Written by author James Rollins, The Sigma Force series is obviously about The SIGMA Force. It is a fictional division of the U.S. DARPA program whose purpose is to investigate and secure sensitive information that could be a threat to the United States. Based in the sub-basement of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the…
The Caster Chronicles is a young adult Southern Gothic fantasy series written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The books are told from the viewpoint of the male protagonist. It comprises two series: Beautiful Creatures and its spin-off set in the same universe, Dangerous Creatures. Everything begins with Ethan Waite, a 16-year-old boy who wants…
Written by American author Clive Cussler, The NUMA Files is a spin-off of the Dirk Pitt series. The story centers around Kurt Austin, Team Leader of National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA)’s Special Assignments division. It’s basically a The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks (1996) in which he explores the special world of…
Adventure series written by Clive Cussler, The Oregon Files is a spin-off of the Dirk Pitt Series. It focuses on Juan Cabrillo and his crew of mercenaries with a conscience. More precisely, Cabrillo is the chairman of the Corporation, a special US Government-sponsored group that operates out of a ship called the Oregon. It is…
Written by the American novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter Larry McMurtry, the Lonesome Dove series began in 1985 with a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the first of four books taking us back to the 19th century. This series tells the exploits of Augustus McCrae and W. F. Call (but also Joshua Deets, Pea Eye Parker, Jake…
The Covert-One series follows a team of political and technical experts, belonging to a top-secret U.S. agency called Covert-One. Lead by Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Jonathan ‘Jon’ Jackson Smith, M.D., they fight corruption, conspiracy, and bioweaponry at the highest levels of society. American writer Robert Ludlum (author of the Jason Bourne original series) created the Covert-One…
Written by British author Scott Mariani, this series of thrillers is about Ben Hope, an ex-SAS Major and former theology student who has been described as “James Bond meets Jason Bourne, with a historical twist,” which is an explosive combination. Ben Hope is tortured by a tragedy from his past. After years with the SAS,…
The Alex Rider series, penned by British author Anthony Horowitz, revolves around the life of a teenage protagonist, Alex Rider, who is thrust into the realm of espionage and intrigue. Everything starts when young Alex Rider uncovers the secrets surrounding his uncle’s life and untimely demise. This discovery sets in motion a chain of events…
Ranger’s Apprentice is a fantasy adventure series written by Australian author John Flanagan (the author of The Brotherband Chronicles series) and published between 2004 and 2011. The story follows the adventures of Will, an orphan who is taken as an apprentice Ranger, as he strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors,…
Robin Hobb’s Realm Of The Elderlings series is an epic fantasy saga sub-divided into four trilogies and a quartet and completed with a novella and some short stories. All stories take place in the Realm of the Elderlings, as we follow the destiny of many characters, like FitzChivalry Farseer, The Fool, Althea Vestrit, Malta Vestrit,…
A series of Celtic fantasy novels written by American author Katharine Kerr, The Deverry Cycle is set in the fictional land of Deverry where perilous battle and pure magic meet. Even if it was originally conceived as a short story, The Deverry Cycle is now composed of several story arcs-each one comprised of three or…
Written by American author David Eddings, The Belgariad is a fantasy series about men, Kings, Sorcerers, and Gods who are caught up in the culmination of the seven-thousand-year war between two opposing destinies to determine the fate of all creation. It all began with the theft of the Orb that protected the West from the…
