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Books like Zanthodon: 9 series to read next

Zanthodon is science fiction and adventure, about survival, set in underground & caves, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Zanthodon is 5 books, 1979–1982.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universe
Allan Quatermain
Caspak Universe
Tarzan
Humanx Commonwealth
Cavor
Of Man and Manta
GeneStorm
Roland Smith's Cryptid Series

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universeSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Christopher Paul Carey, John Eric Holmes, uncredited, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Strong, Mercedes Lackey & Mike Wolfer24 books1922

Adventurous in tone, set in underground & caves and lost world.

Start with Pellucidar: Dawn of the Deathslayer →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

Set in africa and 19th century.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Marie →

Caspak UniverseSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs & Mike Wolfer4 books1918

Fantasy, set in early 20th century.

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TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

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Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

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CavorSeries

seriesH. G. Wells & Stephen Baxter2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Of Man and MantaSeries

seriesPiers Anthony3 books1968

About aliens, set in other star systems and far future.

“Three scientists survive on the mysterious planet of Nacre.”
from the catalogue description of Omnivore
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Omnivore →

GeneStormSeries

seriesPaul Kidd1 book2015

Post-apocalyptic, about genetic engineering, set in far future and our world.

“The weapons needed for their town's survival may still exist somewhere in long lost, ancient cities.”
from the catalogue description of City in the Sky

Start with City in the Sky →

Roland Smith's Cryptid SeriesSeries

seriesRoland Smith5 books1998

Tense in tone.

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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 Zanthodon?: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universe — the closest match to Zanthodon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Zanthodon?: Journey to the Underground World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zanthodon.
How big is Zanthodon?: Zanthodon is 5 books, 1979–1982.
Is Zanthodon finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1979–1982.

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