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Books like The Weird and Wild: 9 series to read next

The Weird and Wild is westerns and fantasy, set in north america and 19th century, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Weird and Wild is 1 book, from 2015.

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Reverend Jedidiah Mercer
Henry Sturges
Cowboys & Cthulhu
The Shining
This Ravenous Fate
The Monstrumologist
Coyote Cal Adventures
Bury Me Not
Jerusalem's Lot

Reverend Jedidiah MercerSeries

seriesJoe R. Lansdale10 books1986

Zombie horror, tense in tone, set in small town.

“Soon the dead will rise and seek human flesh and the Reverend finds himself right in the middle of it.”
from the catalogue description of Dead in the West

Start with Dead in the West →

Henry SturgesSeries

seriesSeth Grahame-Smith2 books2010

Historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, about vampires.

Start with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter →

Cowboys & CthulhuSeries

seriesDavid J. West3 books2020

About murder investigation.

“Porter Rockwell, wanted for a murder he did not commit, is hiding out in Old California selling whiskey to thirsty forty-niners.”
from the catalogue description of Let Sleeping Gods Lie

Start with Let Sleeping Gods Lie →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

This Ravenous FateSeries

seriesHayley Dennings2 books2024

Historical fantasy, about vampires and enemies to lovers, set in early 20th century.

“Eighteen year-old Elise Saint, home after five years in Paris, is the reluctant heir to the empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with This Ravenous Fate →

The MonstrumologistSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2009

“Dr. Warthrop is a monstrumologist who studies and, when necessary, kills monsters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monstrumologist →

Coyote Cal AdventuresSeries

seriesMilo James Fowler10 books2011

Adventure, adventurous in tone.

Start with Coyote Cal's Guide to the Weird, Wild West →

Bury Me NotSeries

seriesLucy Blue4 books2017

Eerie in tone.

Start with Dead-Sperado →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in contemporary and small town.

“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

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

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.

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What should I read after The Weird and Wild?: Reverend Jedidiah Mercer — the closest match to The Weird and Wild on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Weird and Wild?: The Weird Wild West. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Weird and Wild.
How big is The Weird and Wild?: The Weird and Wild is 1 book, from 2015.

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