Series
Books like Cosmic Trigger: 9 series to read next
Cosmic Trigger is literary & general, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Cosmic Trigger is 3 books, 1977–1995.
“Cosmic Trigger revisits many of the themes from that earlier work in a more autobiographical fashion.”
from the catalogue description of Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati
- VALIS
- Cornish Trilogy
- Karl Glogauer
- Jerry Cornelius
- A Clockwork Orange
- Nova Trilogy
- Ishmael
- Deptford Trilogy
- Whileaway
- VALISSeries
seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981
Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, about identity and faith and religion.
matchedchallengingidentityreflectivefaith and religionscience fiction
- Cornish TrilogySeries
seriesRobertson Davies3 books1981
About art and artists.
matchedliterary & generalour worldreflective
- Karl GlogauerSeries
seriesMichael Moorcock2 books1969
Dark in tone.
matchedidentityreflectivescience fiction
- Jerry CorneliusSeries
seriesMichael Moorcock, M. John Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss, Colin Greenland, James Cawthorn, James Sallis, Langdon Jones & Norman Spinrad50 books1965
Postmodern.
matchedchallenginglate 20th centuryidentityscience fiction
- A Clockwork OrangeSeries
seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962
Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in near future.
matchedchallengingour worldfirst personscience fiction
- Nova TrilogySeries
seriesWilliam S. Burroughs3 books1961
Postmodern, about surveillance, set in mid 20th century.
matchedliterary & generalchallengingour worldscience fiction
- IshmaelSeries
seriesDaniel Quinn2 books1992
Set in contemporary.
matchedliterary & generalchallengingour worldreflectivefaith and religion
- Deptford TrilogySeries
seriesRobertson Davies3 books1970
About family secrets, set in mid 20th century.
matchedliterary & generalidentityreflectivefirst person
- WhileawaySeries
seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972
About gender and society, set in contemporary.
matchedchallengingreflectivescience fiction
Read next in Cosmic Trigger
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 Cosmic Trigger?
- VALIS — the closest match to Cosmic Trigger on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Cosmic Trigger?
- Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cosmic Trigger.
- How big is Cosmic Trigger?
- Cosmic Trigger is 3 books, 1977–1995.
- Is Cosmic Trigger finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1977–1995.











