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Books like Philip Mercer: 9 series to read next

Philip Mercer is adventure and thriller & suspense, about expeditions, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Philip Mercer is 2 books, 1998–2015.

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Jack Howard
Dirk Pitt
Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)
Jack West, Jr.
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase
The Joshua Files
Saucer
Alexander Cold
Allan Quatermain

Jack HowardSeries

seriesDavid Gibbins8 books2005

Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Atlantis →

Dirk PittSeries

seriesClive Cussler12 books1973

Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

“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! →

Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)Series

seriesThomas Greanias3 books2005

Mysterious in tone.

“Greanias originally planned a longer series; this trilogy stands as the completed core of a larger Atlantis mythology he later expanded through prequels and spin-offs.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raising Atlantis →

Jack West, Jr.Series

seriesMatthew Reilly7 books2005

Adventure and thriller & suspense, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Seven Ancient Wonders →

Nina Wilde and Eddie ChaseSeries

seriesAndy McDermott19 books2007

Adventure and thriller & suspense, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

The Joshua FilesSeries

seriesM. G. Harris6 books2008

About prophecy, set in latin america.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Descendant →

SaucerSeries

seriesStephen Coonts3 books2002

Science fiction, about aliens.

“Seismic surveyor Rip Cantrell has made an exhilarating discovery - a flying saucer embedded in the Sahara sandstone.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Saucer →

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 →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marie →

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 Philip Mercer?: Jack Howard — the closest match to Philip Mercer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Philip Mercer?: Vulcan's Forge. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Philip Mercer.
How big is Philip Mercer?: Philip Mercer is 2 books, 1998–2015.

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