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Books like Broken Skies: 9 series to read next

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

Broken Skies is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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Forge of God
The 5th Wave
Tripods
Ender's Game
Patternist
Ocean / Galactic Center
Maze Runner
The Hunger Games
Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

“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 →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival, set in near future and north america.

“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 →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

About 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 →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

About genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wild Seed →

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism.

“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 →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler4 books1987

First contact, about genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
from the catalogue description of Dawn
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dawn →

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 Broken Skies?: Forge of God — the closest match to Broken Skies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Broken Skies?: Broken Skies. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Broken Skies.
How big is Broken Skies?: Broken Skies is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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