Best violent action novels

1.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,067 ratings
2.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,791 ratings
3.
The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 25,496 ratings
4.
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1)
by: Lee Child
4.08 avg rating — 343,565 ratings
5.
Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter International, #1)
Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter International, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 29,786 ratings
6.
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3)
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3) 4.61 avg rating — 58,622 ratings
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 174,786 ratings
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The Cavalier (Heroes of the Empire, #1)
The Cavalier (Heroes of the Empire, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 353 ratings
9.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,698 ratings
10.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,387 ratings
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Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 37,017 ratings
12.
Think Fast or Die
Think Fast or Die 4.15 avg rating — 141 ratings
13.
Dead West Omnibus One
Dead West Omnibus One 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings
14.
Monster Hunter Vendetta (Monster Hunter International, #2)
Monster Hunter Vendetta (Monster Hunter International, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 19,222 ratings
15.
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,098 ratings
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First Blood
First Blood 4.05 avg rating — 11,076 ratings
17.
Music City Macabre (The Low Lying Lands #1)
Music City Macabre (The Low Lying Lands #1) 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings
18.
Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1)
Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 34,429 ratings
19.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,928 ratings
20.
Guðsríki (Valhalla, #3)
Guðsríki (Valhalla, #3)
by: Ari Bach
4.20 avg rating — 159 ratings
21.
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 251,981 ratings
22.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,477 ratings
23.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,074 ratings
24.
The Plaza
The Plaza 4.05 avg rating — 59 ratings
24.
Choice of Weapon
Choice of Weapon 4.21 avg rating — 941 ratings
26.
Khost
Khost 3.71 avg rating — 113 ratings
27.
Gunfight at the Old Leake Canal
Gunfight at the Old Leake Canal
by: G.B. Hope
4.51 avg rating — 59 ratings
28.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,088 ratings
29.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,768 ratings
30.
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 203,667 ratings
31.
Demon Jack
Demon Jack 3.79 avg rating — 156 ratings
31.
Gridlock
Gridlock 3.67 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Progeny
Progeny 3.74 avg rating — 407 ratings
34.
Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold 4.24 avg rating — 105,509 ratings
35.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,894 ratings
36.
The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2)
The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 90,359 ratings
37.
The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3)
The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 64,515 ratings
38.
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 187,955 ratings
39.
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1)
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 129,623 ratings
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Agent of Vengeance
Agent of Vengeance 4.45 avg rating — 33 ratings
40.
A Time to Serve: Never Lie, Never Settle, Never Quit
A Time to Serve: Never Lie, Never Settle, Never Quit 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
42.
Bat Blood: The Devil's Claw
Bat Blood: The Devil's Claw 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings
43.
Everyman
Everyman 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
43.
Unshackled Demons (Bat Blood, #2)
Unshackled Demons (Bat Blood, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
45.
Red Moon Demon (Demon Lord, #1)
Red Moon Demon (Demon Lord, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
45.
Scent of the Dragon
Scent of the Dragon 4.68 avg rating — 94 ratings
47.
Purge of Prometheus (Brink of Distinction #3)
Purge of Prometheus (Brink of Distinction #3) 4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings
48.
Halo: The Fall of Reach
Halo: The Fall of Reach 4.26 avg rating — 34,225 ratings
49.
Tome of the Undergates (Aeons' Gate, #1)
Tome of the Undergates (Aeons' Gate, #1)
by: Sam Sykes
3.33 avg rating — 1,612 ratings
50.
The Heroes
The Heroes 4.34 avg rating — 72,197 ratings
51.
Rambo 3
Rambo 3 3.73 avg rating — 732 ratings
52.
Temple
Temple 4.06 avg rating — 22,210 ratings
53.
Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)
Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
53.
Rambo: First Blood, Part II
Rambo: First Blood, Part II 3.77 avg rating — 1,386 ratings
55.
Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)
Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)
by: Lee Child
4.16 avg rating — 116,063 ratings
56.
Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
by: Lee Child
4.09 avg rating — 83,299 ratings
57.
Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
by: Lee Child
4.07 avg rating — 160,167 ratings
58.
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
58.
This Machine Kills
This Machine Kills 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
58.
The Mistaken (The Mistaken, #1)
The Mistaken (The Mistaken, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 576 ratings
58.
Veterans of the Psychic Wars
Veterans of the Psychic Wars 3.80 avg rating — 83 ratings
58.
Nascent Decay (The Goddess of Decay Book 1)
Nascent Decay (The Goddess of Decay Book 1) 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings
58.
Off the Grid (Underground, #1)
Off the Grid (Underground, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 89 ratings
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Lunar Options
Lunar Options 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings
65.
The Recruiter (Chuck Brandt, #1)
The Recruiter (Chuck Brandt, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 167 ratings
65.
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 405,840 ratings
67.
Leverage (The Mistaken #2)
Leverage (The Mistaken #2) 4.40 avg rating — 156 ratings
67.
Creating Slapshot (Underground, #2)
Creating Slapshot (Underground, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings
69.
Fall of Icarus (Brink of Distinction #2)
Fall of Icarus (Brink of Distinction #2) 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings
69.
PRIMAL Fury (PRIMAL, #4)
PRIMAL Fury (PRIMAL, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 521 ratings
71.
Ghost (Paladin of Shadows, #1)
Ghost (Paladin of Shadows, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 4,671 ratings
71.
Initiation by Fire (Underground, #3)
Initiation by Fire (Underground, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings
71.
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 302,994 ratings
71.
Queen of Spades
Queen of Spades
by: G.B. Hope
4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
75.
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 481,002 ratings
76.
Halo: First Strike
Halo: First Strike 4.16 avg rating — 17,576 ratings
77.
Fighting Out of Mobberley, England (Zombie #1)
Fighting Out of Mobberley, England (Zombie #1)
by: G.B. Hope
4.36 avg rating — 110 ratings
78.
PRIMAL Vengeance (PRIMAL, #3)
PRIMAL Vengeance (PRIMAL, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 682 ratings
78.
Fighting Out of New Milford, USA (Zombie, #2)
Fighting Out of New Milford, USA (Zombie, #2)
by: G.B. Hope
4.77 avg rating — 61 ratings
80.
Pandemic (Infected, #3)
Pandemic (Infected, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 5,757 ratings
80.
Insanity Never Sleeps II the Resurrection
Insanity Never Sleeps II the Resurrection 4.78 avg rating — 92 ratings
82.
Scarecrow Returns (Shane Schofield, #5)
Scarecrow Returns (Shane Schofield, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 12,929 ratings
83.
PRIMAL Unleashed (PRIMAL, #2)
PRIMAL Unleashed (PRIMAL, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
84.
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) 4.76 avg rating — 453,182 ratings
85.
PRIMAL Origin (PRIMAL, #1)
PRIMAL Origin (PRIMAL, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
86.
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 71,451 ratings
87.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,662 ratings
88.
I Am Pilgrim
I Am Pilgrim 4.30 avg rating — 192,983 ratings
89.
Remote Control
Remote Control 3.90 avg rating — 6,390 ratings
90.
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 656,825 ratings
91.
Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 192,230 ratings
92.
Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8)
Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8) 4.37 avg rating — 36,723 ratings
93.
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3)
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3) 3.98 avg rating — 6,024 ratings
94.
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.93 avg rating — 53,320 ratings
94.
The Crimson Campaign (Powder Mage, #2)
The Crimson Campaign (Powder Mage, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 41,582 ratings
96.
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1)
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 62,369 ratings
97.
The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4)
The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 41,799 ratings
98.
Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #2)
Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 12,837 ratings
99.
Night of Knives (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #1)
Night of Knives (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 15,124 ratings
100.
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7)
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) 4.39 avg rating — 38,238 ratings
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