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24 alternatives to A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning

The story of the Baudelaire orphans

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nightmares!▲72

   The 1st in a trilogy where Charlie's stuck in his nightmares

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Black Swan▲80

   The impact of the highly improbable

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable▲87

   The extreme impact of rare and unpredictable events

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fools Gold▲81

   The inside story the financial catastrophe

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories▲65

   New and re-written short stories from Stephen King

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Boo Hoo▲78

   A dot.com story from concept to catastrophe

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

   "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher▲61

   The first book of the Witcher series

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Trigger Warning▲70

    Short stories by Neil Gaiman. Different and Captivating!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Against the Gods▲62

    The remarkable story of risk

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Flight of the Silvers▲63

    A world of time travel and disruption.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

    Adventures of an American in Britain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Evil by Design▲68

    Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Silent History▲60

    The story of a generation of unusual children

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fruitless Fall▲60

    The collapse of the honey bee

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    An Arty For All Seasons▲56

    Awesome animated book for young readers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Hug Your Haters▲92

    The first book on customer service disruption

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Old Way▲77

    A story of the first people

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tales Untold▲128

    Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LoveSexTravelMusik▲55

    Stories for the EasyJet generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Black Jacobins▲61

    Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →