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Books like Zoot Marlowe: 9 series to read next

Zoot Marlowe is science fiction and mystery & detective, set in north america and contemporary, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Zoot Marlowe is 3 books, 1988–1991.

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Tip and J. Lo
Weird Planet
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
Frank Einstein
The Themis Files
Dinosaur Mafia
Planet Nerak / Nerakian Quest
The Android's Dream

Tip and J. LoSeries

seriesAdam Rex2 books2007

Science fiction, funny and adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The True Meaning of Smekday →

Weird PlanetSeries

seriesDan Greenburg6 books2006

“When their spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the mysterious Area 51.”
from the catalogue description of Dude, Where's My Spaceship

Start with Dude, Where's My Spaceship →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

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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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty RobotSeries

seriesDav Pilkey9 books2000

Science fiction, about robots.

Start with Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot →

Frank EinsteinSeries

seriesJon Scieszka11 books2014

About artificial intelligence.

“Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart.”
from the catalogue description of Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor

Start with Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor →

The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

Tense and mysterious in tone.

“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 →

Dinosaur MafiaSeries

seriesEric Garcia3 books1999

Noir, about organized crime.

“Released in 2000, the novel is told from the perspective of Vincent Rubio, a Velociraptor private investigator in a world of dinosaurs who integrate themselves into modern society by wearing latex costumes to appear humanoid.”
from the catalogue description of Anonymous Rex

Start with Anonymous Rex →

Planet Nerak / Nerakian QuestSeries

seriesKaren Kelley4 books2007

Romance, set in other star systems.

“Sex with the perfect man is overrated, especially if your Mr. Perfect is a robot, and you know there's something better out there.”
from the catalogue description of Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind

Start with Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind →

The Android's DreamSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi2 books2006

Space opera, about artificial intelligence and political intrigue, set in near future.

“John Scalzi's The Android's Dream follows ex-soldier Harry Creek as the hunt for a replacement leads him to Robin Baker, an ordinary woman carrying hidden sheep DNA that makes her the key to avoiding a war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Android's Dream →

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 Zoot Marlowe?: Tip and J. Lo — the closest match to Zoot Marlowe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Zoot Marlowe?: Surfing Samurai Robots. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Zoot Marlowe.
How big is Zoot Marlowe?: Zoot Marlowe is 3 books, 1988–1991.

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