Series
Books like Deadweight: 9 series to read next
Deadweight is science fiction and zombie horror, about plague and pandemic, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Deadweight is 3 books, 2019–2021.
“Millions were attracted by the promise of a leaner, fitter body, but there was a fatal and unforeseen flaw in this new panacea.”
from the catalogue description of Deadweight
- The Passage
- The Triffids
- The Andromeda Strain
- Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
- The Apocalypse Triptych
- World War Z
- Maze Runner
- Extinction Cycle
- Dark Matter (Teri Terry)
- The PassageSeries
seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010
About vampires, set in north america.
matchednear futuredarksurvivaltensescience fictionpost-apocalyptichorror
- The TriffidsSeries
seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951
Set in british isles.
matchedour worldsurvivaldarkscience fictionpost-apocalyptic
- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
Set in contemporary.
matchedplague and pandemicsurvivaltensescience fiction
seriesCharles Sheffield2 books1998
Set in space.
matchednear futuresurvivalour worlddarktensescience fiction
- The Apocalypse TriptychSeries
seriesHugh Howey & John Joseph Adams4 books2014
About ecological collapse.
matchedour worldnear futuresurvivaldarktenseplague and pandemicscience fictionpost-apocalyptic
- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
About war, set in contemporary.
matchedour worldsurvivalplague and pandemicdarktensezombie horrorhorrorpost-apocalyptic
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Dystopia.
matchedsurvivalnear futuretensescience fictionpost-apocalyptic
- Extinction CycleUniverse
universe45 books2014
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.
matchednear futurescience fictionpost-apocalyptic
- Dark Matter (Teri Terry)Series
seriesTeri Terry3 books2017
Dystopia.
matchedplague and pandemicnear futuresurvivaldarktensescience fiction
Read next in Deadweight
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 Deadweight?
- The Passage — the closest match to Deadweight on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Deadweight?
- Deadweight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deadweight.
- How big is Deadweight?
- Deadweight is 3 books, 2019–2021.