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Books like Cocoon: 9 series to read next

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

Cocoon is 3 books, 1985–2013.

Foundation
The People
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Kairos
The Martian
Patternist
K-PAX
The Andromeda Strain
The Best of All Possible Worlds Universe

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

The PeopleSeries

seriesZenna Henderson33 books1952

Science fiction, set in north america.

“Zenna Henderson told their story mostly through linked short fiction, gathered into the fix-up novels Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh and later omnibus collections.”
from the catalogue description

Start with I (Pilgrimage: The Book of the People) →

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 →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Reading order →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

Dark in tone, 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
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Start with Wild Seed →

K-PAXSeries

seriesGene Brewer4 books1995

Mysterious in tone.

Start with K-PAX →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The Best of All Possible Worlds UniverseSeries

seriesKaren Lord3 books2013

Reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Galaxy Game and The Blue, Beautiful World continue Lord's character-driven exploration of the same universe's societies, power politics, and cross-cultural understanding, without following a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Best of All Possible Worlds →

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 Cocoon?: Foundation — the closest match to Cocoon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cocoon?: Cocoon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cocoon.
How big is Cocoon?: Cocoon is 3 books, 1985–2013.

Books like Cocoon: 9 series to read next

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