Ten Gripping Adventure Yarns by Girls (but for Boys Too!)

A Listmania! list by Dr. Kenneth W. Douglas "drkennydouglas" (Glasgow)
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The Voyage of the Narwhal
1.  The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
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  "Wonderful Arctic adventure yarn with some unexpected magical realism..."
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Virago modern classics)
2.  The Left Hand of Darkness (Virago modern classics) by Ursula Le Guin
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  "A Sci-Fi classic that includes an extraordinary polar journey, among very many other good things."
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The Long Lost Journey
3.  The Long Lost Journey by Jennifer Potter
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  "Of course, there are adventures that you would rather not have ..."
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Kalimantaan
4.  Kalimantaan by C. S. Godshalk
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  "Big, complex, satisfying fictionalisation of the (true) story of the White Rajahs of Sarawak"
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Voyageurs
5.  Voyageurs by Margaret Elphinstone
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  "Latest novel from a writer who knows this literary territory like the back of her hand..."
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Visible Worlds
6.  Visible Worlds by Marilyn Bowering
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  "Another polar-adventure-cum-spiritual-quest, among other extraordinary happenings."
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The Sea Road
7.  The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone
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  "Elphinstone's remarkable recreation of the life of the farthest travelled woman in the Viking world."
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Eiriksdottir: a Tale of Dreams and Luck
8.  Eiriksdottir: a Tale of Dreams and Luck by Joan Clark
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  "If The Sea Road whetted your appetite, why not try this ?"
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The Poisonwood Bible
9.  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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  "An American family's journey to their spiritual Heart of Darkness."
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Hy Brasil
10.  Hy Brasil by Margaret Elphinstone
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  "What a title! The last on this list from the remarkable Margaret Elphinstone."
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