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Books like After Earth: 9 series to read next

After Earth is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in far future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

After Earth is 9 books, 2012–2013.

“RAIGE RUNS IN THE FAMILY General Cypher Raige comes from a family of heroes.”
from the catalogue description

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Tripods
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Pax / Astra
The Hunger Games
Razorland
Mortal Engines
The 100
Dust Lands
Maze Runner

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“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
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Fantasy, about psychic powers, set in secondary world.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue description of Obernewtyn
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Start with Obernewtyn →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

RazorlandSeries

seriesAnn Aguirre6 books2011

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in far future.

Start with Foundation →

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Steampunk.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The 100Series

seriesKass Morgan4 books2013

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Day 21, its sequel, was released on September 25, 2014, and Homecoming was released on February 26, 2015.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The 100 →

Dust LandsSeries

seriesMoira Young3 books2011

Set in desert.

“Internet Speculative Fiction Database tags the books as post-apocalyptic science fiction for young adults.”
from the catalogue description of Blood Red Road

Start with Blood Red Road →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia, set in near future.

“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
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Start with The Maze Runner →

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 After Earth?: Tripods — the closest match to After Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with After Earth?: After Earth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for After Earth.
How big is After Earth?: After Earth is 9 books, 2012–2013.

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