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Books like Men Who Knew Everything: 9 series to read next

Men Who Knew Everything is science fiction, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Men Who Knew Everything is 20 books, 1970–1987.

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American Gods
Southern Reach Trilogy
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist
Thursday Next
Vurt
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Jerry Cornelius
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American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction and horror.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

Franny K. Stein, Mad ScientistSeries

seriesJim Benton, Craig Robert Carey & J. Torres10 books2004

Science fiction and humor, funny in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist.”
from the catalogue description of Lunch Walks Among Us

Start with Lunch Walks Among Us →

Thursday NextSeries

seriesJasper Fforde8 books2001

Fantasy, about books and reading, set in british isles.

“Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels follow a literary detective in an alternate England who can jump physically into the world of books to solve crimes against literature itself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Eyre Affair →

VurtSeries

seriesJeff Noon4 books1993

Set in british isles.

“In Jeff Noon's alternate Manchester, an entire subculture has formed around Vurt: a hallucinogenic, colour-coded feather that plunges users into a shared alternate reality as vivid and dangerous as real life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Vurt →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott CardSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card9 books1979

“Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Changed Man →

Jerry CorneliusSeries

seriesMichael Moorcock, M. John Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss, Colin Greenland, James Cawthorn, James Sallis, Langdon Jones & Norman Spinrad50 books1965

Postmodern, challenging in tone, set in late 20th century.

“Jerry Cornelius is a fictional character created by English author Michael Moorcock.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Preliminary Data →

WWW TrilogySeries

seriesRobert J. Sawyer3 books2009

About artificial intelligence, set in north america.

Start with Wake →

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 Men Who Knew Everything?: American Gods — the closest match to Men Who Knew Everything on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Men Who Knew Everything?: The All-At-Once Man. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Men Who Knew Everything.
How big is Men Who Knew Everything?: Men Who Knew Everything is 20 books, 1970–1987.
Is Men Who Knew Everything finished?: Yes — 20 books, 1970–1987.

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