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Books like 7th Sigma: 9 series to read next

7th Sigma is science fiction and hard science fiction, about nanotechnology, set in north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

7th Sigma is 4 books, 2009–2012.

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Directive 51 / Daybreak
The Martian
The Passage
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Tripods
The 5th Wave
Maze Runner
Forge of God
Darwin

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Directive 51 →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hopeful in tone, about space exploration, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

About space exploration and aliens.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

About aliens and rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, dark in tone, about aliens.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about aliens.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

DarwinSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1999

About genetic engineering and plague and pandemic.

“Greg Bear's Darwin's Radio imagines a dormant retrovirus in human DNA activating worldwide, triggering an accelerated leap in human evolution that governments respond to as a plague.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Darwin's Radio →

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 7th Sigma?: Directive 51 / Daybreak — the closest match to 7th Sigma on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with 7th Sigma?: Rust with Wings. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for 7th Sigma.
How big is 7th Sigma?: 7th Sigma is 4 books, 2009–2012.

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