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Books like After the End (Dante King): 9 series to read next

After the End (Dante King) is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in near future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

After the End (Dante King) is 3 books, from 2024.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
War Against the Chtorr
Ship Breaker
Extinction Cycle
Robopocalypse
The 5th Wave
Survivalist
Maurai
The Triffids

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens and ecological collapse.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Matter for Men →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ship Breaker →

Extinction CycleUniverse

universe45 books2014

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.

“VX-99, buried in a Vietnam-era file, was never a cure and never meant to be — it is a weapon, and when it slips its leash it does not kill so much as rewrite.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

RobopocalypseSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson3 books2011

About artificial intelligence and robots.

“Told in a present-tense, techno-thriller style compared to Michael Crichton's work, the New York Times bestseller continues in the sequel Robogenesis, which follows the aftermath of the robot uprising.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Robopocalypse →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, 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 →

SurvivalistSeries

seriesJerry Ahern, Bob Anderson, Sharon Ahern & Sean Ellis41 books1981

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about war and survival, set in near future and north america.

Start with Total War →

MauraiSeries

seriesPoul Anderson6 books1959

About ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in far future.

“The Maurai dominate the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Sky People →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after After the End (Dante King)?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to After the End (Dante King) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with After the End (Dante King)?: After the End 1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for After the End (Dante King).
How big is After the End (Dante King)?: After the End (Dante King) is 3 books, from 2024.

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