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Books like Peyton McKean Universe: 9 series to read next

Peyton McKean Universe is about survival, set in contemporary and north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Peyton McKean Universe is 9 books, 2004–2022.

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The Andromeda Strain
Shane Schofield
The NUMA Files
When the Wind Blows
Jumper
Sam Dryden
Meg / Loch Universe
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
Tom Broadbent / Wyman Ford

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.

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

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Shane SchofieldSeries

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

Set in our world.

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

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The NUMA FilesSeries

seriesClive Cussler, Graham Brown & Paul Kemprecos6 books2004

Set in our world.

“Lost City finds them investigating a life-extending enzyme discovered deep in the North Atlantic, and the string of deaths and disappearances surrounding its discovery.”
from the catalogue description

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When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

About genetic engineering.

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JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers.

“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

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Sam DrydenSeries

seriesPatrick Lee2 books2014

Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young girl runs into him on the seaside boardwalk.”
from the catalogue description of Runner

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Meg / Loch UniverseSeries

seriesSteve Alten11 books1997

Set in our world.

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Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

Horror and psychological thriller, dark in tone.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
from the catalogue description

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Tom Broadbent / Wyman FordSeries

seriesDouglas Preston6 books2003

Techno-thriller, set in our world.

“Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author.”
from the catalogue description
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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 Peyton McKean Universe?: The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to Peyton McKean Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Peyton McKean Universe?: Peyton McKean Universe is 9 books, 2004–2022.

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