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Books like Tarzan: 9 series to read next

Tarzan is adventure, set in early 20th century and africa, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Tarzan is 50 books, 1912–2024.

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Allan Quatermain
Jungle Book
Caspak Universe
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universe
El Borak
Watership Down
Tolkien's legendarium
Roland Smith's Cryptid Series
Alexander Cold

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in 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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Start with Marie →

Jungle BookUniverse

universe44 books1893

Set in 19th century and south asia.

“The Law of the Jungle is older than any animal reciting it, and a naked man-cub who wandered into a wolf den at dusk will have to learn every clause of it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Jungle Book →

Caspak UniverseSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Mike Wolfer4 books1918

Adventure and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in early 20th century and lost world.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universeSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Christopher Paul Carey, John Eric Holmes, uncredited, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Strong, Mercedes Lackey & Mike Wolfer24 books1922

Adventurous in tone, set in lost world and underground & caves.

Start with Pellucidar: Dawn of the Deathslayer →

El BorakSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & James Lovegrove25 books1934

Set in middle east.

Start with The Daughter of Erlik Khan →

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About found family, set in countryside & village and contemporary.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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Roland Smith's Cryptid SeriesSeries

seriesRoland Smith5 books1998

Set in contemporary.

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Alexander ColdSeries

seriesIsabel Allende3 books2002

Set in contemporary.

“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 →

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 Tarzan?: Allan Quatermain — the closest match to Tarzan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tarzan?: Tarzan of the Apes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tarzan.
How big is Tarzan?: Tarzan is 50 books, 1912–2024.

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