Series
Books like The Mouse That Roared: 9 series to read next
The Mouse That Roared is humor and satire, set in mid 20th century, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Mouse That Roared is 6 books, 1955–1981.
“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description
- Illuminatus
- Get Smart
- The Android's Dream
- Knight Life
- D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
- The Circle of the World
- Pandora's Planet
- Christopher Family Chronicles
- Axis of Time
- IlluminatusSeries
seriesRobert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea8 books1975
Postmodern, challenging in tone.
matchedpolitical intriguesatire
- Get SmartSeries
seriesWilliam Johnston9 books1965
Spy thriller.
matchedfunnyhumormid 20th centuryour world
- The Android's DreamSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006
Space opera, about artificial intelligence and aliens, set in near future.
matchedpolitical intriguefunnyhumorscience fiction
- Knight LifeSeries
seriesPeter David3 books1987
Urban fantasy, set in north america.
matchedpolitical intriguefunnycontemporary
seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017
Time travel and historical fantasy, adventurous in tone.
matchedpolitical intrigueeuropeour worldscience fiction
- Pandora's PlanetSeries
seriesChristopher Anvil11 books1956
About aliens, set in galactic scale and far future.
matchedfunnyscience fiction
seriesCharles McCarry8 books1973
Spy thriller and thriller & suspense, tense in tone.
matchedpolitical intrigue
- Axis of TimeSeries
seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004
Alternate history and military science fiction, tense in tone.
matchedwarmid 20th centuryscience fiction
Read next in The Mouse That Roared
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 Mouse That Roared?
- Illuminatus — the closest match to The Mouse That Roared on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Mouse That Roared?
- The Mouse That Roared. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Mouse That Roared.
- How big is The Mouse That Roared?
- The Mouse That Roared is 6 books, 1955–1981.
- Is The Mouse That Roared finished?
- Yes — 6 books, 1955–1981.













