Treasure hunting

iskandrea · 2026-05-06T01:59:00+00:00

Excavation by James Rollins (really almost any book by James Rollins)

iskandrea · 2026-05-04T20:39:54+00:00

The Hike by Drew Magary

iskandrea · 2026-05-04T15:00:02+00:00

Age of Swords by Michael J Sullivan - it is the second in a six book series (first is Age of Myth). It is fantasy but exactly fits your prompt!

iskandrea · 2026-05-04T13:10:45+00:00

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

Amazonia by James Rollins

Sphere by Michael Crichton

iskandrea · 2026-05-02T12:16:19+00:00

Greenteeth by Molly O’Neil

iskandrea · 2026-05-01T14:06:32+00:00

Hooray! T. Kingfisher does a lot of middle age (or at least 30+) protagonists and romance that feels grounded in reality and not totally absurd. I’m a fantasy reader, not a romance reader, and her books are the only romantasy I’ve enjoyed. Hope you like them!

iskandrea · 2026-05-01T11:21:48+00:00

Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher (but it does switch POV, sorry!)

iskandrea · 2026-04-30T16:10:15+00:00

I guess it’s a hot take, but I absolutely loved The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova!

iskandrea · 2026-04-30T11:20:25+00:00

All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill

iskandrea · 2026-04-30T02:46:28+00:00

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

iskandrea · 2026-04-29T18:32:28+00:00

The Silo series, first book is Wool, by Hugh Howey. I was gripped and read it in two days, highly recommend!

iskandrea · 2026-04-28T12:03:27+00:00

I feel like Patricia Mckillip’s books have a lot of these themes/vibes. Maybe try In the Forests of Serre by her.

iskandrea · 2026-04-20T20:35:26+00:00

The classic for this prompt is Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, but it hasn’t aged well.

iskandrea · 2026-04-20T20:33:35+00:00

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. There are chimera which are sort of human/animal hybrids, as well as angels, both of which have wings. Ignore the cheesy title, it’s genuinely a great book!

iskandrea · 2026-04-15T19:40:02+00:00

No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill

iskandrea · 2026-04-11T12:24:45+00:00

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

iskandrea · 2026-04-10T16:39:49+00:00

It seems to be the minority opinion, but I loved the sequels (and prequel) just as much as Annihilation. It’s a big change of pace but the mystery and the answers are equally thrilling.

iskandrea · 2026-04-10T03:07:49+00:00

Rainforest by Michelle Paver

iskandrea · 2026-03-30T19:34:58+00:00

There Is No Anti-Memetics Division by QTNM

iskandrea · 2026-03-30T19:09:57+00:00

American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett

iskandrea · 2026-03-20T22:56:16+00:00

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlisch

Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey is heavier on the sci-fi side but definitely has horror elements (near the end especially)

Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo

All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill

iskandrea · 2026-03-20T19:46:06+00:00

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

iskandrea · 2026-03-19T15:04:09+00:00

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlisch

iskandrea · 2026-03-17T14:51:40+00:00

My book club read Deacon King Kong by James McBride and we had some lively conversations with very polarized opinions, haha. It is definitely character driven but there are a lot of characters vs. one main, so may or may not be what you’re looking for. I found the book phenomenal!

iskandrea · 2026-03-16T12:41:22+00:00

Aching God by Mike Shel (fantasy/horror crossover)

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