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Books like Luke Challenger: 9 series to read next

Luke Challenger is adventure, about expeditions, set in contemporary, adventurous and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Luke Challenger is 3 books, 2010–2012.

“Luke and his friend Nick are soon being pursued by would-be assassins and a mysterious clult who are bent on destroying them.”
from the catalogue description of Return to the Lost World

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Roland Smith's Cryptid Series
The Copernicus Legacy
Dirk Pitt
Allan Quatermain
Jack West, Jr.
Jack Howard
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase
Alexander Cold
The Joshua Files

Roland Smith's Cryptid SeriesSeries

seriesRoland Smith5 books1998

Adventure, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary.

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The Copernicus LegacySeries

seriesTony Abbott6 books2014

Adventure, adventurous in tone, about quests and magical artifacts, set in contemporary.

“While a work of fiction, it does incorporate some facts about Copernicus's history.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Forbidden Stone →

Dirk PittSeries

seriesClive Cussler12 books1973

Thriller & suspense.

“Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished.”
from the catalogue description of Pacific Vortex!

Start with Pacific Vortex! →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in 19th century.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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Start with Marie →

Jack West, Jr.Series

seriesMatthew Reilly7 books2005

Thriller & suspense.

Start with Seven Ancient Wonders →

Jack HowardSeries

seriesDavid Gibbins8 books2005

Thriller & suspense.

Start with Atlantis →

Nina Wilde and Eddie ChaseSeries

seriesAndy McDermott19 books2007

Thriller & suspense.

“A LOST CIVILIZATION.A DANGEROUS QUEST.A DEADLY SECRET.It's one of history's most enduring and controversial legends--the lost city of Atlantis.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunt for Atlantis

Start with The Hunt for Atlantis →

Alexander ColdSeries

seriesIsabel Allende3 books2002

About coming of age.

“Walden Media acquired the novel's movie rights in 2006, but no film has yet been produced.”
from the catalogue description of City of the Beasts

Start with City of the Beasts →

The Joshua FilesSeries

seriesM. G. Harris6 books2008

Thriller & suspense, about prophecy.

“The mythology of the series includes a fictional prophecy of the ancient Maya of a catastrophic event that will occur in December 2012.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Descendant →

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.

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What should I read after Luke Challenger?: Roland Smith's Cryptid Series — the closest match to Luke Challenger on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Luke Challenger?: Return to the Lost World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Luke Challenger.
How big is Luke Challenger?: Luke Challenger is 3 books, 2010–2012.

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