Series
Books like The Origin Mystery: 9 series to read next
The Origin Mystery is science fiction, about genetic engineering, set in our world and contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Origin Mystery is 3 books, 2013–2014.
- The Andromeda Strain
- The Extinction Files
- Nemesis Saga
- When the Wind Blows
- The Triffids
- World War Z
- Maximum Ride
- Zoo
- Meg / Loch Universe
- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
matchedtensecontemporaryscience fictionsurvivalplague and pandemic
- The Extinction FilesSeries
seriesA. G. Riddle2 books2017
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about genetic engineering and plague and pandemic, set in our world and contemporary.
matchedtenseour worldcontemporaryscience fictiongenetic engineeringplague and pandemicthriller & suspense
- Nemesis SagaSeries
seriesJeremy Robinson8 books2012
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about survival, set in our world and contemporary.
matchedtenseour worldcontemporaryscience fictionsurvivalthriller & suspense
- When the Wind BlowsSeries
seriesJames Patterson2 books1998
Set in north america.
matchedtensecontemporaryscience fictiongenetic engineeringsurvivalthriller & suspense
- The TriffidsSeries
seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951
Dark in tone, set in british isles.
matchedour worldscience fictionsurvivalpost-apocalyptic
- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
Zombie horror and horror, about war.
matchedtensecontemporaryour worldsurvivalplague and pandemicpost-apocalyptic
- Maximum RideSeries
seriesJames Patterson, Cate Tiernan & Mindy McGinnis12 books2005
Science fantasy, about found family.
matchedour worldgenetic engineeringscience fictionsurvivaladventurous
- ZooSeries
seriesJames Patterson, Max DiLallo & Michael Ledwidge2 books2012
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in our world and contemporary.
matchedtenseour worldcontemporaryscience fictionthriller & suspense
- Meg / Loch UniverseSeries
seriesSteve Alten11 books1997
Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedtensecontemporaryscience fictionsurvivalour world
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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 Origin Mystery?
- The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to The Origin Mystery on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Origin Mystery?
- The Atlantis Gene. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Origin Mystery.
- How big is The Origin Mystery?
- The Origin Mystery is 3 books, 2013–2014.