The adventure stories of fictional heroes such as Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Hulk , are all Contemporary Adventure Story Books . Adventure stories are marked by exciting plots, suspense, quests, exploits, brave heroes, scheming villains and lots of risky undertakings. Adventure story is a very popular genre which has been written for many centuries. Writers like Alexandre Dumas, Jules Verne, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Wallace, Robert Louis Stevenson, are some of the well-known authors whose adventure stories are truly classics. Modern writers have taken inspiration from these master adventure story writers and tried their hands at writing contemporary adventure story books.
- Popular Adventure Story books include:
- Tana and the Artist Lady: And Other Adventure Stories (1995),
- In the Shadow Eagle: And Other Adventure Stories,
- The Clone War Adventure Series,
- Micro Adventure Series
Micro Adventure series of books is specially written for young adult readers. The Star Wars series of comics and books, another example of modern adventure stories, is full of the exploits and wars between earth beings and aliens from other planets.
Contemporary adventure story books may also include the names of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, and the Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling. These books are also full of adventures and exciting quests.
Contemporary adventure story books are as enjoyable as the older volumes in this genre. Modern readers continue to read the stories of intrigue in the present-day adventure books.