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Books like Dr. Palfrey: 9 series to read next

Dr. Palfrey is thriller & suspense, set in mid 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dr. Palfrey is 28 books, 1942–1979.

“Dr. Palfrey follows Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey, a doctor turned intelligence chief who leads Z5, a secret international organization formed to counter wartime espionage and escalating global threats.”
from the catalogue description

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Duke de Richleau
Gregory Sallust
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Night
Christopher Family Chronicles
Axis of Time
Tom Broadbent / Wyman Ford
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
The NUMA Files

Duke de RichleauSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933

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

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

Gregory SallustSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1934

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone.

Start with Black August →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Christopher Family ChroniclesSeries

seriesCharles McCarry8 books1973

Thriller & suspense and spy thriller, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

Start with The Miernik Dossier →

Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Alternate history and military science fiction.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
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Start with Weapons of Choice →

Tom Broadbent / Wyman FordSeries

seriesDouglas Preston6 books2003

Techno-thriller, set in contemporary and north america.

“Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Codex →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

The NUMA FilesSeries

seriesClive Cussler, Graham Brown & Paul Kemprecos6 books2004

Set in contemporary.

“Lost City finds them investigating a life-extending enzyme discovered deep in the North Atlantic, and the string of deaths and disappearances surrounding its discovery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lost City →

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 Dr. Palfrey?: Duke de Richleau — the closest match to Dr. Palfrey on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dr. Palfrey?: Traitors' Doom. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dr. Palfrey.
How big is Dr. Palfrey?: Dr. Palfrey is 28 books, 1942–1979.
Is Dr. Palfrey finished?: Yes — 28 books, 1942–1979.

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