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1) She
Though he was best known as a writer of fantastic action-adventure tales, including the Allan Quatermain series from which the modern-day Indiana Jones films drew inspiration, H. Rider Haggard also worked in the genre of historical fiction from time to time. This novel is a fictionalized account of the Israelites' enslavement and eventual escape from Egypt.
Set in Africa, H. Rider Haggard's Elissa is sure to satisfy if you're craving a foray into classic action-adventure territory. Exotic travels, warring clans, damsels in distress, long-lost civilizations, intrepid explorers—this thrilling novel has it all.
7) The Wizard
A cantankerous trio of friends sets off on a grand nautical adventure, determined to see the world and shake off the lingering effects of the tragedies and disappointments that each of them have experienced in recent years. But when their boat voyage is thrown off course, they stumble across the vestiges of a mysterious lost civilization. Will the friends be able to escape its evil clutches and make it back home?