Dive into an adventure or two with these box sets

There is something about a great adventure which gives you the taste for action and leaves you wanting more. If like ploughing through tales of adventure, action and high stakes situations, then you might need to dive into a boxset or two to make sure you get your fix. Here are a couple of adventure boxsets worth checking out.

The Gage Finley Adventures by JD Dudycha

Salvaging treasure from the bottom of the sea is Gage Findlay’s whole life. As an experienced diver, he knows the deep watery depths better than anyone, but finding treasure is just the start of his adventure. What started as a noble quest has turned into a cut-throat adventure in which Gage life and livelihood are suddenly under threat.

Across three books, Dudycha tells many gripping and absorbing tales with have echoes of classic sea adventures

The David Rivers Series by Jason Kasper

David Rivers appears to be following a well-worn path of former military man turned private muscle for hire. After leaving his life as an Army Ranger behind Rivers is now employed by the handler, a ruthless yet mysterious criminal boss.

Over the course of the three books, Rivers comes to slowly realize just how ruthless his boss is and how dangerous it is working for him. In the three action-packed books, Rivers finds himself traveling around the world carrying out his boss’s orders, seeking vengeance and drawing on all his military experience and skills to get out any number of tight spots.

Thrilling and breathtaking, the David Rivers series has drawn comparisons with Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne such is the unrelenting action and the layered storylines.

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Three Facts About Moby Dick

Herman Melville wrote this globally renowned epic adventure story in the mid-1800s. The book was originally titled ‘The Whale’ before it later became ‘Moby Dick’. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever to come out of the United States.

Most people are at least aware of the book, which famously begins with the phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’. Ishmael is an outcast working on a whaling boat and the story is about all the adventures he has and strange characters he meets during his time there.

This is one of the most beloved books in the English language, but there are lots of little-known facts to learn about what is now considered Melville’s magnum opus.

Here are a few facts about the context in which Moby Dick was written.

Melville Had Been Whaling

Herman Melville himself had experience in the world of whaling, having worked on a whaling ship in his time called ‘The Acushnet’.

It Was Inspired By a True Story

Melville heard a story about a notorious sperm whale attacking a whaling boat, causing it to sink and all the crew to die. Moby Dick, the whale, was also inspired by a real life whale, who was called Mocha Dick.

It Wasn’t An Instant Success

On publication, ‘Moby Dick’ was by no means an instant favorite with the public. In fact, it was poorly received, selling only a few thousand copies around the world. It wasn’t until 100 years later, in the mid-20th Century, that it was recognized as one of the most important American novels ever written.

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