Who are some authors that are similar to Jack London?”
I would have to say that in some ways Jack London is peerless. His style is as crisp and strong as his subject matter. The authors below resemble him in some ways. They are all classic adventure writers, with lots of action, but also with strong characterization and sense of place. James James Fenimore Cooper–The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans Robert Louis Stevenson–Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Daniel Defoe–Robinson Crusoe Joseph Conrad–The Secret Agent, Heart of Darkness C. S. Forester–Mr. Midshipman Hornblower Alexadre Dumas–The Three Musketeers, Count of Monte Cristo Charles Dickens–Great Expectations, David Copperfield Mark Twain–Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn Jules Verne–Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Rudyard Kipling–Captains Courageous Each of these is probably available through your local library. Enjoy.
But Gary Paulson is good. He’s generally considered a young adult author, but it’s readable for adults too. Robert W. Service is a very readable poet who wrote a lot about the Yukon Territory. (The Cremation of Sam McGee, etc.) [I should explain – “readable” poetry to me is poetry where it’s obvious what the poet is talking about. I’m not into interpreting that the poet is talking about god when they’re writing about the kitchen stove. So I like poets like Kipling and Service.] Also depends on whether you’re looking for books specific to Alaska/the Yukon, or whether you want an author that is very good at putting you into a time and place. If you’re not location-specific, I’d recommend the following: • Barbara Hambly, the Benjamin January series (1830’s New Orleans) • Bernard Cornwell, Richard Sharpe series (1800’s British soldier – Napoleonic wars, time in India) • Jack Whyte, Camulod Chronicles, (Britain after the Roman withdrawal, 360 AD, King Arthur as it may actually have been) •
