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Books like Aftertime: 9 series to read next

Aftertime is post-apocalyptic, about survival and parenthood, set in north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Aftertime is 3 books, 2011–2012.

“Awakening in a bleak landscape as scarred as her body, Cass Dollar vaguely recalls surviving something terrible.”
from the catalogue description

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The Passage
Directive 51 / Daybreak
One Second After / John Matherson
The Ashes Trilogy
Earthseed
The 5th Wave
Alone (James Phelan)
The Hunger Games
Survivalist

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

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 →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war, set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Dystopia, about faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

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 →

Alone (James Phelan)Series

seriesJames Phelan3 books2010

About plague and pandemic, set in big city.

“Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion.”
from the catalogue description of Chasers

Start with Chasers →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“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 →

SurvivalistSeries

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

About war.

Start with Total War →

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 Aftertime?: The Passage — the closest match to Aftertime on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Aftertime?: Aftertime. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Aftertime.
How big is Aftertime?: Aftertime is 3 books, 2011–2012.

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