Category Archives: Adventure

The Man Who Thought He Was Evil

Novel, England, 1940s, 1950s When Eddy Cochrane, a very innocent teenager, is knocked-off his bicycle and hits his head on the way to the Army Call-up medical, he tells the doctors he has an urge to be evil. A few weeks under observation at a mental hospital help him mature and broaden his horizons from

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She Who Must Be Sailed

Novel, Science fiction, England Solo sailor, alpha (for arsehole) male, Colton follows clues to buried treasure in the Indian Ocean. What he finds makes him think he’s being head-hunted to be a space sailor and this is an aptitude test. He’s right, but now he’s got another woman in his life and she’s not like

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Minda

Novel, Mediaeval, England, Europe, Feisty teenage girls An abandoned duke’s daughter with claw hand, club foot and bad eye grows up to be loved by her friends and feared by her enemies. Minda brings her charming personality, guile and determination to the sometimes violent Middle Ages as she builds her strength, overcomes her disabilities, forges

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Good Apple

Novel, Historical 1920s, England, Europe, Crime and detection, A loner, Londoner, blackmailer uses his skills to fight crime with the tacit blessing of the Chief Constable. Tom can work secretly to trap sex predators and corruption. They soon realise there is a lot of rottenness in the Metropolitan Police which causes major difficulties, but also

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Desert Lighthouse

Novel, Adventure for boys, SF, 1865, ‘Tashkent’ Action for teenage boys. It’s about time we had something better than Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It’s easy to follow but gradually the value of investigating, preparation and knowledge becomes clear. How do boys become men? Why is wisdom cool? Read this gentle adventure in 1860’s South

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