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Books like The Destroyer: 9 series to read next

The Destroyer is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Destroyer is 236 books, 1971–2024.

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Dirk Pitt
Night
The NUMA Files
Jack West, Jr.
The Merchant Princes
Fu Manchu Universe
Shane Schofield
Nolan Kilkenny
Perfect Dark

Dirk PittSeries

seriesClive Cussler12 books1973

About expeditions.

“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! →

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

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The NUMA FilesSeries

seriesClive Cussler, Graham Brown & Paul Kemprecos6 books2004

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

“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 →

Jack West, Jr.Series

seriesMatthew Reilly7 books2005

Thriller & suspense and adventure, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Seven Ancient Wonders →

The Merchant PrincesSeries

seriesCharles Stross14 books2004

Science fantasy and alternate history, set in parallel universe.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Family Trade →

Fu Manchu UniverseSeries

seriesSax Rohmer, Cay Van Ash & William Patrick Maynard24 books1913

Set in early 20th century.

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Shane SchofieldSeries

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

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

“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 →

Nolan KilkennySeries

seriesTom Grace6 books1997

Thriller & suspense and spy thriller, set in our world and contemporary.

“Ex-Navy Seal Nolan Kilkenny is recruited by the US government on a deadly mission to destroy a computer virus that could demolish America...WEB OF DESTRUCTIONCode name: Spyder.”
from the catalogue description of Spyder Web

Start with Spyder Web →

Perfect DarkSeries

seriesGreg Rucka2 books2005

Science fiction.

“An agent in the cutthroat corporate espionage and warfare of the future learns that the influenza epidemic ravaging the earth is the product of a corrupt pharmaceutical company's plan to gain enormous wealth and power.”
from the catalogue description of Initial Vector

Start with Initial Vector →

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 Destroyer?: Dirk Pitt — the closest match to The Destroyer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Destroyer?: Created, the Destroyer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Destroyer.
How big is The Destroyer?: The Destroyer is 236 books, 1971–2024.

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