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Books like America Rising: 9 series to read next

America Rising is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

America Rising is 3 books, 2016–2018.

“On May Day, 2018, sixty meteors entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded around the globe with a force greater than a nuclear blast.”
from the catalogue description of Into the Guns

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The Change / The Event
The Vampire Earth
Ship Breaker
War Against the Chtorr
Survivalist
One Second After / John Matherson
Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)
Maze Runner
The Hunger Games

The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

The Vampire EarthSeries

seriesE. E. Knight12 books2003

Dark fantasy, about vampires.

“A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order.”
from the catalogue description of Way of the Wolf
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Way of the Wolf →

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 →

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 →

SurvivalistSeries

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

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

Start with Total War →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)Series

seriesJohn Ringo, Mike Massa, Gary Poole, Jody Lynn Nye, Brian Trent, Christopher L. Smith, Jason Cordova, Michael Z. Williamson, Robert E. Hampson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Brendan DuBois, Charles E. Gannon, Dave Freer, Griffin Barber, Jamie Ibson, John Birmingham, Kacey Ezell, Lydia Sherrer, Brent Roeder, David Klecha, Eric Flint, Eric S. Brown, John Scalzi, Kevin J. Anderson, Mel Todd, Michael Gants, Rebecca Moesta, Robert Buettner, Stephanie Osborn & Travis S. Taylor63 books2013

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic.

“John Ringo's original quartet spawned an extended shared-world series co-written with several collaborators, following other survivor groups through the same collapse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Under a Graveyard Sky →

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 →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, 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

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after America Rising?: The Change / The Event — the closest match to America Rising on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with America Rising?: Into the Guns. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for America Rising.
How big is America Rising?: America Rising is 3 books, 2016–2018.
Is America Rising finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2016–2018.

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