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Books like Cara Sweeney / Alienated: 9 series to read next

Cara Sweeney / Alienated is science fiction and first contact, about aliens. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Cara Sweeney / Alienated is 3 books, 2014–2016.

“High school senior Cara Sweeney gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to participate in Earth's first intergalactic high school exchange program.”
from the catalogue description of Alienated

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Tripods
The 5th Wave
The Chronicles of the Invaders
Kairos
My Teacher Is an Alien
The Themis Files
CoDominium
Lagoon / Binti Universe
Ender's Game

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival.

“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

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The Chronicles of the InvadersSeries

seriesJennifer Ridyard & John Connolly3 books2013

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Earth has been invaded by the Illyri--a beautiful, civilized, yet ruthless alien race.”
from the catalogue description of Conquest

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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My Teacher Is an AlienSeries

seriesBruce Coville4 books1989

“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

Mysterious in tone, about robots.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Lagoon / Binti UniverseSeries

seriesNnedi Okorafor5 books2014

Set in far future.

“In 2014 it was chosen as an honor list title for the James Tiptree Jr. Award.”
from the catalogue description of Lagoon

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

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

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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 Cara Sweeney / Alienated?: Tripods — the closest match to Cara Sweeney / Alienated on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cara Sweeney / Alienated?: Alienated. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cara Sweeney / Alienated.
How big is Cara Sweeney / Alienated?: Cara Sweeney / Alienated is 3 books, 2014–2016.

Books like Cara Sweeney / Alienated: 9 series to read next

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