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Books like Get Smart: 9 series to read next

Get Smart is humor and spy thriller, set in our world and mid 20th century, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Get Smart is 9 books, 1965–1969.

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The Mouse That Roared
The Android's Dream
Tad Anders
D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
Foundation
Laundry Files
Knight Life
Nolan Kilkenny
Galactic Milieu

The Mouse That RoaredSeries

seriesLeonard Wibberley6 books1955

Satire.

“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mouse That Roared →

The Android's DreamSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006

Space opera, about artificial intelligence and aliens, set in near future.

“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Android's Dream →

Tad AndersSeries

seriesTed Allbeury1 book1975

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone.

Start with Palomino Blonde →

D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017

Time travel and historical fantasy, set in europe.

“The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Laundry FilesSeries

seriesCharles Stross22 books2004

Set in british isles and contemporary.

“There are also elements of dry humour and satirisation of bureaucracy.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Atrocity Archive →

Knight LifeSeries

seriesPeter David3 books1987

Urban fantasy, set in north america and contemporary.

“King Arthur runs for mayor in modern New York City.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Knight Life →

Nolan KilkennySeries

seriesTom Grace6 books1997

Thriller & suspense, set in contemporary.

“Ex-Navy Seal Nolan Kilkenny is recruited by the US government on a deadly mission to destroy a computer virus that could demolish America...WEB OF DESTRUCTIONCode name: Spyder.”
from the catalogue description of Spyder Web

Start with Spyder Web →

Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and aliens.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Jack the Bodiless →

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 Get Smart?: The Mouse That Roared — the closest match to Get Smart on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Get Smart?: Get Smart!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Get Smart.
How big is Get Smart?: Get Smart is 9 books, 1965–1969.
Is Get Smart finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1965–1969.

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