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Books like McKay, Ryan and Knowlton: 9 series to read next

McKay, Ryan and Knowlton is adventure, set in early 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

McKay, Ryan and Knowlton is 4 books, 1922–1925.

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Tarzan
Allan Quatermain
Caspak Universe
El Borak
Pym
Colin Gray
Jungle Book
Mucker
R. J. MacCready

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Allan QuatermainSeries

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

Set in africa and 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Marie →

Caspak UniverseSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Mike Wolfer4 books1918

Fantasy, set in lost world.

Reading order →

El BorakSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & James Lovegrove25 books1934

Set in middle east.

Start with The Daughter of Erlik Khan →

PymSeries

seriesEdgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne & Mat Johnson5 books1838

Set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Colin GraySeries

seriesMark Channing4 books1933

Adventure, set in early 20th century.

Start with King Cobra →

Jungle BookUniverse

universe44 books1893

Set in 19th century and south asia.

“The Law of the Jungle is older than any animal reciting it, and a naked man-cub who wandered into a wolf den at dusk will have to learn every clause of it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Jungle Book →

MuckerSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Matthew V. Clemens & Max Allan Collins4 books1921

Set in north america.

“Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mucker novels follow their tough antihero across two linked magazine serials from 1914–1916 that were combined into the 1921 novel The Mucker.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mucker →

R. J. MacCreadySeries

seriesBill Schutt & J. R. Finch3 books2016

Thriller & suspense.

“As war rages in Europe and the Pacific, Army Intel makes a shocking discovery: a 300-foot Japanese sub marooned and empty, deep in the Brazilian interior.”
from the catalogue description of Hell's Gate

Start with Hell's Gate →

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 McKay, Ryan and Knowlton?: Tarzan — the closest match to McKay, Ryan and Knowlton on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with McKay, Ryan and Knowlton?: The Pathless Trail. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for McKay, Ryan and Knowlton.
How big is McKay, Ryan and Knowlton?: McKay, Ryan and Knowlton is 4 books, 1922–1925.
Is McKay, Ryan and Knowlton finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1922–1925.

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