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Books like The X-Files: 9 series to read next

The X-Files is science fiction and thriller & suspense, about coming of age, set in north america, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The X-Files is 91 books across 5 series, 1994–2024.

“Working them are two FBI agents who agree on almost nothing — Fox Mulder, who wants to believe, and Dana Scully, the pathologist sent to debunk him — and a truth that keeps receding the closer they get.”
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Forensic Mystery
Robert Langdon
Effective Engineering Solutions
The Themis Files
Sekret Machines
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
The Body Finder
Cathy: If Found Call
The 5th Wave

Forensic MysterySeries

seriesAlane Ferguson2 books2006

Police procedural.

Start with The Christopher Killer →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

About faith and religion, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

About robots.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sleeping Giants →

Sekret MachinesSeries

seriesA. J. Hartley & Tom DeLonge2 books2016

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense and mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in north america and contemporary.

“The first edition was released on April 5, 2016 through DeLonge's To the Stars company.”
from the catalogue description of Chasing Shadows

Start with Chasing Shadows →

Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in north america and contemporary.

“The mix of true-crime procedural instincts and creeping horror is a hallmark of King's later work with the character.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Outsider →

The Body FinderSeries

seriesKimberly Derting5 books2010

Mystery & detective and paranormal, tense in tone, about murder investigation and coming of age, set in north america and contemporary.

“Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Body Finder →

Cathy: If Found CallSeries

seriesJordan Weisman & Sean Stewart3 books2006

Start with Cathy's Book: If Found Call 650-266-8233 →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

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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 X-Files?: Forensic Mystery — the closest match to The X-Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is The X-Files?: The X-Files is 91 books across 5 series, 1994–2024.

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