Series
Books like Pym: 9 series to read next
Pym is adventure, about expeditions and survival, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Pym is 5 books, 1838–2011.
“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
- Allan Quatermain
- Dirk Pitt
- The Triffids
- Southern Reach Trilogy
- Captain Grant and Captain Nemo Universe
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
- Voyages extraordinaires
- Zom-B
- Captain Hatteras
- Allan QuatermainSeries
seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885
Set in africa.
matched19th centuryexpeditionsadventureadventurous
- Dirk PittSeries
seriesClive Cussler12 books1973
Thriller & suspense.
matchedexpeditionsadventurecontemporaryadventuroustenseour world
- The TriffidsSeries
seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951
Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.
matchedsurvivaldarkour worldscience fiction
- Southern Reach TrilogySeries
seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014
Weird fiction, about madness.
matchedcontemporaryeerieour worldhorrorscience fiction
seriesJules Verne, Fiona Beddall, C. Courtney Joyner, Craig Weatherhill, Dave Eggers, Editors of Reader's Digest, Jane Rollason, Jon Mayhew, Joseph Helgerson, Judith Conaway, Kevin J. Anderson, Kim Greene, Lillian Nordlicht, Lisa Church, Malvina G. Vogel, Rachel Bladon & Tom Barling29 books1868
Adventure, set in 19th century.
matched19th centuryadventure
- The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries
seriesMegan Shepherd, H. G. Wells, Brad Linaweaver, Brian W. Aldiss, Fred Olen Ray, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Maberry, Robert Hoskins, Ron Goulart & Silvia Moreno-Garcia12 books1896
Science fiction, set in 19th century.
matched19th centuryscience fiction
- Voyages extraordinairesSeries
seriesJules Verne, A. Laurie, Bill Bowler, Deanna McFadden, Donald M. McFarlan, Gardner F. Fox, H. E. Palmer, Howard J. Schwach, Kathleen Olmstead, Kathryn Lay, Maria José Lobo, Marian Leighton, Michael Dean, Pepita Subirà & Raymond James59 books1863
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century.
matched19th centuryadventureadventurous
- Zom-BSeries
seriesDarren Shan12 books2012
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic.
matchedsurvivalfirst personrace and racismcontemporarydarktenseour worldhorror
- Captain HatterasSeries
seriesJules Verne3 books1866
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in 19th century and arctic & antarctica.
matched19th centuryadventureexpeditionsarctic & antarcticaadventurous
Read next in Pym
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 Pym?
- Allan Quatermain — the closest match to Pym on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Pym?
- The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pym.
- How big is Pym?
- Pym is 5 books, 1838–2011.