Series
Books like Colonization: 9 series to read next
Colonization is science fiction and alternate history, about aliens, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Colonization is 3 books, 1999–2001.
“For all the countries of the world, this is the greatest threat of all.”
from the catalogue description of Second Contact
- Worldwar Universe
- Take Them to the Stars
- Tripods
- Animorphs
- Foundation
- Lokaran / The Stars
- Forge of God
- The Themis Files
- Axis of Time
- Worldwar UniverseSeries
seriesHarry Turtledove8 books1994
Science fiction and alternate history, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in our world.
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- Take Them to the StarsSeries
seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2021
About space exploration.
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- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
matchedtenseour worldscience fictionaliensalien invasion
- AnimorphsUniverse
universe66 books1996
About shapeshifters, set in contemporary.
matchedtenseour worldaliensscience fictionwar
- Lokaran / The StarsSeries
seriesSteve White2 books2000
Military science fiction, about rebellion and revolution.
matchedtensealiensscience fictionwarcolonialism
- Forge of GodSeries
seriesGreg Bear2 books1987
Dark in tone, about survival.
matchedtensealiensscience fiction
- The Themis FilesSeries
seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015
Mysterious in tone, about robots, set in contemporary.
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- Axis of TimeSeries
seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004
Military science fiction.
matchedtensealternate historymid 20th centurywarscience fiction
Read next in Colonization
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 Colonization?
- Worldwar Universe — the closest match to Colonization on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Colonization?
- Second Contact. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Colonization.
- How big is Colonization?
- Colonization is 3 books, 1999–2001.