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Books like Sam Dryden: 9 series to read next

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

Sam Dryden is 2 books, 2014–2015.

“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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Shane Schofield
The Andromeda Strain
Tom Broadbent / Wyman Ford
When the Wind Blows
The NUMA Files
U.S. Marshal Jack Monroe
Jerusalem's Lot
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
Jumper

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

Start with Ice Station →

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 →

Tom Broadbent / Wyman FordSeries

seriesDouglas Preston6 books2003

Set in our world.

“Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Codex →

When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

About genetic engineering.

Start with When the Wind Blows →

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

Start with Lost City →

U.S. Marshal Jack MonroeSeries

seriesSteven Pajak2 books2016

Dark in tone.

“Michael has it all: a fulfilling career, a loving family, a beautiful home.”
from the catalogue description of Wolves Among Sheep

Start with Wolves Among Sheep →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires, set in our world.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

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

Start with Home Delivery →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

“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

Start with Jumper →

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 Sam Dryden?: Shane Schofield — the closest match to Sam Dryden on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sam Dryden?: Runner. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sam Dryden.
How big is Sam Dryden?: Sam Dryden is 2 books, 2014–2015.

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