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Books like The Pirates!: 9 series to read next

The Pirates! is humor and adventure, about pirates, set in 19th century, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Pirates! is 5 books, 2004–2012.

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Shivers!
Piratica
Pym
Professor Branestawm
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Vampirates
The Jolley-Rogers
Rotten School
Legacy of the King's Pirates

Shivers!Series

seriesAnnabeth Bondor-Stone & Connor White1 book2018

About friendship, set in contemporary.

“Join Shivers, the pirate who’s afraid of everything, on his latest laugh-filled adventure in this illustrated series by former Story Pirates Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White.”
from the catalogue description of Shivers!: The Pirate Book You've Been Looking For

Start with Shivers!: The Pirate Book You've Been Looking For →

PiraticaSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books2004

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

Start with Piratica →

PymSeries

seriesEdgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne & Mat Johnson5 books1838

About expeditions and survival, set in arctic & antarctica.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Professor BranestawmSeries

seriesNorman Hunter24 books1933

Set in british isles.

Start with The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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VampiratesSeries

seriesJustin Somper7 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about vampires.

“The term Vampirate refers to a vampire living on the pirate ship Nocturne, later changed to Nocturnal to differentiate themselves from rebellious and uncontrolled Vampirates.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Demons of the Ocean →

The Jolley-RogersSeries

seriesJonny Duddle4 books2014

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“Every full moon, a mysterious ship is seen off the coast of Dull-on-Sea.”
from the catalogue description of The Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon

Start with The Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon →

Rotten SchoolSeries

seriesR. L. Stine16 books2005

About friendship, set in contemporary.

“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →

Legacy of the King's PiratesSeries

seriesMaryLu Tyndall2 books2015

Adventurous in tone.

Start with The Reckoning →

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 Pirates!?: Shivers! — the closest match to The Pirates! on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Pirates!?: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Pirates!.
How big is The Pirates!?: The Pirates! is 5 books, 2004–2012.

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