Series
Books like Joe Ledger: 9 series to read next
Joe Ledger is thriller & suspense, set in contemporary and our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Joe Ledger is 63 books, 2008–2026.
“Later books widen the threats to rogue AI, genetic supersoldiers, and other high-concept horrors, with numerous other authors contributing spin-off novellas and short fiction to the same continuity.”
from the catalogue description
- The Andromeda Strain
- The Extinction Files
- Shane Schofield
- Tom Broadbent / Wyman Ford
- When the Wind Blows
- World War Z
- Animorphs
- Effective Engineering Solutions
- Jerusalem's Lot
- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
matchedcontemporarytensesurvivalscience fictionplague and pandemic
- The Extinction FilesSeries
seriesA. G. Riddle2 books2017
Thriller & suspense and science fiction, tense in tone, about genetic engineering and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedcontemporarytensethriller & suspenseour worldscience fictiongenetic engineeringplague and pandemic
- Shane SchofieldSeries
seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998
Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedcontemporarytensethriller & suspenseour worldsurvivaladventurous
seriesDouglas Preston6 books2003
Thriller & suspense and science fiction, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedcontemporarytensethriller & suspenseour worldscience fictionnorth americatechno-thriller
- When the Wind BlowsSeries
seriesJames Patterson2 books1998
Thriller & suspense and science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and genetic engineering, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporarytensethriller & suspensesurvivalscience fictiongenetic engineeringnorth america
- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
Post-apocalyptic.
matchedtensecontemporaryour worlddarkwarsurvivalplague and pandemiczombie horror
- AnimorphsUniverse
universe66 books1996
Science fantasy, about shapeshifters.
matchedtensecontemporaryour worldwarscience fictionaliens
seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.
matchedcontemporarytensethriller & suspensenorth america
- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.
matchedcontemporarytenseour worlddarknorth americahorror
Read next in Joe Ledger
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 Joe Ledger?
- The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to Joe Ledger on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Joe Ledger?
- Countdown. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Joe Ledger.
- How big is Joe Ledger?
- Joe Ledger is 63 books, 2008–2026.