Everyone has that friend who’s always looking for the next mountain to climb. But what do you give them for the holidays? We used our holiday gift guide to make a list of 8 best adventure books for the thrill seeker in your life!

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1. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

When most of the population has been wiped out by aliens and the fate of humanity lies with you, every day is a fight to survive.

2. Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

What if daylight didn’t come ever 24 hours…it came every 28 years? Even scarier: what if you were left behind in 14 years of night?

3. Legend by Marie Lu

Whether you’re a prodigy in a high military circle or one of the country’s most wanted criminals, danger looms around every corner in the Republic.

4. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Perfect for Game of Thrones fans, this series is a rush of betrayals, bargains, and battles among the kingdoms of Mytica.

5. Soundless by Richelle Mead

Fei lives in a world without sound, but all that changes one night when she hears a piercing noise for the first time. What follows is a treacherous mountain adventure to save those she loves – and a chance to find the truth.

6. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

What changes when you go from being a debutante to one in a line of ancient guardians? Pretty much everything from prom to the fate of everyone you know.

7. Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns is one part mystery and one part road trip novel: When Quentin’s next door neighbor Margo disappears, he goes on an epic 23-hour road trip to find her.

8. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland designed by Anna Bond 

The original adventure book from the girl who taught us it’s ALWAYS more fun to follow the rabbit down the hole.

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