Series
Books like Barney Custer: 9 series to read next
Barney Custer is thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in europe and early 20th century, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Barney Custer is 3 books, 1914–1926.
“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
from the catalogue description
- Sam Decker
- Duke de Richleau
- The Leviathan Trilogy
- The Montglane Service
- Gregory Sallust
- Hercule Poirot
- The War That Came Early
- The Never War
- Oxford Time Travel
- Duke de RichleauSeries
seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in early 20th century.
matchedthriller & suspensetenseearly 20th century
- The Leviathan TrilogySeries
seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009
Steampunk and alternate history, about genetic engineering.
matchedearly 20th centuryeuropeadventurouswar
- The Montglane ServiceSeries
seriesKatherine Neville2 books1989
Mysterious in tone, about magical artifacts and quests.
matchedthriller & suspensetensepolitical intriguehistorical fictioneurope
- Gregory SallustSeries
seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1934
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone.
matchedthriller & suspensetense
- Hercule PoirotSeries
seriesAgatha Christie9 books1923
Mystery & detective.
matchedeuropeearly 20th centurythriller & suspensepolitical intrigueadventuroustense
- The War That Came EarlySeries
seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009
Alternate history and war & military.
matchedearly 20th centurypolitical intrigueeuropetensewar
- The Never WarSeries
seriesJustin Richards2 books2013
Science fiction and alternate history.
matchedearly 20th centuryeuropetense
- Oxford Time TravelSeries
seriesConnie Willis6 books1982
Science fiction and time travel, about survival, set in british isles.
matchedtenseeurope
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Why these
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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Barney Custer?
- Sam Decker — the closest match to Barney Custer on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Barney Custer?
- The Mad King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Barney Custer.
- How big is Barney Custer?
- Barney Custer is 3 books, 1914–1926.
- Is Barney Custer finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1914–1926.









