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Books like Santa Barbara: 9 series to read next

Santa Barbara is adventure, about survival and expeditions, set in latin america, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Santa Barbara is 1 book, from 2020.

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Tarzan
Allan Quatermain
The Lost Ones
Caspak Universe
El Borak
Roland Smith's Cryptid Series
Dirk Pitt
Kirby O'Donnell
Jack Howard

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

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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
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The Lost OnesSeries

seriesIan Cameron2 books1961

Adventure, adventurous and tense in tone, about survival and expeditions.

“An adventure novel with borderline speculative elements a la Jules Verne.”
from the catalogue description of The Lost Ones

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Caspak UniverseSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Mike Wolfer4 books1918

Fantasy, set in lost world.

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El BorakSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & James Lovegrove25 books1934

Set in middle east.

Start with The Daughter of Erlik Khan →

Roland Smith's Cryptid SeriesSeries

seriesRoland Smith5 books1998

Set in contemporary.

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Dirk PittSeries

seriesClive Cussler12 books1973

Thriller & suspense, 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! →

Kirby O'DonnellSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard5 books1934

Set in middle east.

“Kirby O'Donnell is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard.”
from the catalogue description of Swords of Shahrazar

Start with Swords of Shahrazar →

Jack HowardSeries

seriesDavid Gibbins8 books2005

Thriller & suspense, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Atlantis →

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 Santa Barbara?: Tarzan — the closest match to Santa Barbara on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Santa Barbara?: Sard Harker. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Santa Barbara.
How big is Santa Barbara?: Santa Barbara is 1 book, from 2020.

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