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Books like The Design Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Design Trilogy is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Design Trilogy is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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Effective Engineering Solutions
Meredith Gentry
Anita Blake
Robert Langdon
Cotton Malone
John Decker Universe
Guardians Universe
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Gina Miyoko

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Set in north america.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, about vampires, set in north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Mysterious in tone, about faith and religion, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Cotton MaloneSeries

seriesSteve Berry5 books2006

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Templar Legacy →

John Decker UniverseSeries

seriesAnthony M. Strong19 books2015

Horror.

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Guardians UniverseSeries

seriesKeri Arthur17 books2006

Urban fantasy, about werewolves and vampires.

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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Set in north america.

“The mix of true-crime procedural instincts and creeping horror is a hallmark of King's later work with the character.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Outsider →

Gina MiyokoSeries

seriesMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff3 books2015

Set in north america.

Start with Tinkerbell On Walkabout →

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 The Design Trilogy?: Effective Engineering Solutions — the closest match to The Design Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Design Trilogy?: Dangerous Designs. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Design Trilogy.
How big is The Design Trilogy?: The Design Trilogy is 3 books, 2011–2013.

Books like The Design Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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