Series

Books like Keyman: 9 series to read next

Keyman is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Keyman is 3 books, 1965–1969.

Dr. Patrick Cory
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
The Triffids
Patternist
The Fury
Majestic-12
Slan
Legion / Stephen Leeds
Jumper

seriesCurt Siodmak3 books1942

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Curt Siodmak revisited the same premise and character in Hauser's Memory, where Cory absorbs a dying spy's memories through an experimental serum, with consequences of his own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Donovan's Brain →

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 TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

Dark in tone, about genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wild Seed →

The FurySeries

seriesJohn Farris4 books1976

Set in contemporary.

“John Farris's The Fury centers on a teenage girl and boy with escalating psychic and telekinetic powers who become targets of a covert government program trying to weaponize them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fury →

Majestic-12Series

seriesMichael J. Martinez3 books2016

Science fiction, set in mid 20th century and our world.

“The United States and Soviet Union are squaring off in a different kind of conflict, one that's fought in the shadows, where there are whispers of strange and mysterious developments.”
from the catalogue description of MJ-12: Inception

Start with MJ-12: Inception →

SlanSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt & Kevin J. Anderson2 books1946

Science fiction, set in our world.

“The two novels together bracket a single continuing narrative rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Slan →

Legion / Stephen LeedsSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson, David Pace, Max Epstein & Michael Harkins5 books2012

Mysterious in tone, about madness, set in contemporary.

“Death and Faxes, co-authored by Max Epstein, David Pace, and Michael Harkins, was released in June 2022.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Legion →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

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 Keyman?: Dr. Patrick Cory — the closest match to Keyman on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Keyman?: A Man of Double Deed. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Keyman.
How big is Keyman?: Keyman is 3 books, 1965–1969.
Is Keyman finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1965–1969.

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