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Books like DeathDay: 9 series to read next

DeathDay is science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

DeathDay is 2 books, 2001–2002.

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Tripods
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
War Against the Chtorr
Lokaran / The Stars
The Vampire Earth
Forge of God
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Alien Resistance
The 5th Wave

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic.

“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
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in our world and north america.

“Out of the Dark begins when an overwhelming alien armada arrives to subjugate Earth, only for the invasion to run into unexpected resistance from an unlikely source within humanity itself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Out of the Dark →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Matter for Men →

Lokaran / The StarsSeries

seriesSteve White2 books2000

About colonialism.

“When the Lokaran suddenly appeared in the skies of Earth, America was enjoying victory in the off-and-on war that had occupied most of the 20th century.”
from the catalogue description of Eagle Against the Stars

Start with Eagle Against the Stars →

The Vampire EarthSeries

seriesE. E. Knight12 books2003

Post-apocalyptic and dark fantasy, about vampires.

“A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order.”
from the catalogue description of Way of the Wolf
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Way of the Wolf →

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 →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and 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 →

The Alien ResistanceSeries

seriesBrendan DuBois3 books2015

Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in near future.

“In a matter of days, Earth was driven back to a nineteenth century existence.”
from the catalogue description of Dark Victory

Start with Dark Victory →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Post-apocalyptic.

“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 →

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 DeathDay?: Tripods — the closest match to DeathDay on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with DeathDay?: DeathDay. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for DeathDay.
How big is DeathDay?: DeathDay is 2 books, 2001–2002.
Is DeathDay finished?: Yes — 2 books, 2001–2002.

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