Books like The Great Game

The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk reads as adventurous, historical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Trespassers on the roof of the world

Peter Hopkirk · 1982

Both explore exploration & espionage

76% genome match

Travels with a Tangerine

Tim Mackintosh-Smith · 2001

Both explore exploration

62% genome match

Eastern Approaches

Fitzroy MacLean · 1976

Both explore espionage

59% genome match

Travels into Bokhara

Alexander Burnes · 1834

Both explore exploration & central asia

76% genome match

The Travels of Marco Polo

Marco Polo · 1818

Both explore exploration & empire

70% genome match

City of Djinns

William Dalrymple · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4)

James Herriot · 1974

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

From Heaven Lake

Vikram Seth · 1983

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

California and Oregon trail

Francis Parkman · 1872

Both explore exploration

68% genome match

The Roads to Sata

Alan Booth · 1987

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr · 2019

Both explore empire & geopolitics

66% genome match

What Am I Doing Here

Bruce Chatwin · 1989

Both explore exploration

52% genome match