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Books like Colin Gray: 9 series to read next

Colin Gray is adventure, set in early 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Colin Gray is 4 books, 1933–1937.

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Tarzan
El Borak
Pym
Allan Quatermain
McKay, Ryan and Knowlton
Caspak Universe
Duke de Richleau
Dirk Pitt
R. J. MacCready

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

El BorakSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & James Lovegrove25 books1934

Set in middle east.

Start with The Daughter of Erlik Khan →

PymSeries

seriesEdgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne & Mat Johnson5 books1838

Set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in africa and 19th century.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marie →

McKay, Ryan and KnowltonSeries

seriesArthur O. Friel4 books1922

Adventure, set in early 20th century.

Start with The Pathless Trail →

Caspak UniverseSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Mike Wolfer4 books1918

Fantasy, set in lost world.

Reading order →

Duke de RichleauSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in early 20th century.

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

Dirk PittSeries

seriesClive Cussler12 books1973

Set in contemporary.

“Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished.”
from the catalogue description of Pacific Vortex!

Start with Pacific Vortex! →

R. J. MacCreadySeries

seriesBill Schutt & J. R. Finch3 books2016

Adventure and thriller & suspense.

“As war rages in Europe and the Pacific, Army Intel makes a shocking discovery: a 300-foot Japanese sub marooned and empty, deep in the Brazilian interior.”
from the catalogue description of Hell's Gate

Start with Hell's Gate →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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 Colin Gray?: Tarzan — the closest match to Colin Gray on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Colin Gray?: King Cobra. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Colin Gray.
How big is Colin Gray?: Colin Gray is 4 books, 1933–1937.
Is Colin Gray finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1933–1937.

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