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Books like The Unseen (Matt James): 9 series to read next

The Unseen (Matt James) is set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Unseen (Matt James) is 4 books, from 2024.

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
World War Z
Rats
The Last Werewolf
Meg / Loch Universe
John Decker Universe
Southern Reach Trilogy
Night

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

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The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

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World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about war.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

RatsSeries

seriesJames Herbert4 books1974

Set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rats →

The Last WerewolfSeries

seriesGlen Duncan3 books2011

About werewolves.

“For two hundred years he has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime.”
from the catalogue description

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Meg / Loch UniverseSeries

seriesSteve Alten11 books1997

Science fiction.

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John Decker UniverseSeries

seriesAnthony M. Strong19 books2015

Horror, set in contemporary.

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Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction and weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Annihilation →

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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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.

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What should I read after The Unseen (Matt James)?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to The Unseen (Matt James) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Unseen (Matt James)?: Origin. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Unseen (Matt James).
How big is The Unseen (Matt James)?: The Unseen (Matt James) is 4 books, from 2024.

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