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Books like Meg (Shark): 9 series to read next

Meg (Shark) is science fiction and horror, about survival, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Meg (Shark) is 9 books, 1997–2022.

“Steve Alten's Meg novels follow paleontologist and submersible pilot Jonas Taylor after he inadvertently releases a prehistoric megalodon shark thought extinct from the ocean's deepest trench, beginning with Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.”
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Meg / Loch Universe
The Andromeda Strain
Rats
Jerusalem's Lot
World War Z
Shane Schofield
When the Wind Blows
Nemesis Saga
Peeps

Meg / Loch UniverseSeries

seriesSteve Alten11 books1997

Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

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The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

RatsSeries

seriesJames Herbert4 books1974

Set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
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Start with The Rats →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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Start with 'Salem's Lot →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about war.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

Shane SchofieldSeries

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

“Ice Station is Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly's second novel, released in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Ice Station

Start with Ice Station →

When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

About genetic engineering, set in north america.

Start with When the Wind Blows →

Nemesis SagaSeries

seriesJeremy Robinson8 books2012

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

“Robinson noted that various classic kaiju films especially those featuring Godzilla and Gamera were big influences on the series.”
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Start with Island 731 →

PeepsSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld2 books2005

About plague and pandemic, set in north america and big city.

“The apocalyptic threat to the world that begins in Peeps continues in The Last Days, which features some of the same characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peeps →

Why these

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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 Meg (Shark)?: Meg / Loch Universe — the closest match to Meg (Shark) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Meg (Shark)?: Meg: Origins. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Meg (Shark).
How big is Meg (Shark)?: Meg (Shark) is 9 books, 1997–2022.

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