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Books like Earthfall: 9 series to read next

Earthfall is science fiction and alien invasion, about survival, 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.

Earthfall is 3 books, 2012–2017.

“Sam wakes to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around London.”
from the catalogue description of Earthfall

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Tripods
The 5th Wave
Forge of God
War Against the Chtorr
Maze Runner
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
The Dire Earth
DeathDay

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense and dark in tone, about survival and aliens, set in near future.

“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 →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and aliens.

“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 →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

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 →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
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Start with The Maze Runner →

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 →

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 →

The Dire EarthSeries

seriesJason M. Hough6 books2013

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival and aliens, set in near future and our world.

“The first book in the series, The Darwin Elevator, was released in July 2013, and the two sequels, The Exodus Towers and The Plague Forge, were released later that same year.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Dire Earth →

DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

Military science fiction.

Start with DeathDay →

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 Earthfall?: Tripods — the closest match to Earthfall on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Earthfall?: Earthfall. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Earthfall.
How big is Earthfall?: Earthfall is 3 books, 2012–2017.

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