1975)

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Getafix has broken his golden sickle, so Asterix and Obelix visit Lutetia to buy a new one for him. But the sicklesmith—a cousin of Obelix—has vanished without a trace. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix and the Soothsayer (1975)

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A sinister visitor arrives in the little village where Asterix lives. The townsfolk believe every word he says. Only Asterix knows better. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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The Broken Ear (1975)

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Tintin investigates the theft of a South American statue and gets mixed up in a revolution. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Broken Ear (1975)

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Tintin investigates the theft of a South American statue and gets mixed up in a revolution. This is a reprint of the original black and white edition.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Gingerbread Boy (1975)

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The Gingerbread boy runs away. Look out for the fox!

Author(s): Chris Conover
Illustrator(s): Chris Conover

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Richard Scarry’s Great Steamboat Mystery (1975)

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Sam Pig and Dudley Cat attend a wedding party to guard the bride’s jewels.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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Asterix and the Cauldron (1976)

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A Gaulish chief asks Asterix’s village to help guard a cauldron full of money from the Romans. But the sneaky chief steals back the cash while Asterix is standing watch. Can Asterix and Obelix recover the riches? Read online at archive.org.&nbs... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix and the Great Crossing (1976)

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Asterix and Obelix are lost at sea. They finally reach what they think is a Roman colony. But it turns out to be a New World. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Tintin and the Picaros (1976)

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Tintin and Haddock travel to South America to free Bianca Castafiore from imprisonment by a revolutionary regime. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Asterix and Caesar’s Gift (1977)

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Tremensdelirius gets the deed to Asterix’s little village. But he foolishly trades it for a drink in the tavern. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield (1977)

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Julius Caesar wants to parade with the shield of his adversary Vercingetorix. But where is it? Will Caesar or Asterix and his friends find it first? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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The Land of Green Ginger (1977)

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An adventure story in the mold of Arabian Nights Entertainment. This is a hardcover version of the text of the 1966 edition.... View More

Author(s): Noel Langley
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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The Quicksand Book (1977)

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A practical guide for those caught in quicksand.

Author(s): Tomie dePaola
Illustrator(s): Tomie dePaola

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The Shadow on the Sun (1977)

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This sequel to The Moon in a Cloud, set in ancient Egypt, is a tale of grand passions, deadly fevers, vile plots and hair’s breadth escapes. This paperback edition is the only one with the Pauline Baynes cover art.... View More

Author(s): Rosemary Harris
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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Ship’s Cook Ginger (1977)

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Tim and Ginger are off on another sea voyage. When the crew is laid low by food poisoning the two friends must come to the rescue.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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